Neville Goddard on Daniel 8:3-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 8 in context

Scripture Focus

3Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

4I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.

5And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

6And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.

7And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.

Daniel 8:3-7

Biblical Context

The vision shows a ram with two horns by the river moving in all directions. Then a westward goat with a notable horn attacks, defeats the ram, and breaks its horns, leaving the ram powerless.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the ram and the goat are inner states of consciousness. The ram’s outward push represents a strong, early I AM asserting itself in the world—an ambitious will claiming space. The goat, coming swiftly from the West with a single mighty horn, embodies a higher imaginal act: a precise, creative momentum that moves through the field of awareness without being bound by old habit. When the goat confronts the ram and shatters the horns, the old limitations lose their ruling power because you have invoked a higher state of awareness. This is not about history but about your inner kingship: when you align with I AM and imagine the desired state as already yours, the outer world rearranges to reflect your inner decree. The prophecy speaks of a sovereignty won by consciousness, not by external force. Cultivate the feeling that this victory is already true in you, and watch the world yield to your inner vision.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly and visualize the ram by the river; invite the goat of imagination to advance from the West and shatter the ram's horns, then affirm, 'I AM the power in this moment' while feeling that power as real.