Neville Goddard on Genesis 41:2-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 41 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Genesis 41:2-4

Biblical Context

Pharaoh's dream shows seven fat cows followed by seven lean cows; the lean cows eat the fat ones, signaling inner movements of abundance and lack within consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville's vantage, the cows are states of consciousness rising from the river of life—the inner stream where imagination flows. The seven fat kine symbolize a abundant, healthful awareness—prosperity, alignment, and clarity in the I AM. The seven lean kine standing by the bank are a displaced or fear-filled movement within consciousness: a belief in lack, distraction, or weakness. When the lean cows eat up the fat ones, it is not a physical theft but a spiritual revision opportunity: the attention is carried by fear or doubt and seemingly swallows the states of plenty. This dream asks you to witness, inside, how your inner movements feed your external circumstances. Providence and guidance are at work—the dream shows the dynamics that your mind can revise. The Kingdom of God is not a distant place but a ruling thought within: you choose which state you feed. By shifting attention, you can re-script the scene so that the abundant state remains intact and fears are dissolved by a stronger, present awareness.

Practice This Now

Assume the end: that your inner life is governed by the abundant state. When fear arises, revise the dream by keeping the fat cows in control and feel-it-real that the I AM rules the meadow.