Inner Joy Restored: Isaiah 24:9-11

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville Goddard’s light, the external ruin of Isaiah’s vision is but a mirror of inner states. The “wine” that cannot be enjoyed signals a prior conviction that joy must be lost, while the “city of confusion” represents a mind cluttered with worn-out stories and fear, closing the doors of perception. When you identify yourself with the I AM—the sole awareness in which all experiences arise—these outward circumstances become mere images in a converging dream. You are not at the mercy of a broken city, but the awakening force that revises it. By choosing a new state of consciousness, you revise the scene from within: declare that you are the I AM present, that joy is your natural birthright, and that the doors of your inner city are open to peace. As you dwell in this assumed state, the crying for wine softens, and the mirth of the land returns by suggestion, until the outer events align with your renewed inner judgment. The shift is inward; the world merely reflects your revised awareness.