Inner High Place Encounter
1 Samuel 9:14 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Samuel 9 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse depicts people entering a city while Samuel appears to guide them toward the high place, symbolizing ascent toward sacred awareness.
Neville's Inner Vision
In the Neville Goddard voice: The city is your present state of consciousness with its activities and concerns. The ascent to the high place is your decision to rise to a higher level of awareness. Samuel is your inner prophet—the I AM, your awakened imagination—who meets you at the boundary between the old self and its greater possibility. When he 'comes out against them,' you sense the old self resisting your choice; this is not punishment but the clearing away of limitations. The instruction to go up becomes an invitation to dwell in the end you desire. By assuming the feeling of the wish fulfilled—already in the high place—you invite Samuel to stand with you as a co-creator, not a judge. The practice is to align with your I AM and allow the inner guidance to reveal your next move in consciousness.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and declare, 'I am in the high place now.' Feel your inner Samuel greeting you as guidance and hold that feeling for several breaths.
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