The Way

The story of Moses parting the Red Sea is one of the most striking and memorable moments in the Bible. Traditionally read as a miraculous escape, it shows the Israelites fleeing from Pharaoh’s army as the sea parts and they walk across on dry land. Yet when read symbolically — as Neville Goddard and other spiritual teachers encourage — this story reveals profound truths about our inner world. It speaks to how we move from states of fear and limitation into freedom through the creative power of imagination and assumption. From Chaos to Form: The Spirit Moving on the Waters The first echoes of this symbolism appear right at the beginning of Genesis:  "And the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters." (Genesis 1:2). In scripture, water often represents the subconscious mind — the deep, formless sea of emotion and belief. The Spirit moving across the waters symbolises consciousness stirring within us, preparing to bring order out of chaos. Shortly after,  "God ...

The story of the Red Sea crossing in Exodus 14 is often told as a tale of divine deliverance and spectacle. Yet beneath its dramatic imagery lies a potent symbolic map of the inner journey — one that aligns beautifully with Neville Goddard’s teachings on imagination, faith, and the transformation of self. Egypt: The Old State of Being The Israelites in bondage to Pharaoh symbolise the individual held captive by a limiting state of consciousness. Egypt is not merely a place — it is a mindset. It represents all the ingrained beliefs, fears, and assumptions that have enslaved the imagination. Pharaoh, as the tyrant of this realm, is the dominating thought structure — the egoic authority that refuses to let the individual dream freely or rise above their current condition. “It would have been better for us to be the servants of the Egyptians than to come to our death in the waste land.” (Exodus 14:12, BBE) Here we hear the voice of the old man — the fearful self clinging to familia...