Neville Goddard on Genesis 1:6-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 1 in context

Scripture Focus

6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

8And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Genesis 1:6-8

Biblical Context

Genesis 1:6-8 describes God declaring a firmament to divide the waters, creating a separation that becomes the heavens, marking the second day. The act is about ordering chaos into a sky of awareness.

Neville's Inner Vision

On the second day, the I AM speaks within your soul and designs an inner firmament that divides the waters of your mind. The firmament is not a place above, but a boundary you consciously erect in the sea of thoughts and feelings. The lower waters are the restless impulses, memories, and fears; the upper waters are guiding thoughts, inspirations, and quiet knowing. By dividing them, you grant your awareness a sky-Heaven-where discernment can dance with intention rather than be overwhelmed by emotion. This is Providence in action: a practical step by step ordering of consciousness, so that you are the observer who names limits, directs energy, and allows life to flow from a state of clarity. When you hold the image of the firmament, you affirm that your inner reality can be ordered without violence to the inner ocean; you declare that awareness is capable of separating what belongs to the surface from what belongs to the depths. The result is a gentler, steadier rhythm between day and night within you, guiding action from the elevated vantage of the I AM.

Practice This Now

Assume the inner waters are divided by a clear firmament you now imagine; feel the boundary rise and revise lingering fear into faith, letting the sense of Heaven rest in your mind and shape your next thought.