Neville Goddard on Song of Solomon 2:15-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

15Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.

16My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.

17Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

Song of Solomon 2:15-17

Biblical Context

The little foxes represent petty doubts and interruptions that spoil the harvest; the passage asserts mutual belonging with the Beloved as the I AM, and longs for dawn when shadows vanish and spiritual ascent becomes possible.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed from the inner stage, the foxes are mere thoughts that threaten the vitality of your vines—the little fears, judgments, and doubts that spoil your joy when you entertain them. The line 'My beloved is mine, and I am his' is not about two separate lovers but the I AM acknowledging its own possession of consciousness: you and your divine Nature are one, and all is fed among the lilies—the beauty of your own awakened state nourished by attention. 'Until the day break, and the shadows flee away' invites you to persist in the inner sight until dawn arises in awareness, not in time. And 'be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether' calls for agile, fearless movement in imagination, ascending the high ground of perception where you can behold reality as you intend it. In short, you revise the scene by embracing your oneness, banishing the foxes with your steadfast present-tense awareness, and letting the dawn reveal your true, unspoiled harvest.

Practice This Now

Assume the state 'I am one with the Beloved (I AM)' now and feel the foxes vanish as you declare them banished; then picture yourself moving swiftly like a roe over the mountains of Bether, welcoming the dawn.