Neville Goddard on Song of Solomon 3:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Song of Solomon 3 in context

Scripture Focus

3The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

4It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

Song of Solomon 3:3-4

Biblical Context

Plain meaning: The speaker is checked by the watchmen and asks about the beloved. After a short search she finds him and brings him into her inner home.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville Goddard's view, the watchmen are states of consciousness guarding attention; the Beloved is the I AM within you. When the soul asks where the beloved is, she tests whether inner feeling matches outer appearances. The moment she passes from the watchmen and finds him, she discovers the beloved has always dwelt inside; finding him is a realization, not an escape. To possess him is to realize you are already the union you seek, and bringing him into the mother's house and the chamber that conceived you is to let this state of awareness dwell at the center of your being, permeating every room of life. The watchmen may protest, yet persistence in the inner scene—holding the sense of I AM here now—makes the beloved your habitual consciousness. The practical demonstration is to adopt an inner scene where you are already in the embrace of the I AM and dwell there until that inner reality begins to manifest outwardly.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state that you have found the Beloved within; hold Him there and feel the I AM presence. Then imagine bringing that inner Being into your inner chamber and resting there for a moment.