In Genesis 31, one of the most intriguing and symbolically rich moments in the Bible unfolds: Rachel flees with her father Laban’s household idols (teraphim), secretly hiding them beneath her as she escapes. What could this mean — especially when viewed through the Law of Assumption and Neville Goddard’s teaching on the creative power of “I AM”?
Rachel: The Beloved State in Flight
Rachel represents the ideal self, the inner desire, the new consciousness yearning to be fully assumed. But her journey is not without conflict.
She flees from Laban, who symbolises the old thought system, the entrenched assumptions that governed her life — beliefs inherited, rigid, and no longer aligned with the new reality she is moving toward.
The Teraphim: Old Assumptions Hidden but Carried
The household gods, or teraphim, are the embodiment of Laban’s old assumptions — the mental and emotional frameworks Rachel must leave behind to step fully into her new “I AM.”
Rather than abandoning them outright, Rachel hides them beneath her, carrying them secretly as she flees. This shows how even in our spiritual or mental progress, we sometimes carry old beliefs hidden deep within, often without full awareness.
The Menstruation: Shedding the Old Cycle
When Laban searches for the idols, Rachel tells him she cannot get up because “the manner of women is upon me” — a reference to menstruation.
Symbolically, this menstruation represents a shedding process — a letting go of old cycles, old limitations, and mental patterns. Menstruation in ancient symbolism often signifies cleansing and renewal, the breaking of a cycle that no longer serves.
Rachel is literally and figuratively in a state of transition — she cannot “rise” into her new state fully yet because she is still in the process of releasing the old.
Law of Assumption & ‘I AM’: The Moment of Transformation
Neville Goddard taught that our consciousness shapes reality, and that we must assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled to manifest it.
Rachel’s flight with the teraphim is a vivid picture of the Law of Assumption in action:
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She rejects Laban’s old assumptions by leaving.
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Yet she secretly carries them, showing the subconscious tendency to cling to old beliefs.
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The menstruation reveals that she is in the process of cleansing these beliefs — a painful but necessary passage.
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Her inability to “rise” yet shows that full assumption has not yet occurred; she is mid-transformation.
The message is clear: To fully assume your new “I AM,” you must consciously shed and release old thought patterns.
What Happens Next? The Old Mindset is Defeated
Laban searches but does not find the idols. The old system cannot hold onto what is truly leaving. Rachel’s flight is successful because the new consciousness cannot be arrested by the old.
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