Breaking The Establishment

My traditional Christian background initially made it hard to grasp Neville Goddard's teachings. It wasn't that I was trying to force an interpretation onto his work—Neville’s teachings perfectly align with the Bible. The challenge came from the biases stored in the subconscious, which distort the imagination and block clear understanding. These biases, shaped by traditional views, prevented me from seeing the Bible as a symbolic guide to transformation.

What ultimately shifted my perspective was a deep desire to understand the Bible's true meaning. Embracing scripture's symbolic nature revealed that the Bible isn't a literal history, but a powerful tool for manifesting reality through imagination. This journey of persistence mirrors Jacob’s struggle with the angel, where his determination for clarity resulted in a new identity and spiritual awakening.

I also recognised that Laban represents the strictness of traditional beliefs—the very forces I needed to break free from. The in-law aspect of Laban symbolises being joined to a restrictive frame of thought, much like how rigid traditions bind us. Just as Jacob wrestled to break free from Laban's control, my journey was about overcoming the limiting interpretations of the Bible I had once held.

In Genesis 31:43-44 (BBE), Laban declares:
“Laban answered and said to Jacob, ‘The daughters are my daughters, and the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine: and what can I do today to these my daughters, or to their children, whom they have borne? Now come, let us make a covenant, I and you; and let it be for a witness between me and you.’”
Laban's controlling words symbolise the restrictive beliefs that keep us bound, and Jacob’s struggle to break free from him mirrors my own experience of breaking free from traditional views.