Okay, then in what way is it metaphysical? Because what is given above from the Encyclapedia of Mormonism says that it is literally so: All men and women are in the similitude of the universal Father and Mother, and are literally the sons and daughters of Deity.
The metaphysical has to do with the world of spirits. Which our prophets have not received all answers. Although it is true that all men and women are in the similitude of the universal Father and mother, and are literally sons and daughters of Deity, it is unknown how God the Father and Heavenly Mother form the spirit into a real living, thinking spirit child.
The spirit and the intelligence are eternal and is uncreated. God the Father and Heavenly Mother in some fashion, take the eternal intelligence and houses it in an eternal spirit. Let me give you some scriptures that may help you understand this process.
If you take Genesis 1:26-27
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
This is in the first chapter of Genesis. God/Elohim and Others have made males (in His image)
and females (not in His image but in Her image-
Heavenly Mothers image - you know males have a different image than females
)
Now go to Genesis 2:1-7
In verses 1-4, God/Elohim is finished with the creation and rests.
Verse 5 is interesting, because after God/Elohim has finished His creation, He makes a strange statement and says, there not a man on the earth to till the ground?
And then verse 7:
7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Then later he formed the female Eve.
So several questions need to be answered about Genesis 1 & 2
1) So God/Elohim made (notice that the words, 'made' and 'created' seem to be interchangeable, not sure what that means) man - both male and female. How many did They make/create?
Where did They create them. What happened to all of them?
2) If God/Elohim created and then finished and rested on the 7th day, why was there not a man on earth to till the ground? (remember vs. 5)
3) Now notice that verse 7 changes the name of the Creator to Lord God, which in Hebrew is Yahweh/Elohim. Is this another God? Is Justin right? Is this why God/Elohim said 'let us' make man...?
Was God/Elohim talking about Yahweh Elohim (in whose image males were made), and Heavenly Mother (in whose image females was made?)
4) So Yahweh Elohim now takes over the creating, and he makes man out of the dust of the ground.
Why does this not say, and Yahweh Elohim created man 'out of nothing'? Did he make man out or unformed matter? Maybe Justin was right?
Wait a minute, didn't God Elohim and Others make/create man in the first chapter?
Why is there 2 creations of man?
I will give you a hint, and solve the mystery.
In Genesis chapter 1, God/Elohim and others made/created male and female. At least, Elohim was there, and Heavenly Mother was there. This is the time that they formed Their spirit children, all of the children that would eventually come to earth.
(The method of forming has not been given to us at this time). Jesus was the 1st spirit child as the bible says, (see Colossians 1:15 and Revelation 3:14)
It is a spirit creation and that is why in vs. 5 of chapter 2, it says there was not a man to till the ground. It is because the first chapter was a spirit creation in heaven and so there was no flesh man on the earth yet.
Then in chapter 2, Yahewh/Elohim (Jesus) now having Godhood status, is given power to create from God the Father and creates everything in the universe. The first man in the flesh, on the earth, now to till the ground is Adam, his wife is Eve. And the rest of the creation follows.
So long story, but a good one.