Neville Goddard on Genesis 41:1-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 41 in context

Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

2And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.

3And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

4And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

5And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

6And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.

7And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

8And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

Genesis 41:1-8

Biblical Context

Pharaoh dreams two sequences: seven fat cows eaten by seven lean cows, and seven ears of corn devoured by seven thin ears; his spirit is troubled and no wise man could interpret the dream.

Neville's Inner Vision

Pharaoh’s dream is not about cattle or corn in an ancient land, but about the state of your own consciousness. The seven well-favoured kine and the seven fat ears symbolize moments when your life flows in alignment with your I AM, while the ill favoured kine and blasted ears reveal a consciousness shadowed by fear and lack. The river is the life-current of your imagination; the dream repeats to demand your steady inner attention. The magicians and wise men are outer intellects that cannot translate your inner message; the answer to meaning lies within your own awareness. When you acknowledge, I AM, that you are the interpreter of your dream, you begin to revise the inner scene from scarcity to sufficiency. The Kingdom of God is within you, and you are the interpreter, not the spectator. As you dwell in the feeling of abundance, the inner image aligns with the desired outcome, and the outer circumstances begin to reflect the revised dream.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit in quiet, recall the dream, and revise the scene to abundance—'I am the interpreter of my dream; the inner vision now feeds my life.' Feel it as real.