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“Falling on the Neck and Weeping” — Inner Reconciliation in the Bible

In the Bible, moments where men fall on each other’s necks and weep are deeply emotional—but through Neville Goddard’s teaching, they reveal something even more profound: these moments symbolise the reconciliation of inner assumptions with outer reality. According to Neville, imagination is not just a mental exercise but the creative power that shapes the external world. The emotional intensity of these encounters highlights that point where your inner assumption merges with physical manifestation—when what you’ve imagined becomes real.

Here are key examples reinterpreted through Neville’s framework:

  1. Esau and Jacob — Reconciliation of the Old and New Self
    "Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept." (Genesis 33:4)

    Symbolic meaning: Esau represents the outward man, the natural self, while Jacob is the inner man, the imaginer who has wrestled with God (his own consciousness) and prevailed. The embrace is the merging of the old and new states of consciousness—the external reality (Esau) meeting the assumed ideal (Jacob). The weeping marks the emotional overflow when an assumption is fulfilled. It’s the moment when inner imagination and outer reality finally converge.

  2. Joseph and Benjamin — Reunion of Affection and Imagination
    "He fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept... Moreover, he kissed all his brethren." (Genesis 45:14–15)

    Symbolic meaning: Joseph, the exalted imaginer, reconnects with Benjamin, the pure expression of unwavering affection for his ideal. Their embrace shows the union of affection and imagination—the emotional recognition that inner truth (Joseph) and deep, sincere feeling (Benjamin) are now aligned. The weeping is the overflow of joy when an assumption manifests in reality, when what was once believed to be distant is now tangible.

  3. Joseph and Jacob (Israel) — Fulfilment of the Long-Held Assumption
    "And Joseph... fell on [Jacob’s] neck, and wept on his neck a good while." (Genesis 46:29)

    Symbolic meaning: Jacob had assumed for years that Joseph was dead. His weeping on Joseph’s neck symbolises the climactic moment when a long-held assumption manifests. Joseph, the fulfilment of Jacob's earlier dream (and assumption), appears in flesh. The weeping is not just emotional—it’s the moment of merging between imagination and reality, when your inner vision is made real.

  4. David and Jonathan — Love’s Loyalty to the Emerging Manifestation
    "They kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded." (1 Samuel 20:41)

    Symbolic meaning: Jonathan represents the love and loyalty to the higher self, while David symbolises the emergent manifestation. Their embrace marks the moment when the ideal (Jonathan) and the manifested state (David) merge, symbolising inner alignment. The weeping shows the emotional release when an assumption begins to be realised in external life—a deeply emotional moment when the inner and outer worlds become congruent.

  5. Peter Weeping Bitterly — Collapse of a False Assumption
    "And Peter went out, and wept bitterly." (Luke 22:62)

    Symbolic meaning: Peter had assumed loyalty but fell into denial. His weeping signifies the collapse of a false assumption—the moment when the outer reality fails to align with inner truth. The weeping is not just sorrow; it’s the reconciliation of a breakdown that makes way for a new assumption. It’s an emotional realignment, where the subconscious mind reconfigures, clearing the path for a renewed state of being.

  6. Jesus Weeping Over Lazarus — Compassion Preceding Resurrection
    "Jesus wept." (John 11:35)

    Symbolic meaning: Lazarus represents that which you’ve allowed to die in your consciousness. Jesus’ weeping is the empathy of the inner self with its human counterpart. But it’s also the moment before resurrection—the point where emotion overflows just before an assumed state materialises. In Neville’s teachings, resurrection occurs when an assumed state is fixed and brought into reality. Jesus’ weeping signals the transition from belief to manifestation, where your internal vision merges with external experience.

Weeping: The Watering of the Assumption

In Neville Goddard's teachings, weeping is not just an expression of sorrow or grief, but also a powerful symbol of emotional investment in the assumption. Just as the mist watered the earth in the creation story (Genesis 2:6), weeping can be understood as the nourishing of the imagination—the emotional act of watering the assumption that will bring it into manifestation.

When a character in the Bible, like Jacob weeping over Joseph or Joseph weeping over Benjamin, falls upon another and weeps, it’s not merely an emotional reaction—it’s a symbolic act of internal change. In Neville’s framework, these tears represent the emotional energy that fertilizes and gives life to the imagined state. The assumption of a desired state is not merely an intellectual exercise; it must be felt deeply and nourished emotionally for it to take root and grow.

Just as in the creation story, where the mist was essential for bringing forth life, emotion (especially weeping) is the vital force that helps to manifest what you’ve imagined. The weeping represents the release of old emotions and the full emotional acceptance of the new assumption, allowing it to be brought forth into physical reality.

Weeping as the Emotional Confirmation of the Assumption

When we experience a deep, emotional moment like weeping, it's an indicator that we have fully accepted our imagined state as true. This emotional investment is like watering the seed of assumption, nurturing it until it can sprout into our external reality. Just as a seed needs water to grow, our imagination needs emotional energy—like the tears of Jacob and Joseph—for our desires to be fully realized in the physical world.

Conclusion: Merging Inner and Outer Reality

The act of falling upon each other’s necks and weeping is more than an emotional reaction in these biblical stories. It’s a powerful symbol of the moment when the inner world of imagination merges with the outer world of reality. In these moments, the assumption has been so deeply felt and emotionally invested in that it has no choice but to manifest in the external world.

In Neville Goddard’s teachings, these intense emotional releases reflect the inner reconciliation and the fulfillment of the imagined state, where external reality is compelled to align with the internal vision. The weeping is a sign that the assumption has been watered, and the manifestation is coming to fruition.

"There is no power outside your own consciousness... Assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled."
— Neville Goddard

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