The Resurrection of Lazarus: Jesus Wept — A Love Story Between Consciousness and Imagination

The story of Lazarus in John 11 is more than a simple miracle—it is a powerful metaphor for the awakening of imagination and consciousness. When the mind has “died” to its creative power, it lies dormant, waiting to be called back to life. This post explores how Neville Goddard’s teachings and the Song of Solomon reveal this profound inner journey.

John 11 reveals a profound metaphor for the journey of the imagination awakening to its own creative power. Lazarus, dead for four days, symbolises the state of awareness that is cut off from imagination and has assumed a metaphorical position of death—where one no longer imagines their ideal being or desired reality. This dormant state is the mind lying asleep in a tomb of doubt, disbelief, or simply forgetting its creative nature.

But this story is more than a miracle; it is a love story between consciousness and imagination, beautifully echoed in the Song of Solomon. The Shulamite’s words, “I sleep, but my heart waketh” (Song of Solomon 5:2), capture the very essence of this spiritual awakening. Lazarus is not truly dead but asleep, and the call to “come forth” is the voice of the Beloved—the awakened imagination calling the soul to reunion.

Jesus in this passage represents the reader’s own state of awareness when they have fully realised and embody the end result—the feeling of the wish fulfilled, or what Neville Goddard calls “living in the end.” He is the consciousness fully aligned with creative power, the “I AM” that knows no death.

When Jesus arrives, he declares Lazarus’ death is not final but an opportunity for the glory of God to be revealed. Then, in one of the Bible’s shortest but most powerful verses, John 11:35 simply states: “Jesus wept.” This moment is hugely significant. Jesus’ weeping is not sorrow over loss but a profound expression of the overwhelming feeling that comes when consciousness reconnects with its creative power. This weeping is a sign rarely spoken about in manifestation teaching, yet it is crucial. When you fully embody and assume your wish fulfilled in imagination, the overpowering feeling of connection and realisation often brings on an internal weeping—a spontaneous, deeply felt response. Feeling truly is the secret, and this moment of weeping reveals the soul’s joyful surrender to its creative power.

In John 11:9, Jesus says, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.” Neville Goddard teaches that the “day” is the state of awakened consciousness—a mental clarity where imagination walks in its light, fully aware of its creative power. Walking in the light is living in the joyful union of consciousness with imagination, where desires are resurrected from the tomb of disbelief.

John 11:13, where Jesus describes death as sleep, reinforces this symbolism. Death represents spiritual slumber—the mind unaware of its creative potential. Like Lazarus, the imagination may be “asleep,” but Jesus’ words call us to awaken and realise that death is an illusion. The imagination can rise again, ready to manifest the life we wish to create.

This resurrection is not just returning to life but reunion—an intimate love story where the soul embraces its Beloved, the awakened imagination, as portrayed in the Song of Solomon. The “I AM” rises from the tomb, answering the call of love and creative expression.

Ultimately, Jesus weeping is a joyful acknowledgment of this sacred reunion. It is the moment consciousness recognises its power to bring desires into manifestation by awakening the imagination within. John 11 and the Song of Solomon together remind us that our creative force is always ready to rise—to answer the call and bring forth new life through love and imagination.

Conclusion:
The raising of Lazarus reminds us that no matter how “dead” our imagination seems, the creative power within us is always ready to awaken. Like Jesus weeping, the overwhelming feeling that comes with truly embodying our desires is part of this resurrection. It is a call to recognise and live in the joy of our imaginative power, bringing forth new life and new possibilities.