Sacred Boundaries of Mind
Leviticus 18:16 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Leviticus 18 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Leviticus 18:16 commands not to uncover thy brother's wife; it sets a boundary of respect and dignity within community life. In Neville's reading, the brother's wife and her nakedness symbolize inner states, and exposing them means revealing an unowned inner scene to imagination.
Neville's Inner Vision
Your command to 'uncover not the nakedness of thy brother's wife' is not a mere external rule but a map of the inner world. The brother's wife is a symbolic image of a particular energy or ideal within your own mind, and uncovering it means exposing that inner state to the gaze of your imagination before it is ready to be owned and harmonized with the I AM. The 'nakedness' represents vulnerability and impulse becoming public in your thoughts, which disturbs the dignity of all who share the inner space. To violate this boundary is to allow intrusive feelings to roam unchecked, creating a reality where persons are treated as objects for desire rather than as images of God. Stand as the I AM, the observer within. When temptation arises, revise your scene to honor the sacred dignity of every inner figure. Affirm: 'I do not expose the nakedness of any inner state; I keep my inner room sacred.' See yourself as energy veiled in light, your attention drawn back to your true nature, and watch how the outer world bends to the order you establish inside.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: When you sense an inner impulse toward exposing or objectifying, pause and revise your scene with the statement, 'I guard the sacred boundary within; I am the I AM.' Then imagine a veil of light sealing the inner room as you turn your attention inward to your true nature.
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