Neville Goddard on Mark 9:17-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Mark 9 in context

Scripture Focus

17And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;

18And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.

19He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.

20And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.

21And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.

Mark 9:17-21

Biblical Context

From the crowd, a father brings his mute-spirit afflicted son; the disciples fail to cast it out. Jesus calls the faithless generation and invites them to bring the boy to him, revealing a condition that has lingered since childhood.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville's map the dumb spirit is a state of consciousness that refuses to hear truth, a belief that you are separate from your I AM. The convulsions and foaming are inner movements of fear and old habit that appear when you entertain lack. The disciples' failure to cast it out shows that relying on others or on ritual forms does not reach the throne of awareness; true casting out occurs when you stand in the presence of I AM and revise. When Jesus says bring him to me, he invites you to stop searching outside and to turn your attention inward to the inner governor of reality. The question how long shall this suffer you becomes a question of how long you will tolerate a story that denies wholeness. The father's tale, this has been with him since childhood, points to the persistence of habit until consciousness declares I am the healer and I am awakening this moment.

Practice This Now

Practice: Sit quietly, place a hand on your chest, close your eyes, and assume the end you desire: I am whole now. Feel the freedom rise and repeat I AM healing this moment until the sense of repair is real.