Neville Goddard on Zechariah 1:8-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Zechariah 1 in context

Scripture Focus

8I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.

9Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.

10And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.

11And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.

Zechariah 1:8-11

Biblical Context

Zechariah 1:8-11 depicts a rider on a red horse among myrtle trees, followed by other horses; they are sent to survey the earth and report that all is still and at rest.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this vision, the rider on the red horse is a symbol for a focused state of consciousness you invite into your mind. The horses—red, speckled, and white—represent distinct energies of imagination moving through your inner landscape. The myrtle trees are inner places of feeling and memory where attention rests. The LORD's messenger announcing that these riders are sent to walk to and fro through the earth points to how your inner heaven moves through your outer life, bringing a sense of providence and guidance. When the riders report that the earth sits still and at rest, you are being shown that rest is not a distant event but a state of awareness you can maintain. By shifting your consciousness to the I AM—your present, attentive awareness—you can reinterpret outward events as expressions of inner peace. The presence of God is your continual inner feedback; the Kingdom of God is established as you dwell in this felt reality.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine yourself as the rider on the red horse among inner myrtle trees; declare I AM, and feel the earth settling into your conscious rest as you move in imagination with the sense that divine guidance accompanies every thought.