Neville Goddard on Song of Solomon 5:2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Song of Solomon 5 in context

Scripture Focus

2I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

Song of Solomon 5:2

Biblical Context

She sleeps, but her heart awakens to the voice of the beloved knocking at the inner door, inviting her to open to the divine Presence within. In Neville terms, this is the awakening of your inner I AM and the longing to be with God in the present.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the text declares that while your body rests, your consciousness yawns awake to a voice—your inner beloved—knocking at the door of your mind. In Neville’s psychology, the beloved is not a person outside but the I AM that you are, the presence that could only knock if you allow it to enter your awareness. When you hear, 'Open to me,' you answer by aligning your sense of self with that Presence. The dew on the beloved's head and the drops of night symbolize the fresh dew of now—an end to sleep in the sense of lack and limitation. To reinterpret: you are not called to seek God elsewhere; you are invited to realize you already are the undefiled, to open the door of your inner apartments to your own God. The moment you assume 'He is here now' and 'I am one with Him,' you awaken into the present, restoring the intimate relationship of love and purity. Your world then reflects the state you are willing to inhabit: the Beloved within, present, intimate, and true.

Practice This Now

Assume the Beloved is knocking now; gently revise your sense of self to, 'I am open; I am one with you,' and feel the present presence flood your awareness.