Temple Within Diana's Image
Acts 19:27 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Acts 19 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The passage speaks of a threat to Diana's temple and the craft associated with her worship, signaling how social esteem and idol worship are sustained by a shared belief system.
Neville's Inner Vision
Imagine the entire drama as a reflection of your own inner worship. The threat that the craftsmen face—thus making the temple of Diana 'despised'—is not about bricks and idols but about an old belief you have made sacred. What you call 'the world' worships the image you have accepted as real, and Asia’s grandeur mirrors the magnitude you give to a story in consciousness. The gospel here is not judgment of antiquities but an invitation to awaken: you do not serve a goddess outside; you serve the one I AM, the living awareness behind every form. When you see that the threat to the outer temple only exposes a tremor in your inner conviction, you may revise the story by asserting, 'I AM is the only reality; the Diana image is a passing appearance within consciousness.' In that moment, the dependency on performances, reputations, and crafts dissolves, and a steadier sense of self remains. The 'destruction' of magnificence becomes the shedding of an old image, and true worship—here and now—arises from within.
Practice This Now
Assume the feeling: I AM is the only reality; revise the scene in imagination until the sense of loss dissolves. Feel it-real for a few breaths and rest in the steady awareness that underlies all forms.
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