The Way

The story of Ruth and Boaz is often seen as a simple love story, but it also symbolises a deep inner process of creation. In Neville Goddard’s interpretation, Boaz represents the conscious mind (“I AM”), and Ruth symbolises the imaginative mind . Together, they reveal how assumption and acceptance produce new reality. Ruth: The Imaginative Mind, Open and Trusting Ruth chooses to leave her old life behind and follow Naomi to Bethlehem. This shows the imaginative mind turning away from old states and preparing to receive a new direction. When she says, "Your God shall be my God," she signals her willingness to take on a new identity. Like the bride in the Song of Solomon who declares, "My beloved is mine, and I am his," Ruth quietly aligns herself without force. She embodies trust and faith rather than striving. Her gleaning in the fields represents the imaginative mind receiving impressions patiently and faithfully. She does not command the harvest; she trusts tha...

In the Bible and spiritual teachings, the threshing floor is more than just a physical place where grain is separated from chaff. It carries deep symbolic meaning, especially when seen through Neville Goddard’s teachings on manifestation and the imaginative mind. The threshing floor represents the inner process of refining, purifying, and preparing for manifestation—the moment when imagination’s creative power transforms into reality. What Is a Threshing Floor? A threshing floor is a flat, open space where harvested grain is separated from its outer husk, or chaff. Animals might walk over the grain, or it could be beaten to loosen the seeds. Then the grain is tossed into the air, allowing the wind to blow away the light chaff, leaving only the valuable grain behind. Spiritually, this process symbolises separating pure, creative ideas from false beliefs and fears. The threshing floor is where we clear out limiting thoughts and hold only what supports our true desires. The Threshing Floo...