The Beast Heart Within
Daniel 4:16 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Daniel 4 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Daniel 4:16 presents a radical inner change: the heart is to be changed from man's rational identity to a beast-like life, and seven times pass over him to complete the transformation. In Neville terms, this is a shift of consciousness, not a punishment, accomplished through inner assumption and feeling it real.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within the inner theater, the 'beast's heart' is not a punishment but a liberation of life from the clamor of the rational mind. What shifts is your sense of self—move from identifying with 'man' to identifying with the I AM behind every experience. The seven times passing are seven cycles of consciousness you endure, granting space for old identifications to fall away. When you affirm that you are awareness—the I AM—the intellect yields to life itself, and the heart that once battled thought discovers ease in simply being. This is renewal, a new creation born from within, with imagination as the medium through which you author experience. Persistence in the assumption that the transformation is already true reorders your inner center, and the world aligns accordingly. Let the inner change be welcomed as life moving toward wholeness, not as punishment; the beast becomes wisdom once life is claimed by the I AM.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes, place a hand on your chest, and say, 'I am the life within; my heart is transformed.' Feel the shift as if the change is already done, then rest in that reality.
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