“In the beginning Elohim created the heavens and the earth.” — Genesis 1:1
The first sentence of the Bible is both elegant and profound. But behind the word “God” is a Hebrew name filled with complexity: Elohim (אֱלֹהִים). It is plural in form, yet paired with singular verbs — a deliberate tension inviting the reader to look deeper.
This is not a simple reference to a distant deity, but a poetic gesture toward something eternal, active, and far closer than we’ve been led to believe: consciousness itself.
Creation Begins in Mind
Long before the Western world divided spirit and matter, ancient civilisations intuited that creation was not mechanical, but mental. In Egypt, the god Ptah was said to have created the world by imagining it in his heart and speaking it into being. Similarly, the god Thoth, associated with writing, order, and wisdom, was regarded as the divine intellect — the cosmic mind whose word structured reality.
Egyptian cosmology, though filled with gods and symbols, ultimately points to this idea:
All creation begins in thought.
Genesis echoes this same principle. Elohim said, and it was so. Light, sky, land, stars, creatures — all emerge not from effort, but from speech.
But this is not vocal sound — it is the speech of conscious assumption.
The Plural God Who Acts as One
The name Elohim contains a mystery. It is a plural noun — gods — yet consistently behaves grammatically as if it were singular. This suggests unity within multiplicity. In symbolic terms, it reveals that:
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All manifestations come from one source — imagination —
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That source expresses through a multitude of forms.
In Neville Goddard’s teachings, Elohim is best understood not as a being outside you, but as your own wonderful human imagination — the creative power that shapes all things according to the assumptions held within.
“Let Us Make Man…” — The Dialogue Within
When Elohim says,
“Let us make man in our image,”
we are not reading a conversation between multiple sky gods, but witnessing the inner counsel of mind.
This plural voice is the internal process by which you imagine, feel, consider, and ultimately assume a new state of being. The “us” is thought, feeling, desire, vision — the facets of consciousness at work when a new reality is being formed.
It is this same process you engage each time you say, I am rich, I am healed, I am free — not out loud, but inwardly, as a conviction.
The Egyptian Echo: Thoth, Ptah, and the Word of Power
The parallels with Egyptian theology are striking:
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Thoth, god of wisdom, embodies the word as law. Whatever is conceived in his mind and declared becomes part of the cosmic structure.
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Ptah, creator god of Memphis, imagines with the heart and brings forth with the tongue — a divine image of imagination followed by spoken word.
These are not different gods with different powers — they are symbolic descriptions of the same truth:
Imagination is the creative force. Thought is divine. The word is power.
And this same structure is present in Genesis. The Bible, far from being separate from these ancient insights, is a psychological text built on the same foundation.
Neville Goddard: The True Elohim Is You
Neville Goddard brings this understanding into sharp focus:
“God became man, that man may become God... The Elohim is not a being apart from you. It is your own imagination, creating your world.”
This changes everything. The Bible is not a record of historical miracles, but a symbolic guide to how you — through your assumptions — create heaven and earth in your own world.
Every “day” of creation in Genesis is not a time-based event, but a stage in the awakening of creative awareness. Each moment you assume something new about yourself, and persist, you are speaking as Elohim.
You are not calling upon a god — you are calling forth as God.
“I AM” — The Name of the Creator Within
When Moses asks for the name of God in Exodus 3:14, he receives the answer:
“I AM THAT I AM... tell them I AM has sent you.”
This is not a name in the usual sense. It is a statement of being. It is pure consciousness. It is Elohim, stripped of symbol — made direct and immediate.
“I AM” is not something to say; it is something to realise. It is the core of all creation. Whatever you place after it — “I am lonely”, “I am blessed”, “I am powerful” — begins to shape your world.
Conclusion: Reading Genesis as Your Own Story
The opening of Genesis is not ancient history. It is a template for how your world is created every moment through imaginative assumption.
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Elohim said... — You imagine something new.
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And it was so... — Your world rearranges to reflect it.
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And it was good... — You experience the fruit of your own state.
The gods of Egypt, the Elohim of Genesis, and the “I AM” of Moses all point in one direction:
The power to create is within.
Not metaphorically, not metaphorically — literally.
Your imagination is the eternal creator. You are the voice of Elohim.
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