The Way

In Neville Goddard’s teachings, the 12 sonsa and tribes of Israel and the 12 disciples of Jesus are not historical or religious figures. They are symbolic representations of faculties of the mind that support and sustain the Law of Assumption —the practice of living and feeling from the fulfilled desire. The Twelve Sons and Tribes: The Brothers of Your Mind Think of the twelve sons and tribes as the brothers and groups of your mind —different aspects, impulses, and faculties within your subconscious and conscious awareness. Each tribe embodies a unique part of your imagination, feelings, beliefs, and desires. Just like brothers in a family, these faculties may have different tendencies and sometimes even conflict. But for your desire to manifest, these brothers must come into harmony and agreement . United, they create the stable, coherent inner state that sustains your assumption and brings the wished-for reality into experience. The story of Joseph and his brothers is the good ex...

In the Bible, the relationships between brothers often carry profound symbolic meanings that reflect the dynamics of the human mind. Through Neville Goddard’s teachings, the brothers in the Bible can represent different states of self-perception — sometimes in conflict, sometimes in harmony — as we seek to manifest our desires and undergo spiritual growth. Just as Elohim in Genesis refers to the "judges," "rulers," and "powers" within consciousness — the many aspects of mind that collectively shape our reality — so too do the biblical brothers represent these inner faculties. Each brother is a symbolic expression of the plural " God " ( Elohim ) working within us to support or resist the assumption of our desired state. 1. Joseph and His Brothers: The Struggle of Consciousness The most notable example is the story of Joseph and his brothers . Joseph, known for his dreams and visions, is rejected by his brothers out of jealousy and fear. In Nevil...

Throughout Scripture, the twelve sons of Jacob are not figures of ancestry in a physical sense—they represent twelve developed states of mind forming in the inner man. Just as the twelve disciples later mirror psychological qualities awakened through spiritual development, these sons of Jacob appear in the early narrative as brothers of the soul —each one a distinct aspect of consciousness coming into maturity. They are not outside of you. They are you , forming inwardly, each with a purpose in the unfolding of imagination. In the Bible, Zebulun is not just one of Jacob’s sons —he symbolises a spiritual state. His name, tied to dwelling and honour , reveals the inner moment when we begin to value the subconscious and live in conscious relationship with it. According to Neville Goddard, this is the foundation of all creation—for it is the imagination , operating through feeling, that brings the unseen into form. To dwell with honour is to live from the assumption of the wish fulfi...

In the blessing Jacob gives to Judah (Genesis 49:11–12), he declares: "Binding his foal to the vine, and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine; he washes his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes. His eyes will be dark with wine, and his teeth white with milk." This striking passage is not just poetic; it speaks directly to the creative process as understood in Neville Goddard’s teachings. Every image here — the vine, the donkey, the wine, and even the milk — symbolises a function of the imagination and the law by which it brings forth reality. Jacob’s words to Judah offer a vivid metaphor for the Law of Assumption and the inner alignment it requires. The Vine: Your “I AM” — The Creative Centre of Being In Scripture, the vine symbolises the inner source from which all life and experience grow. When Jesus says, “I am the vine, you are the branches” (John 15:5), He is not referring to Himself as a separate being — He is revealing a mystical truth: the “ I...

Naphtali, the sixth son of Jacob, emerges in Scripture as a rich symbol of inner transformation. When we trace every reference to Naphtali in the Old Testament and interpret it through Neville Goddard’s teachings, we uncover a narrative of wrestling with the self, liberation of imagination, and the poetic fulfilment of that struggle. 1. The Name Naphtali: "My Struggle" Genesis 30:8 records Rachel naming her son Naphtali, from the Hebrew נַפְתָּלִי, meaning "my struggle" or "wrestling". In Neville’s framework, this signifies the sacred friction between the old self—bound by limiting beliefs—and the emerging new self poised to manifest higher states of consciousness. Subconscious origin : Born of Bilhah, the handmaid, Naphtali represents imagination stirring from the subconscious depths. Necessary tension : Without this internal wrestling there can be no growth; Naphtali embodies the conflict essential to transformation. 2. The Blessing: From Struggle...

In Genesis 49, the patriarch Jacob gathers his sons to speak blessings over them before his death. These blessings are not just ancestral words of farewell—they are profound prophecies, each symbolically revealing states of consciousness and inner development. Among them, Joseph and Judah stand out as sons set apart for special blessings—Joseph as the fruitful imagination and Judah as the royal line of sovereign adoration - praise. Read through the teachings of Neville Goddard , who emphasised the power of assumption and imagination, Joseph’s journey mirrors that of anyone who dares to live from the end—who chooses to persist in the feeling of the wish fulfilled. His life becomes a blueprint for manifesting abundance despite opposition. This symbolic narrative deepens when we draw from the Song of Solomon , a book that poetically expresses the passionate pursuit of the ideal, revealing the soul’s union with its inner beloved—its imagined state. Together, these passages tell the story o...

Ezekiel 37 presents a vision of restoration through the symbol of two sticks joined into one. Neville Goddard’s teachings reveal this as an inner process where divided states of consciousness unite through imagination and praise. The two sticks represent Judah , symbolising praise as the sovereign adoration expressed in the Song of Solomon, and Joseph , symbolising imagination through his biblical story of dreams and manifestation. When praise and imagination are joined, they create a creative force that brings forth fulfilment and unity. This article breaks down Ezekiel 37 with the Bible passages and a focused interpretation on praise (Judah) and imagination (Joseph). The Two Sticks Represent Judah (praise) and Joseph (imagination) Bible passage (Ezekiel 37:15-16, BBE): “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘Take one stick, and write on it, For Judah and the sons of Israel who are with him; then take another stick and write on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for the ...

"Judah, your brothers will give you praise: your hand will be on the neck of your haters; your father's sons will go down to the earth before you. Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, you have gone up: he has bent down and gone to rest like a lion, and like a lioness; who will make him get up? The rod of authority will not be taken from Judah, and the ruler's rod from between his feet, till he comes to Shiloh; and the peoples will put themselves under his rule. Knotting his ass to the vine, and his ass's foal to the best vine; washing his robe in wine, and his clothing in the blood of grapes: His eyes will be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk." — Genesis 49:8–12 (BBE) Jacob’s blessing over Judah is full of rich symbolism: the lion’s strength, the royal sceptre, the vineyard, and the wine. These images echo powerfully in the Song of Solomon, which also uses lush, sensual language to express love and desire. Through Neville Goddard’s ...

“Judah is a lion’s whelp... the sceptre shall not depart from Judah.” — Genesis 49:9–10 Judah , whose name means praise (Hebrew: Yehudah ), stands at the heart of biblical symbolism as the psychological state of praise. Praise is more than simple gratitude or outward expression — it is the living, creative current that animates desire into being. In the Bible, praise appears as a powerful force of dominion, especially in Judah’s blessing and in the rich poetic language of the Song of Solomon. When read through Neville Goddard’s teachings, Judah represents the conscious act of assuming and maintaining the state of the fulfilled wish, boldly and reverently. Praise as Creative Dominion Praise is not flattery or shallow emotional response; it is a sacred recognition of the inner reality already chosen. When you praise, you do not beg or bargain — you affirm and enthrone. This is the “I AM” awareness in full expression: a creative act that crowns your chosen state with authority. N...

The number 144,000 mentioned in the Book of Revelation has often sparked fascination and confusion. Many traditional interpretations suggest it refers to a literal number of people to be saved during the end times. However, when we approach Revelation through the teachings of Neville Goddard, a very different, far more empowering meaning emerges. Neville consistently taught that the Bible is not a historical record or a prophecy of worldly events, but rather a psychological drama — a blueprint of individual spiritual awakening. Revelation, like the rest of Scripture, symbolises the transformation of our inner world. Salvation, in Neville’s terms, is never about saving people from external calamities. It is about saving yourself from ignorance — from the false belief that you are separate from God. Numbers as Symbols of Inner States In Neville’s understanding, numbers in the Bible are not statistical; they are symbolic. They point to qualities of consciousness, stages of inner growth, a...