Neville Goddard on Genesis 8:10-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 8 in context

Scripture Focus

10And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

11And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

Genesis 8:10-11

Biblical Context

Noah sends a dove to check whether the waters have subsided; the dove returns with an olive leaf, signaling that the earth's waters are abated and a new covenant of mercy has begun.

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 8:10-11 is a map of your inner weather. The ark is your current state of consciousness, a vessel of identified limits. When the dove flies forth, it embodies a rising, fresh feeling—an inner movement seeking expression. Its return with an olive leaf is the sign that the emotional seas you navigated—fear, doubt, weariness—have abated within you. The olive leaf stands for mercy made tangible by imagination, a guarantee of a new covenant with life itself. Noah's patient watching mirrors your own willingness to linger in the shift until the vibrational state aligns with peace. The evening timing marks the moment when your inner state has settled into a quiet, restful truth. As you acknowledge that a new reality has already been imagined into being, you release the old currents that once ruled you. The fruit manifests as quiet assurance: love, mercy, and renewal are resident in your I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit in quiet and assume the sentence, 'I AM at peace; the waters have abated within me.' See a dove rise from your inner ark and fly to you; when it returns with an olive leaf, feel the seal of mercy and a new covenant already established in your consciousness.