Neville Goddard on Daniel 7:5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 7 in context

Scripture Focus

5And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.

Daniel 7:5

Biblical Context

A second beast, like a bear, rises on one side with three ribs in its mouth, and is told to devour flesh. This image points to a lopsided state of mind within you.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the inner reader, Daniel's second beast is not a distant creature but a state of consciousness that has taken form in your imagination. It rises on one side, indicating an uneven measure of power—one part of you feels overbearing, the rest starved for balance. The three ribs in its mouth symbolize three stubborn cravings or beliefs that feed this picture, keeping it alive by habit. When you hear the cry to arise and devour, hear it not as a command from without but as a self-chosen impulse from a pattern you have consented to in imagination. In Neville's terms, the beast exists because you have believed in it; you can un-believe it by identifying as the I AM who observes rather than participates. The moment you refuse to feed this image with further thoughts, the one-sided energy cools and dissolves. Replace the impulse to conquer with the feeling of wholeness, order, and creative life flowing from your true self. The appalling appetite yields to the serene presence of consciousness that you are.

Practice This Now

When the bear appears in your inner scene, pause, breathe, and declare I AM the observer. Revise the image by dissolving the three ribs into one, and feed that energy with calm, creative purpose instead of appetite.