Inner Kingdom Feast
Esther 1:4-6 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Esther 1 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Esther 1:4-6 describes the king's lavish display of splendor and a seven-day feast in Shushan, with rich hangings and marble furnishings.
Neville's Inner Vision
Esther's pageant of riches and a seven-day feast is a parable for the life of consciousness. The king represents your I AM—awareness—that shines its glory upon the inner court of your mind. The palace's curtains, colors, and marble illustrate the rich atmosphere you can cultivate by consent and imagination. When you imagine yourself stepping into this inner Shushan, you are not copying outward splendor; you are practicing the Kingdom of God as a felt reality. Wealth and pomp signal your power to clothe ideas in form, to invite states of fulfillment into your awareness. The great and small are the inner voices that observe and participate in your bloom, all gathered by your decision to inhabit abundance. The outer feast is the natural overflow of a steadfast inner assumption: as you feel the presence of richness now, your outer life aligns with it. In Neville’s terms, the scene invites you to revise, assume, and feel-it-real until your life reflects the inner kingdom you have chosen.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: For the next seven days, sit in inner stillness and feel yourself as the king within; inhabit the inner Shushan, taste the abundance, and declare 'I am wealth now' until the feeling is real. Let that feeling guide your days and watch outer life align with it.
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