Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 28:7-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 28 in context

Scripture Focus

7Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.

8And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.

9And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?

10And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

11Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

12And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.

13And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.

14And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.

1 Samuel 28:7-14

Biblical Context

Saul seeks a familiar spirit to inquire of Samuel, disguises himself, and the encounter exposes the clash between seeking external signs and listening to inner guidance.

Neville's Inner Vision

Sauls state of consciousness seeks counsel outside itself, fastening on a familiar spirit rather than the I AM within. The night at Endor is the mind turning to a symbol to substantiate a decision born of fear. The disguise and oath reveal a conflict between outward compliance and inward trust, showing a habit of seeking signs rather than listening to the awareness that he already is. The old man with a mantle, Samuel, stands as a memory image born of past prophecy, an identity Saul clings to as if it could direct his next move. The gods ascending from the earth are impressions the imagination projects when not anchored in awareness. Neville would remind you that revelation arises from the I AM, not from a ritual with a medium or shrine. The cure is to revise the stance: affirm that you are the I AM, the source of all direction, and let the imagination reveal the next step as already done in consciousness.