Neville Goddard on Genesis 8:6-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 8 in context

Scripture Focus

6And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

7And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

8Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

9But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.

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.

12And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

Genesis 8:6-12

Biblical Context

Noah opens the ark window after forty days, sends a raven and then a dove; the dove returns with no rest, then later brings an olive leaf signaling the waters have abated, and after a further seven days the dove does not return.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner life, the ark represents your present state of consciousness. Forty days and the window opening symbolize a period of quiet, deliberate attention. The raven is restless thought moving to and fro; the dove stands for a settled, peaceful awareness returning when the mind is ready. The dove delivering an olive leaf marks the shift where inner conditions have abated and renewal begins. The repeated seven-day intervals are cycles of steadfast attention and faith, each cycle deepening the impression that the outer world mirrors an inner truth. What you witness in the story is the law of consciousness: by sustaining a feeling of peace, you cause the waters of limitation to recede and a new creation to emerge within you. The dove’s final absence signals a permanent rest in the state you have become through inner covenant with your I AM.

Practice This Now

Practice now by assuming the feeling of inner peace as if the waters have already receded; spend seven breaths in that state, inviting the dove of calm to rest in your consciousness and letting the olive-leaf sign of renewal anchor the shift.