Twelve Tribes and Twelve Disciple Parallels

According to Neville Goddard, the 12 tribes of Israel and the 12 disciples of Jesus are indeed parallel symbols. Both represent different aspects of human consciousness, and both serve as allegories for spiritual growth and the awakening of the individual to their divine creative potential.

1. The Twelve Tribes of Israel: Aspects of Consciousness

In Neville's teachings, the 12 tribes of Israel symbolize different faculties or aspects of the human mind and consciousness. These twelve tribes represent the full spectrum of human experience—our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, desires, and imagination. Just as the tribes of Israel came together to form a unified nation, these aspects of consciousness must come together to form a coherent, focused will capable of manifesting one’s desires.

The tribes represent various qualities that need to be harmonized within the individual to achieve spiritual transformation and realize the potential of the divine within.

2. The Twelve Disciples: Aspects of the Divine Mind

Similarly, the 12 disciples of Jesus symbolize the various faculties of divine mind that Jesus (or the Christ consciousness) calls into alignment. Neville taught that Jesus’ 12 disciples are not historical figures but symbolic representations of states of consciousness that follow the Christ within us. These disciples represent different qualities or attributes of the divine mind, such as faith, will, imagination, and understanding, that work together to bring about spiritual awakening and the manifestation of desires.

Just like the tribes of Israel represent the physical and mental journey of the individual, the 12 disciples reflect the spiritual journey of aligning oneself with higher, divine consciousness.

3. The Parallel: Spiritual Awakening and Alignment

Both the 12 tribes and the 12 disciples represent the necessary alignment of different aspects of the self in order to achieve spiritual fulfillment and transformation. The 12 tribes are about grounding and manifesting divine potential in the material world, while the 12 disciples represent the higher, spiritual faculties that guide and shape the individual's connection to God, or the creative consciousness.

• 12 Tribes: Represent the material and mental faculties that need to align for manifesting desires in the physical world.

• 12 Disciples: Symbolize the spiritual faculties that work together to bring about the alignment of the individual with their divine nature, facilitating the process of spiritual awakening.

Conclusion

In Neville Goddard’s teachings, both the 12 tribes of Israel and the 12 disciples are symbols of the inner faculties—whether physical, mental, or spiritual—that work together to create transformation, spiritual awakening, and the realization of divine potential. By understanding and aligning these faculties within oneself, an individual can manifest their desires and experience a higher state of consciousness.