Eastern Wind Of Inner Captivity
Habakkuk 1:9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Violent forces are described as swiftly coming to seize people, sweeping in like an east wind that gathers captivity as sand.
Neville's Inner Vision
From the Neville Goddard perspective, the 'they' who come with violence are not distant enemies but the restless thoughts I have allowed to root in my mind. The faces that rise 'like the east wind' are quick, invasive feelings that sweep through my inner weather, drawing in memories of captivity as sand. Habakkuk 1:9 reveals that what seems to be an external assault is a mirror of my state of consciousness. If I identify with the wind, I feed it; if I revise my inner weather, I change the scene. The practice is to assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled: I am free now; I am the I AM perceiving a new state. Then imagine a scene where captivity has no hold—peace, safety, and abundance—and let that sensation flood my awareness. The outer events rearrange as my inner conviction holds. In this way, inner reform precedes outer change, and I, as awareness, guide appearances through conscious imagining.
Practice This Now
Practice: sit quietly, anchor in the I AM presence, declare, 'Captivity is gone; I am free now.' Then vividly picture a scene where the wind of fear passes over a tranquil landscape, leaving clarity and release in its wake.
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