Neville Goddard on Genesis 3:6-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 3 in context

Scripture Focus

6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

7And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

8And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

Genesis 3:6-8

Biblical Context

Adam and Eve choose the fruit, their eyes are opened, and they realize their vulnerability. They then hide from the Lord’s presence among the trees.

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis places you inside your own mind where imagination is king. The moment the woman sees the tree as something to be desired, she imagines a state apart from God. This is not about external fruit; it is the belief that you can obtain life elsewhere than the I AM. As they eat, the sense of separation ripens—eyes opened, shame arises, and they cover themselves with fig leaves, a symbol of false identity crafted to hide from the presence of the Lord in them. The path to healing is the reclaiming of awareness: realize that you are not separate from the Life that walks in the garden of your consciousness. The “voice of the LORD God walking in the garden” is your own attentive I AM; when you imagine yourself lacking, you step behind the trees and pretend you are unseen. But you can return by assuming a new state: you are already the one who possesses wisdom, abundance, and union. Make the revision now: feel the reality of your oneness; let the I AM speak in you, and the garden reopens to you as your inward Presence.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine the I AM walking in your garden; revise the sense of lack by affirming, 'I am all that I need, already here.' Then rest in the felt experience of oneness.