Inner Temple Ablaze
Psalms 74:5-8 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 74 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The psalm describes enemies breaking down the temple and burning the sanctuary, signaling a collapse of the sacred dwelling. The emphasis is on lost worship and the need to re-center within the true temple of awareness.
Neville's Inner Vision
Notice how the psalm calls an outer ruin by language of axes and fire. In the waking dream of Neville's method, this is the mind’s projection of an old self collapsing under new consciousness. The 'man famous for lifting axes' is the ego in its boastful image—now exposed as hollow as the carved work, the external supports of identity broken by inner movements of awareness. When they cast fire into thy sanctuary, it is not God burned but fixed forms burned away—the beliefs that you are separate from life, or unworthy of love. The line, 'Let us destroy them together,' reveals the collective stance your mind has taken toward its own changes. Your work is to reinterpret these signs as symbolic acts within you, not as catastrophe but as purification. Return to the inner temple and assume its reality now; affirm I AM as the witness standing in the sanctuary. See the outer chaos recede as you feel the presence of the divine within—calm, intact, and undeniable. By revising the scene from destruction to security, you convert threat into invitation to greater awareness.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume the sanctuary of your mind; declare 'I AM the temple; nothing can destroy this awareness' and feel it real. Rest there for a few breaths, letting the sense of inviolable presence fill your body.
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