Throughout the Bible, music and dancing accompany some of the most powerful scenes of transformation, restoration, and celebration. But beneath the surface, these elements speak not just of outward events—but of inner spiritual processes.
According to Neville Goddard, the Bible is not secular history but a spiritual manual written in symbolic language, showing how imagination shapes reality. In that light:
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Music symbolises the tuning of the imagination—aligning the inner world to the desired state.
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Dancing symbolises praise—the spontaneous expression that bursts forth when the state is fully accepted as real.
Together, they represent the complete arc of manifestation: from inner harmony to outward joy.
I. Music as the Tuning of Imagination
“But now bring me a minstrel.”
And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
— 2 Kings 3:15 (KJV)
When the prophet Elisha needed revelation, he didn’t begin with action—he asked for music. The music prepared the inner environment, allowing spiritual vision to flow. This reflects what Neville taught: imagination must be attuned before it can create effectively.
Music represents that emotional calibration—the quieting of mental noise, the refinement of feeling, the shift into a new frequency. Like tuning an instrument, you bring every inner part into agreement with the imagined outcome.
II. The Emotional Frequency of Music
“Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.”
— Psalm 98:5 (KJV)
Music affects us at the level of feeling, bypassing reason. Similarly, Neville taught that "feeling is the secret"—that true creation begins not with intellect but with emotional acceptance.
Just as notes must be tuned to form harmony, our inner state must be aligned with our assumption. Music in the Bible signals this inner clarity and emotional focus.
III. David’s Harp: Healing by Higher Vibration
“And it came to pass… that David took an harp, and played… so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.”
— 1 Samuel 16:23 (KJV)
David, symbolising the awakened imagination, doesn’t fight Saul’s torment (a symbol of the old mental state). He simply plays. The music shifts the atmosphere. Saul (the outer man) is soothed as the inner self realigns.
David is the only named harpist in the Bible—his instrument isn’t just music, but the vibration of belief. In Neville’s language, we would say: David imagines rightly. He doesn’t resist the problem—he tunes himself into the solution, and the ‘evil spirit’ (limiting belief) disappears.
IV. Dancing as Praise: The Overflow of Certainty
“And David danced before the Lord with all his might.”
— 2 Samuel 6:14 (KJV)
David dances not to get God’s presence—but because it’s already with him. The Ark (symbol of the fulfilled promise) has returned. Praise is no longer a request—it’s a celebration of what is already accepted as real.
Earlier in Scripture, Miriam takes a timbrel in her hand and leads the women in dance after the Red Sea has parted (Exodus 15:20). The miracle has happened—and now the body responds. It’s the same pattern: deliverance followed by praise, inner shift followed by outer expression.
In Neville’s terms, this is the moment when the inner state is so fully assumed that joy overflows into expression. You no longer question it. You feel it as done.
V. The Return of the Prodigal: Sound as Evidence
“Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.”
— Luke 15:25 (KJV)
When the prodigal son returns—a symbol of the self returning to spiritual awareness—the house erupts in music and dancing. These do not cause the return—they evidence it. They reflect an inner state fully restored and rejoicing.
VI. Choirs, Trumpets, and Heaven as Inner Harmony
“And I heard a voice from heaven… and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps.”
— Revelation 14:2 (KJV)
Revelation is rich with symbolic sound: choirs, trumpets, and harps fill the heavenly scenes. These aren’t literal events but inner states. A choir symbolises inner agreement—many parts of self singing in unity. Trumpets symbolise clarity. Harps, emotional harmony.
Heaven isn’t a place—it’s a state of consciousness fully in tune.
VII. “Let Everything That Hath Breath Praise the Lord”
“Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance… Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord.”
— Psalm 150 (KJV)
Psalm 150 isn’t simply a call to outward worship—it symbolises the inner orchestra of alignment. Every faculty of consciousness—emotion, thought, movement—is brought into joyful agreement. In Neville’s terms, this is the imagination in full expression: not a fragment, but the whole self vibrating with the assumption fulfilled.
VIII. Summary: The Spiritual Arc of Sound
| Symbol | Meaning (According to Neville Goddard) |
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| Music | The tuning of imagination; emotional alignment with the wish fulfilled |
| Dancing | The praise and joy that naturally follows once the inner state is fully accepted |
| Harp | The gentle, personal instrument of healing and emotional focus |
| Choir | Unified thought—many parts of self in harmonious agreement |
| Trumpet | A loud, clear assumption declared into the world—certainty and boldness |
IX. Practise: Use Music and Praise in Your Daily Manifestation
You don’t need literal instruments—though they help. Neville’s method is inward:
Tune your imagination like a harp.
Withdraw into silence. Feel what it would feel like if it were already true. Let that feeling become steady, sustained, and sweet—like a well-played melody.
Let praise rise as evidence.
Once you feel it as done, allow yourself to rejoice—not in desperation, but in certainty. Walk, speak, and smile as if it’s already yours.
“When ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”
— Mark 11:24 (KJV)
Conclusion
In the symbolic language of Scripture:
Music is the tuning of the imagination.
Dancing is the praise that follows alignment.
Neville Goddard reminded us that creation begins in consciousness—that imagination is not fantasy but the very power of God in motion. When you attune your inner state like David’s harp and let praise flow like Miriam’s dance, you participate in the oldest, truest form of magic: you call things that are not as though they were… until they are.
So tune inward.
Feel fully.
And dance—because it’s already done.
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