My interpretation--the creation story and the part about eating the fruit and being banished from Eden had its basis in reincarnation as told to me by my spirit guides, which by the time the creation story got written down, had been completely mangled, as have the words “created in the image of God,” which have been misunderstood and have led to the patriarchal anthropomorphism of God, which has exacerbated male chauvinism.

If it pleases you to do so, you can find more detail/elaboration here: https://medium.com/promptly-written/reimagining-sacred-texts-and-their-messages-ac5f6306a7f7