Daniel 8 is a story of your mind . Through Neville Goddard’s teachings, we see this chapter as the inner conflict between your current beliefs and a new desire you want to embody. It shows how imagination can overthrow old assumptions and bring a new reality to life. Daniel’s Vision Begins: The Witness Awakens "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." ( Daniel 8:1–2 ) "Daniel" symbolises the awakened imagination — the part of you that becomes conscious of your inner world and its power to shape outer life. "Shushan" points to a refined, fragrant state of mind, while the "river Ulai" represents the spiritual current flowing within. The vision occurring in the t...