Neville Goddard on Acts 8:18-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 8 in context

Scripture Focus

18And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

19Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

Acts 8:18-19

Biblical Context

Simon saw the apostles impart the Holy Ghost and offered money to obtain the same power, exposing a motive rooted in worldly gain rather than true grace. The text warns that spiritual power cannot be bought; it is a state of consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Act 8:18-19 speaks not of a man who sought a thing, but of a mind that believes power comes from outside. In Neville’s light, Simon’s act reveals a habit of mind gripping money as if it could purchase God. The Holy Ghost is not a commodity to be bartered for coin; it is the living presence of the I AM within you, the imagination awakening to itself. The laying on of hands becomes a symbol for the moment when imagination identifies with a principle rather than a price. To interpret this now, ask: what belief underlies the idea that money can buy grace? Answer with a revision: grace is your native state, already granted, never for sale. Assume the feeling of being filled with divine power right here and now, and see yourself as the agent by which blessing flows—no longer seeking from without. When you realize God is within you, the impulse to barter dissolves and the Gift becomes your inner reality, available whenever you stand in I AM awareness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and declare, 'I am the I AM, the source of grace; the Holy Ghost is mine now.' Feel it as real and let grace fill your whole being.