Inner Arrows of Suffering

Neville's Inner Vision

From a Neville Goddard perspective, the verse is not a literal assault but a description of a mind under a state of fear and accusation. The archers symbolize wandering thoughts of threat; the cleaving of the reins signals a mind clinging to the illusion of losing control, and the gall pouring out represents the bitter sensation produced by dwelling in pain. The drama, however, is a mirror: God is the I AM—the constant awareness that witnesses even the fiercest scenes. By identifying with the I AM rather than the scene, the impression of attack dissolves, because you no longer feed the belief in separation from your source. Begin by revising the state: affirm that you are the I AM and nothing in the imagined arrows can touch this center. Then imagine the archers receding, the gall dissolving into light, and your consciousness resting in a calm, unassailable presence. This is perseverance: shift your inner setup until the storm is seen as a passing dream in the theater of imagination.