Neville Goddard on Song of Solomon 8:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Song of Solomon 8 in context

Scripture Focus

1O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.

2I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.

3His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

4I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

Song of Solomon 8:1-4

Biblical Context

The verse expresses longing for intimate closeness and a readiness to be led into sacred nurture. It asks others to refrain from stirring love until the moment of divine timing.

Neville's Inner Vision

From the Neville vantage, Song of Solomon 8:1-4 becomes a study of inner states rather than distant romance. The beloved is not elsewhere but a dawning awareness in consciousness. 'Brother' and 'my mother's house' symbolize kinship with your higher self and the inner sanctuary that teaches you to drink from the vine of joy. The wine and pomegranate imagery point to nourishment drawn from elevated thoughts and affirmative feeling. The left hand under the head and the right arm about imply a steady alignment with your I AM presence, a sense of being held by your own inner authority. The charge to 'stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please' becomes a directive to allow inner movements to arise only as spirit chooses, not by restless striving. In this reading, longing dissolves into faith that union is already established in consciousness. By assuming you are with the beloved now—in truth, with your own I AM you—your inner life begins to demonstrate that unity outwardly. The scene then becomes a luminous exercise in presence, patience, and conscious creation.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes. Inhale the I AM into your chest and assume the feeling that the beloved is already present with you now; dwell there until the sense of oneness registers as real.