Mind laws for active breath (consciousness). We do well in unveiling another Hebrew word often translated as “breath” and that is the word neshamah (nesh-aw-maw), its definition “puff, breath”; #5397. Interesting enough the word neshamah is utilized in the very verse we are now exploring, Genesis 2:7 – “And Yahweh formed man (carnal life force) of the dust (“powdered, pulverize”; an empty conscience; #6083) of the earth (carnal life world), and breathed (consciously scattered) into his nostrils “(ire, countenance”; character in consciousness; # 639) the neshamah (active life force creating consciousness) of chay (raw conscious activity; life).” Clearly the Kingdom of Yahweh is a Kingdom of mental activity and NOT physical. It is the use of such common words of physical life such as “nostrils” that the parables exist. When one explores Hebrew words and their intent the mysteries of His Kingdom are unveiled. Let’s look at a couple more verses that utilize the word nostrils to erase any shadow (physical binding) of doubt within you:

“And with the blast (#7307, our word ruwach; breath; conscious life force) of your nostrils (conscious character), the water’s (delusions in thought) were gathered together (oneness in thought), the floods (mental deluge against wickedness in thought) like a heap (“rolled, ruins”; reprobation in thought; #1530); the depths (“abyss”; mental wasteland; #8415) were congealed (“thicken”; gathered together; #7087) in the heart(“center of intellect”; #3820, more coming soon on this!!) of the sea (tumultuous thought expanse).” (Exodus 15:9) And one more:

“As long as the neshamah (active life force) of chay (conscious life) is in me [Iyyob – “persecuted”; the conscious in turmoil; #347], the neshamah of Yahweh is in my nostrils (mental character.)” (Iyyob 27:3) A physical nose or the character of one’s conscience? Which is the parable and which is the mysterious truth?

And now we have arrived at the crux of the matter. In sifting through two seemingly simple verses (Genesis 1:26 and 2:7) we have unveiled profound truths, hidden mysteries found from surface parables. We could sum up all that we have gathered to this point with some mathematical equations of course:
man = carnal life force;
image = conscious likeness;
likeness = conscious perceptions;
living = consciously active;
soul = mental breath