Neville Goddard on Genesis 3:9-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 3 in context

Scripture Focus

9And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

10And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

11And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

12And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

13And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Genesis 3:9-13

Biblical Context

God calls Adam to reveal his current state of awareness, not a geographical location. Adam's fear and hiding reveal identification with lack, and the blame narrative exposes inner scripts that sustain separation.

Neville's Inner Vision

God's call 'Where art thou?' is the I AM awakening you to locate your present state of consciousness, not a place in a garden. Adam’s fear and covering show identification with lack, the nakedness you feel when you believe you are apart from your Source. 'Who told thee thou wast naked?' points to the inner voices and habitual scripts that declare you incomplete. The blame passages—'the woman...' and 'the serpent beguiled me'—are internal patterns of avoiding responsibility, a habit of projecting your state onto others to preserve a sense of separation. In Neville’s view, the Fall is a misidentification away from the unconditioned I AM toward transient appearances. The remedy is spiritual revision: hold the fact that the I AM is your true nature and imagine you are already where you desire to be. Rest in the felt reality of wholeness, affirming, 'I am conscious, I am complete, I am with God.' When you claim awareness as your sole reality, the garden returns to your mind and your life aligns with that inner truth.

Practice This Now

Imaginative practice: sit quietly and breathe into the I AM that awakens your mind, then revise the scene by declaring, 'I am here now, complete and known by God.' Feel fear dissolve as you hold the present awareness as your only reality.