Interpreted through the Law of Assumption (Neville Goddard)
1. Daniel’s Vision Begins: The Witness Awakens
📜 Daniel 8:1–2
“In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first. And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.”
🧠 Interpretation:
"Daniel" represents the awakened imagination, the part of you that becomes aware of the internal world and its power to shape the external. "Shushan" symbolises a place of refinement or fragrance—a purified inner state. Being by the "river Ulai" signals inner flow, the spiritual current moving within you. The vision occurs in the third year, symbolising a completion of an inner process, preparing the observer to witness a transformation.
2. The Ram with Two Horns: Present Reality and Dual Belief
📜 Daniel 8:3–4
“Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.”
🧠 Interpretation:
The ram is your current assumed reality, empowered by two "horns"—beliefs you’ve accepted. One horn being "higher" and rising last implies that a newer dominant belief has overtaken the old (for example: fear becoming stronger than faith). The directions symbolise the reach of this assumption into your experience—it is established, dominant, and dictating what shows up in your life. In Neville’s terms, this is what you are presently imagining, knowingly or not.
3. The Goat Appears: Imagination Ignites Desire
📜 Daniel 8:5
“And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.”
🧠 Interpretation:
The goat symbolises a new assumption rising in the realm of imagination—“from the west”, where the sun sets, implying the subconscious or spiritual origin. It "touched not the ground" because it is not yet manifest—it’s an imaginal scene, still disconnected from sensory fact. The notable horn between its eyes is single focus—an intense, disciplined use of imagination. As Neville said, “Imagination is seeing with the eye of God.”
4. The Clash: New Assumption Confronts Old Reality
📜 Daniel 8:6–7
“And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.”
🧠 Interpretation:
This is the psychological battle between your new inner assumption and your old limiting beliefs. The goat—imagination—shatters the ram’s horns, meaning it overthrows the old duality (what you see vs. what you believe). The ram is “cast to the ground”—outer reality is now overwritten. In Neville’s words, you have “persisted in the assumption” until the old state is defeated.
5. The Great Horn Breaks: Letting Go of the Imaginal Act
📜 Daniel 8:8
“Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.”
🧠 Interpretation:
When the imaginal act reaches its peak intensity, it must be released. The breaking of the horn symbolises the surrender Neville taught: “Feel it real, and then let it go.” The four horns rising represent the idea spreading into the four corners of consciousness—it is now seeded. You’ve moved from imagining to expecting.
6. The Little Horn: Doubt Creeps In
📜 Daniel 8:9–10
“And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.”
🧠 Interpretation:
After the imaginal act, resistance often appears. This "little horn" is doubt or delay—a creeping thought: “But what if it doesn't happen?” It becomes great, attacking even “the host of heaven”—the elevated thoughts, affirmations, and feelings you previously held. It "casts down stars"—your imaginal truths are brought low. This is the testing of faith Neville often warned about.
7. Daily Sacrifice Removed: Discontinuing Inner Work
📜 Daniel 8:11–12
“Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.”
🧠 Interpretation:
This is the abandonment of practice—the "daily sacrifice" being your regular imaginal work, your self-discipline, your assumption rituals. The sanctuary is “cast down” when you believe the senses over the imagination. "It cast down the truth to the ground" —you stop believing the unseen. Neville said this is missing the mark (sin)—returning to sense-bound logic, which then “prospers.”
8. “How Long?” — The Trap of Time
📜 Daniel 8:13–14
“Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, ‘How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation...?’ And he said unto me, ‘Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.’”
🧠 Interpretation:
Here enters the temptation to measure and monitor. “How long?” is the voice of impatience. Neville warned that time kills assumption when it leads to worry. The “2,300 days” is symbolic—it means as long as it takes for the assumption to become natural again. Once the “sanctuary” (imagination) is cleansed of doubt, manifestation resumes.
9. Gabriel Explains: Intuition Offers Clarity
📜 Daniel 8:15–26
[Full passage summarised below for space; Gabriel explains the symbols of the vision, referencing kings of Media and Persia, and the rise of a king who understands dark sentences.]
🧠 Interpretation:
Gabriel is intuition or divine insight. He explains that the ram and goat are kings—but symbolically, they are states of mind. The "king of fierce countenance" is your doubt or reason, skilled in “dark sentences”—sophisticated arguments against your inner knowing. Yet, as Gabriel says, the vision refers to the end of the indignation—the end of inner division. The message is: don’t interpret the symbols literally—recognise them as inner powers and resistances.
10. Daniel is Exhausted: The Human Reaction to Spiritual Vision
📜 Daniel 8:27
“And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.”
🧠 Interpretation:
Fainting is psychological surrender. The vision overwhelms because it describes an inner war—a lifelong drama between imagination and fact. Neville understood this exhaustion: the process of assuming and persisting despite appearances is hard until mastered. Still, Daniel rises and does "the king’s business"—he continues the inner work, even if others don't understand.
🔔 Summary: Daniel 8 as the Drama of Assumption
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Daniel: Conscious observer of states
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Ram: Existing condition of life (fact)
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Goat: New inner desire or assumption
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Not touching ground: Imagination not yet made manifest
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Great horn: Single focus of assumption
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Little horn: Doubt, resistance
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Daily sacrifice: Imaginal discipline
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Vision's delay: Internal cleansing needed for fulfilment
Neville’s teaching echoes through every symbol:
“Assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled and persist in that assumption. If you do, your assumption will harden into fact.”
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