The Inner Ear Tests Truth

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Neville Goddard frame, the ear and mouth symbolize your inner faculties. The ear tests words—what you admit into awareness—and the mouth tastes meat—what you mentally and emotionally approve as real. Truth is not a distant fact but a state of consciousness you live by: when a thought or belief rings true in you, it passes the inner taste test; when it clashes with your felt reality, it must be revised. You are the I AM, the unchanging awareness, imagining your world into existence; you do not obey events, you authorize them by assumption. If you aspire for abundance, you must assume abundance and feel its reality. If doubt arises, question the premise until your inner tasting confirms it is true. The verse exhorts you to become conscious of the streams of words and beliefs you feed your mind with, and to let only those that taste true occupy your language and actions. In practice, watch your inner dialogue, revise with a richer assumption, and allow the life you desire to emerge from your felt truth.