Cain and Abel: Inner Struggle
Genesis 4:8 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Genesis 4 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Cain talks with Abel in the field, and jealousy and anger rise. The result is the murder of his brother.
Neville's Inner Vision
Cain and Abel stand not two men at a distance, but two states of consciousness within you. When Cain speaks with Abel in the field, you are listening to the voice of pride and self-justification rising to dominate the inner landscape. The field is your daily mind; a place where ideas meet, where choices are made. If you allow the impulse of fear and grievance to move from talk to action, the 'murder' is not a literal act in a distant time, but the estrangement of harmony within you—the moment your higher self is silenced by a loud ego. The story shows what happens when you ignore the inner movement and refuse to reconcile desire with responsibility. In this sense, Abel’s silencing is a signal to the watcher within: you can revise the meaning you give to disagreement, you can choose to forgive, align with your higher self, and let the field become a field of peace rather than a battlefield. Remember: your imagination is the instrument by which you determine reality. Rise in that awareness and choose a different outcome now.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume inner reconciliation: imagine presenting the conflict to your higher self, revise the meaning you give to it, and feel-it-real that harmony is already restored.
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