Neville Goddard on Song of Solomon 1:8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Song of Solomon 1 in context

Scripture Focus

8If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.

Song of Solomon 1:8

Biblical Context

Verse 1:8 speaks to the beloved who does not know her state and instructs her to move along the footsteps of the flock and feed her inner children near the shepherds' tents. It is a call to find nourishment and guidance within, through familiar patterns rather than seeking outside.

Neville's Inner Vision

The fairest among women is your present I AM, the state of consciousness you already possess. The text invites you to walk the footsteps of the flock—the habitual patterns of thought that have guided you toward care and stewardship—so you align with a known order within. The kids are your inner faculties, desires, and talents; feeding them beside the shepherds' tents means nourishing them at the source of protection and discernment. You need not chase external knowledge; you must assume the state in which nourishment streams and doubt dissolves. When you dwell as the awareness that you already know, you become the shepherd and the feast, guiding your life toward abundance. This is not a distant future to seek but a present shift of attention: you are the state you seek, and all that follows flows from your assumed reality.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine walking along the flock's path toward the tented sanctuary of your inner guidance, feeding your inner children with calm assurance. Then declare, I am the I AM; nourishment now flows through me.