Dawn Presence of the Beloved
Song of Solomon 2:16-17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Song of Solomon 2 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The passage declares mutual belonging—'My beloved is mine, and I am his'—and nourishment in beauty, 'he feedeth among the lilies.' It also invites turning toward dawn, so shadows fade as consciousness rises into a higher ease.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within this verse I hear the quiet fusion of two states into one: 'My beloved is mine, and I am his' is the recognition that the I AM—the Beloved within—and my awareness are not separate, but one living presence. Feeding 'among the lilies' becomes nourishment flowing from that inner atmosphere, as beauty and grace dwell in consciousness. The line 'Until the day break, and the shadows flee away' marks the moment the inner night dissolves when I persist in the assumption of unity. Then the directive 'turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether' invites me to lift attention to the elevated state of awareness—swift, graceful, and alert on the high places. This is grace: the Father and I are one here and now, and all movement and nourishment spring from that inner union.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and declare, 'I am the Beloved, and the Beloved is mine,' then feel nourishment rising as lilies bloom in your consciousness; dwell there until daybreak arrives within you.
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