Neville Goddard on Song of Solomon 8:5-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Song of Solomon 8 in context

Scripture Focus

5Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.

6Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.

7Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.

Song of Solomon 8:5-7

Biblical Context

Plain summary: The verse speaks of a deep, enduring love that rises from wilderness, is sealed on the heart and arm, and outlasts waters and wealth. It anchors devotion in the inward life rather than in outward possession.

Neville's Inner Vision

Read as a states of consciousness drama, the bride's rise from the wilderness to lean upon the beloved represents your return to the I AM. The apple tree is the fixed center of awareness where you were raised by the inner Mother; to 'set me as a seal upon thine heart' is to imprint the conviction of love as permanent reality in awareness, so that the 'vehement flame' of coals becomes the living force of imagination. Love's strength—'as death'—is the unyielding momentum of consciousness that endures every trial and cannot be drown by 'many waters.' The line about giving all the substance of his house shows that outer wealth is worthless when you know the inward truth. Therefore, dwell in the inner seal, hold the beloved as your own I AM, and imagine from that certainty until your circumstances bend to it. The verse invites you to inhabit a persistent, fearless love that remains even as the world tests it; you can choose to live from that choice now.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Assume you are already held by the beloved I AM; feel the seal on your heart and arm and dwell there for a few minutes, repeating: I am loved; I am love; I am one with the I AM.