Neville Goddard on Acts 21:1-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 21 in context

Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:

2And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.

3Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.

Acts 21:1-3

Biblical Context

The passage describes a sea journey where the travelers depart, sail a straight course through several ports, board a ship toward Phenicia, and land at Tyre to unload its burden.

Neville's Inner Vision

This account is a map of consciousness. The straight course represents unwavering attention to the I AM, the awareness behind every experience. Cyprus on the left symbolizes releasing familiar attachments and limiting beliefs chosen in past moments. Leaving it behind is your free decision to no longer identify with those pictures. Boarding the ship toward Phenicia is the act of taking up a new, purpose-bearing state of mind, a pattern of thinking aligned with your true intention. Landing at Tyre, to unload the burden, signifies the moment you relinquish a weighty thought-form and allow your mind to rest in a lighter, clearer sense of self. Providence and guidance are the inner mechanics that align occurrences with your inner state; faith and trust are the muscles keeping the vessel moving amid unseen currents. Practically, you are invited to align with the I AM, revise any burdens in your imagination, and feel the forward momentum of a mind settled in its own divine voyage.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine your consciousness as a ship sailing straight from Cyprus-like attachments toward Tyre, the land of purpose. Verbally release the burden you carry and feel it drop away as you settle into the feeling of already being on the true course.