Neville Goddard on Esther 4:1 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Esther 4 in context

Scripture Focus

1When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;

Esther 4:1

Biblical Context

Mordecai learns of the decree, tears his clothes, puts on sackcloth with ashes, and cries aloud in the city as a visible sign of inner distress.

Neville's Inner Vision

When Mordecai perceived all that was done, his external gesture of mourning is the body's confession of an inner state suddenly aware of a condition. The tearing of garments and the sackcloth signify surrendering old identifications and making space for a new assumption. The loud cry is the psyche calling the I AM within to wakefulness, reminding you that events are movements of consciousness, not distant forces. In Neville's framework, Esther's world is your inner dream; any decree against you is a belief you have entertained. To alter the outer, you revise the inner, and you feel the truth of the desired state now. Assume the feeling of your wish fulfilled, dwell in the awareness that you are the I AM, and let that inner shift reorganize the seen world until the outward scene mirrors your inward turning.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and, in your imagination, declare, 'I am the consciousness that creates this moment,' then feel the wish fulfilled as already real for a few minutes.