Inner Sovereignty Revealed

Esther 1:17-18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Esther 1 in context

Scripture Focus

17For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
18Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
Esther 1:17-18

Biblical Context

Vashti's refusal is shown as a deed that becomes rumor, leading to public contempt and potential wrath among the empire.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner Vashti is the self-respecting I AM that will not bow to every outer command. When you fear that a part of you—your feminine vitality, your truth, your instinct—will revolt or be despised, you invite a chorus of 'princes' in your mind who hear of disobedience and pronounce judgment. The verse shows how a single outward act becomes an inner climate: rumor travels and contempt grows, until wrath seems unavoidable. But in Neville's psychology, outward conditions reveal the state you entertain in consciousness. If you imagine others will despise you or that authority must punish you, you are projecting an inward image and rehearsing a reality you fear. The remedy is to assume the state of the queen who remains aware of her worth regardless of report. Restate in your mind: I AM the sovereign, and no outward verdict can dethrone my dignity. Allow the inner quiet to replace anxiety with self-possession, and watch appearances align with that inner decree.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state of Vashti’s inner counterpart: I AM sovereign now, and no outward report dethrones me. Repeat the decree and feel the truth become present until the sense of self-possession settles in.

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