Neville Goddard on Genesis 3:2-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 3 in context

Scripture Focus

2And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

Genesis 3:2-3

Biblical Context

The verse records Eve telling the serpent that they may eat from the trees of the garden, but not from the tree in the midst; touching it is also forbidden, to avoid death. This frames obedience and boundary as a rule within consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 3:2-3 speaks not of a distant rule but of a law within your own consciousness. The garden is the field of your awareness; the tree in the middle is a boundary your mind believes to be mandatory. The serpent is the whisper of doubt that tempts you to imagine danger when you sense a limit. When Eve reports We may eat, she acknowledges the fullness of life available to consciousness; when she recalls Ye shall not touch it, lest ye die, she enshrines a fear-based instruction that curbs creative living. You are not bound by an external decree, but by the inner story you currently live. To awaken, revise the story: affirm that no boundary can imprison your I AM, and feel that you are already the one who freely chooses the good within the garden. By choosing from the I AM rather than from fear of punishment, you dissolve the illusion that a tree can die your reality.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and imagine the garden as your current consciousness; declare I am the I AM, freely choosing life within every boundary, and feel the truth in your chest. Let the sensation of that choice settle, as if you have touched the fruit and found it life.