The biblical origin story of Adam and Eve, known as “the Fall,” is used as the basis for an exploration of what the authors call “embodied relational knowing.” This experiential realm includes the need to be known by others, the need to know others, and the need not to know or be known. The authors review Lewis Aron’s comparison of exegesis of the story by Erich Fromm and Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik and compare relational knowing with the concepts of meaning and recognition. They address the ethical dangers of relational knowing with reference to Marcel Foucault’s writings on “knowledge/power.” Two illustrative clinical examples are provided.