Neville Goddard on Genesis 1:14-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 1 in context

Scripture Focus

14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

16And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

19And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

Genesis 1:14-19

Biblical Context

In Genesis 1:14-19, God creates lights in the heavens to separate day from night and to serve as signs for times and seasons. He places them to give light on earth, governs day and night, and sees that it is good.

Neville's Inner Vision

These lights are not external facts; they are states of consciousness. The firmament is my awareness; day and night are the movements of mind. When I imagine lights, I am rehearsing a state of being. The greater light to rule the day is my waking consciousness, directing attention toward the goal; the lesser light of the night rules the quiet, where old doubts and habits may lurk. The stars are the ideas that rise within me, guiding steps with their silent intelligence. By acknowledging that God placed them there to give light upon the earth, I affirm that my inner lights illuminate the world I experience. The separation of light from darkness mirrors my choice to distinguish possibility from fear. And when I accept that this division is good, I am honoring the truth my imagination confirms. If I seek signs and seasons for my life, I align my inner weather with creation rather than complaint, and I persist in the image of light until it becomes my experienced reality.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state 'I AM light in my day,' then vividly imagine a bright firmament of lights within your mind. Revise any limiting thought to match this light, and feel it as real.