Beloved Behind the Wall
Song of Solomon 2:9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The speaker sees the beloved as watching from behind a wall, revealing himself through the lattice; this image points to a hidden, intimate Presence always available to consciousness.
Neville's Inner Vision
Think of the beloved not as a person outside you, but as the Presence you are. The wall is a limit of your present state of consciousness; the lattice and windows are the openings of awareness through which truth can reveal itself. When you acknowledge that the beloved stands behind your wall, you affirm that the Presence is already within, watching, revealing, and delighting you from the inside. In Neville's term, God is the I AM that you are fully aware of, the consciousness that perceives. The beloved's gaze through the lattice is your own awareness looking on and blessing your life; joy arises as you cease pressing against separation and rest into the conviction that the inner lover is your own divine identity. This is not a historical moment but a shift in state: your recognition of the Presence dissolves the apparent wall. As you dwell in this realization, praise and gratitude flow spontaneously, confirming purity and integrity in the self that loves and is loved.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Close your eyes, assume the state that the Presence is behind the wall, and feel the gaze of the beloved shining through the lattice as your own I AM. Dwell in that feeling for a minute, and let it redefine your sense of separation.
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