Neville Goddard on Daniel 8:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 8 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Daniel 8:5-6

Biblical Context

A swift he-goat from the west, with a notable horn, darts toward a ram with two horns by the river, symbolizing a bold new idea challenging an established order.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the westward he-goat of Daniel 8:5-6 not as a creature but as a state of consciousness entering your inner theatre. It comes from the west—the far side of your present self—swiftly, touching the ground with none of the old struggle, for its horn is the single pointed assumption you plant in your mind. The ram with two horns by the river stands for the conditioned self—the two powers you feel in life—old dualities that seem to govern outward events. The moment you fix your gaze on the goat's horn, you fix the focus of attention, and the imagined act becomes real by the law of imagination. The goat's fury is the intensified conviction behind the idea; it is not external aggression but the magnetic pull of an I AM certainty that overwhelms surface appearances. The ram's apparent power fades when your inner state—your I AM presence—takes precedence. The inner drama reveals that the Kingdom of God, your true order of life, exists now as a state of consciousness. By identifying with the goat's swift movement, you invite the outer world to reflect your inner order.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the I AM as the swift horned goat within; feel the single point of focus between the eyes. See the ram's outward powers melt into light as your inner state becomes real.