Neville Goddard on Daniel 5:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 5 in context

Scripture Focus

5In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

6Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.

Daniel 5:5-6

Biblical Context

Daniel 5:5-6 shows a hand writing on a wall that alarms the king, signaling an inner judgment entering consciousness. The scene mirrors how outer events reflect the state of mind you currently inhabit.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of this scene as a mirror of your own interior. The hand that writes on the plaster is not a ghost; it is your I AM consciousness inscribing the verdict of your habitual thoughts. The candle’s light represents awareness shining through your mind, and the wall is the boundary where old beliefs meet the new possibility you refuse to invest in. When the king sees the inscription, his body trembles—the joints loosen and the knees knock—because his consciousness is confronted with a truth it has not yet allowed to inhabit. In Neville’s view, the fear is the sign that you are waking to a higher state. The writing marks the moment your imagination has confronted itself with consequences; you have created a future by what you have imagined until now. The cure is simple: assume the state you desire as already present. Change your assumption, feel the truth in your chest, and let your attention dwell there until the inner sign becomes the outward reality you inhabit. You are the writer; your inner I AM is the author of every wall you see.