The Woman at the Well and the Song of Solomon: The Soul’s Union with ‘I AM’

The Song of Solomon is not a romantic poem—it is assumption in action. It is the symbolic outpouring of a soul so fully possessed by the image of its beloved that it becomes one with it. This is not outer romance, but inner realisation. It is the dramatisation of the soul’s longing and eventual union with its imagined fulfilment—what Neville Goddard would describe as the creative act of assuming the feeling of the wish fulfilled.

When read alongside the story of the Woman at the Well in John 4, the Song of Solomon unveils itself as a commentary on spiritual marriage—the union of consciousness with the subconscious, or in Neville’s terms, the impregnation of the subconscious by the conscious assumption.

What appears to be a casual conversation between Jesus and a Samaritan woman is, in fact, a mystical courtship, culminating in the recognition of the true Beloved: the ‘I AM’ within.

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“I Found Him Whom My Soul Loves”

In the Song of Solomon 3:1–4, the feminine soul searches restlessly:

“On my bed by night I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but found him not... I will rise now... I will seek him...”

This yearning is the same as the Samaritan woman’s thirst. She has cycled through relationships, but none has quenched her. Her soul is reaching beyond appearances for her true source. She does not yet know what she is truly thirsty for—until Jesus reveals:

“If you knew the gift of God... you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” (John 4:10)

This is not about literal thirst. It is the deep desire of the soul for reunion with its source—what Neville would call the reunion of awareness with the I AM. The woman, like the lover in Solomon’s poem, finally encounters that which she could not name but always longed for.

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The Garden and the Well: A Return to Eden

The imagery in Song of Solomon is steeped in garden, spring, and well metaphors—all feminine, all fertile, all subconscious.

“A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse;
a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.” (Song 4:12)

“A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.” (Song 4:15)

These images describe the subconscious: private, enclosed, but holding within it the source of all manifestation. Just like the Samaritan woman, who comes to the well daily, drawing from the same patterns, until the true “husband” arrives and awakens the garden.

The living water Jesus offers is not new—it is a restoration of the original flow that once streamed from Eden itself. In Genesis 2, we are told that a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it divided and became four heads. This is the same symbolic flow of life, awareness, and creative energy. Eden means pleasure—and the water flowing from it is the joy and power of creation flowing in its intended order.

The woman, barren in fulfilment, meets her Eden again. And the water becomes living.

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Leaving Father and Mother: The Call to Inner Union

We must return to Genesis 2:24:

“A man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”

In mystical terms, this is the call to leave behind inherited beliefs, ancestral conditioning, and external dependencies—and to join inwardly with the one presence that gives life: the I AM. This leaving and cleaving is the very act the Samaritan woman undergoes. She leaves her waterpot, leaves her routine, and cleaves to the truth: “I who speak to you am He.”

Likewise, in Song of Solomon, the soul finally joins the beloved:

“I found him whom my soul loves. I held him and would not let him go.” (Song 3:4)

This is the moment of union. The soul has recognised the only lover who satisfies—the divine centre within. The “I AM” becomes the bridegroom, and the soul is the bride.

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Neville’s Interpretation: The Creative Act

Neville taught that the masculine is the conscious mind, and the feminine is the subconscious. Every creation is born of their union. When you declare, “I am wealthy,” “I am healed,” “I am free,” with conviction, you are joining yourself to the Beloved. This is not mechanical affirmation—it is spiritual intercourse. The inner marriage, as Solomon might say, takes place in the garden of the heart, where desire meets belief.

And so, the well becomes a garden. The woman becomes a bride. The Messiah becomes the bridegroom. And the water becomes living—flowing again like Eden's rivers, bringing back the pleasure and purpose that was lost.

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Conclusion: You Are the Well, You Are the Bride

In both stories—the Samaritan woman and the Shulamite bride—the feminine aspect is transformed through union with the Beloved. The transformation is not moral or behavioural—it is ontological. They remember who they are by recognising who He is.

This is the inner journey Neville taught:
To cease looking outward for answers.
To leave behind the false authorities (“father and mother”).
To meet yourself at the well.
To hear the voice: “I who speak to you am He.”

And to let that presence—the awareness of being—cleave to your subconscious in love.

Only then does the garden bloom.
Only then does the living water flow.
Only then do you return to Eden—the pleasure of being—
and find Him whom your soul loves,
within.