Noon Darkness Within
Luke 23:44 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Luke 23 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Luke 23:44 describes a moment when darkness covered the earth from the sixth to the ninth hour, signaling a dramatic event beyond ordinary light.
Neville's Inner Vision
That darkness is not a celestial accident but a state of consciousness revealed to you. The sixth hour marks a deliberate pause in your daily sense of separation, and the ninth hour invites the emergence of a new awareness that does not recoil from truth but embraces it. Remember, 'God' is the I AM within you; the outer world shows you what you hold as real in your inner life. This 'darkness' is the old self, the worn-out story of limitation, being crucified so a higher self can rise. In Neville terms, the earth-wide blackout is a symbol: a collective inner conviction that you are bound by circumstance. When you regard your life from the I AM — fully awake and uncondemned — the darkness lifts, and a new light asserts itself as your reality. Practice by assuming the fearless assumption that your present condition is already but a passing state, and feel it real until the inner night yields to inner dawn.
Practice This Now
Sit quietly, close your eyes, and declare, I AM the consciousness behind all I see; then feel the moment of inner night passing as light. Then revise one ordinary situation as if it already reflects that unity.
The Bible Through Neville
Neville Bible Sparks
Neville Lecture Series
