Neville Goddard on Genesis 3:1 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 3 in context

Scripture Focus

1Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Genesis 3:1

Biblical Context

Genesis 3:1 presents the serpent as a crafty challenger who asks Eve if God truly forbids eating from any tree. This seeds doubt about obedience and the boundary meant to guard the garden of consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the serpent not as a creature but as a state of mind, a habit of doubt whispering that God has limited you. In truth there is only I AM, and the garden is your present consciousness. The question Did God say is simply a mental posture that dares to forget your oneness. When you identify with the I AM—awareness of your total presence—this whisper loses its grip. The garden is where your mind imagines and lives, and every tree represents a possibility your consciousness can entertain. The task is not to argue with the thought but to revise it by affirming that God is within and that all things are given through your inner word. By shifting the assumption, you awaken to the truth that nothing is withheld from experience when you dwell in the certainty of I AM. Realize that imagination creates reality, and you can restore the original innocence by choosing a present, complete sense of self.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly and revise the whisper with a simple affirmation, I am the I AM; nothing is withheld from my garden. Feel the truth as if you already live among every tree in your consciousness.