Neville Goddard on Song of Solomon 2:2-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Song of Solomon 2 in context

Scripture Focus

2As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Song of Solomon 2:2-3

Biblical Context

The passage portrays the beloved as a lily among thorns and an apple tree among trees, sitting in the beloved's shade and tasting sweet fruit.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the lily as your I AM, blooming clearly even when life presents thorns; treat the thorny scene as merely outer appearance. The apple tree among the wood is the nourishing assurance of love and presence that stands among all sensual appearances. When the verse says, I sat down under his shadow with great delight, translate that as resting in the awareness of God—allowing the I AM to envelop you rather than chasing love from without. The fruit, sweet to my taste, is the tangible sweetness that follows when you dwell in that state: peace, clarity, and a felt sense that life is on your side. In Neville terms, imagination is the pilot and reality is the following manifest. By consciously assuming 'I am the lily among thorns' and 'I am the apple tree among the trees,' you revise your state of consciousness until it feels like you are already sheltered by divinity, already nourished by it. The outer world then reflects that inner reality, and joy rises as a natural expression of that inner state.

Practice This Now

For five minutes, close your eyes and assume the identity of the beloved—'I am the lily among thorns; I am the apple tree among the trees'—feel the shadow of awareness over you and savor the inner fruit as if already yours.