What is The Fall?
The Fall is a reference to The Bible and the story of Adam and Eve. According to Genesis, God placed Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, a paradise. They were forbidden, however, to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life. The serpent, however, persuaded Eve to eat the fruit, and she persuaded Adam. They realized their nakedness, and were ashamed. God expelled them from Eden, and cursed them and all their descendents. HDM reinterprets The Fall as a good event because Adam and Eve brought Dust, and therefore consciousness, into the world. Their actions enabled realization of things like good and evil and differentiated humans from other animals. The Fall in HDM is considered to be the moment when Lyra and Will realise their love for one and other. Their love influenced Dust in just the right manner and along with Xaphania closing the remaining windows between the worlds, prevented further leakage of Dust from the worlds.
