Neville Goddard on Mark 5:14-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Mark 5 in context

Scripture Focus

14And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.

15And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

16And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.

17And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.

18And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

19Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

20And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

Mark 5:14-20

Biblical Context

Jesus heals a man possessed by a legion, restoring him to sanity and clothing; the townspeople react with fear, and the healed man is sent to testify to his friends.

Neville's Inner Vision

Mark 5:14-20 unfolds as a parable of the mind. The possessed man stands for a life ruled by fears, memories, and outward identities—the legion of thoughts that swarm when awareness forgets itself. When the I AM enters, consciousness clothes the man in gentleness and order, and the inner storm subsides; to see him seated, clothed, and in his right mind is to witness the visible fruit of an inward decree. The crowd’s fear and their plea to depart signal how a restless collective mind resists the birth of a new state, yet compassion remains the law of transformation. The healed man’s plea to join Jesus paradoxically becomes a living message to the world: the true mission is to testify in your own circles, to broadcast the mercy you’ve tasted, not to seek external company. Jesus’ instruction to go home to thy friends teaches that the Decapolis of the soul is built by personal revelations communicated with humility. The result is salvation and redemption as a lived conviction—imagination healed, life reoriented toward mercy, and all marvel at the power of an awakened consciousness.

Practice This Now

Act: Close your eyes and assume the healed state—calm, clothed, in your right mind—and mentally tell your close ones what the Lord has done for you; then make a brief plan to share this inner testimony today.