Decrees of Darius, Inner Freedom
Daniel 6:9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Daniel 6 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
King Darius signed the written decree, making it a binding command. The verse records this outer act as the legal setting for the tale.
Neville's Inner Vision
Daniel 6:9 presents the moment when Darius seals a decree, a symbolic outer order that seems to bind the will. In Neville's vision, the king stands as a projection of a certain state of consciousness—one that fears lack and seeks control by law. Yet the true man within the I AM does not kneel to a pageant of authority; imagination is the governing power. By Daniel's choice to act from his God, not from the decree, we see the drama of inner sovereignty: the decree is external, but the real world is the impression of consciousness. The outer sign only binds if you consent; your inner vision can revise it. The idea of decree is a signal from your own mind, inviting you to assert your sovereign state. If you assume the feeling of established freedom, the outer law dissolves because the I AM cannot be constrained by any writing. So, you must dwell in the assumption that you are already free, and let imagination rewrite your days to correspond to that truth.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Close your eyes, breathe slowly, and declare I am the I AM, sovereign over every decree. Then revise the outer limitation by affirming a new decree of freedom and feel it real in your body.
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