The Inner Lion Of Heritage
Jeremiah 12:8 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Jeremiah 12 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jeremiah 12:8 presents mine heritage as a lion in the forest, crying out against its owner; the speaker ends up hating that image.
Neville's Inner Vision
Seen through Neville's lens, the lion of heritage is not a separate foe but a figure of your own consciousness pressing for recognition. Your heritage—family patterns, beliefs, and loyalties—lives within you as an inner beast that roars when a new self-conception is asked to emerge. The cry is not an enemy but a summons to awareness: you have not yet aligned these forces with the I AM you are now claiming. Hatred of it reveals resistance to taking full responsibility for the images you have accepted as real. To release the resistance, adopt the state that already owns it: declare, 'This heritage is mine, and I am the ruler of its use.' Imagine the lion as a facet of your divine self, welcomed into your consciousness and gently guided toward truth. When you invert the scene and feel your I AM adorn that heritage with purpose, the cry softens into harmony, and your outward world begins to reflect that alignment.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and revise the scene: imagine the inner lion as part of your I AM, then declare, 'This heritage is mine and I will guide it toward truth.' Feel the alignment until it is real.
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