Inner Covering and Authority

1 Corinthians 11:4-6 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Corinthians 11 in context

Scripture Focus

4Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.
5But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
6For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
1 Corinthians 11:4-6

Biblical Context

Paul links prayer and prophecy to inner order: men should have their heads covered, and women should cover theirs, so worship honors the divine head. The verses frame worship as a matter of purity and respect for sacred authority.

Neville's Inner Vision

Read as a map of inner posture, this text places the head where consciousness itself takes authority—the Source within, the I AM. To cover the head in prayer or prophecy is to acknowledge that Source over the drift of personal desire. When you act from ego, wearing no inner cover, your words carry less weight and your worship loses its transformative power; you dishonor the head you would honor, because you have forgotten who directs your imagination. The 'uncovered' state is not a matter of hair but of inner alignment; it signals that you are attempting to speak as yourself rather than as an instrument of Divine Mind. The remedy is deliberate inner cover: return to the awareness of the I AM and let that awareness govern your thoughts, your prayers, and your proclamations. When you inhabit the inner Head, your imagination becomes a channel for Creation rather than a stage for personality. True worship, therefore, is the practice of maintaining that reverent alignment in every moment, letting the I AM govern what you say and do.

Practice This Now

In your next prayer, assume the state of I AM as your head and visualize a mantle of light covering your crown; feel Divine Mind directing your words.

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