The phrase “abomination of desolation” appears in the Book of Daniel (9:27, 11:31, 12:11). Rather than referring to outer historical events, these passages describe what happens in the world of imagination when false ideas and limiting states take over the inner life. Daniel represents the part of you that assumes powerful visions of self and learns to overcome these destructive conditions through disciplined assumption.
Breaking Down the Daniel Passages
Daniel 9:27
“He will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple, he will set up an abomination that causes desolation.”
- Temple: Your inner world — the mental space where imagination builds the concept of self.
- Sacrifice and offering: The consistent act of faith and assumption — your daily use of imagination to sustain a desired state.
- Abomination that causes desolation: A false belief or negative assumption that disrupts your creative focus and drains your inner strength.
Daniel 11:31
“His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.”
- Armed forces: Doubts, fears, and negative inner conversations that attack your imaginative control.
- Desecrate the temple fortress: The weakening of your inner stability when imagination is ruled by fear instead of faith.
- Abolish the daily sacrifice: Losing the habit of imagining from the end — abandoning your creative discipline.
- Set up the abomination: Allowing limiting thoughts to occupy the place where faith once stood.
Daniel 12:11
“From the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days.”
- 1,290 days: A symbolic period during which false assumptions rule the imagination, until awareness returns and correction is made.
The Inner Temple and Its Disruption
The temple represents the inner space of imagination. Maintaining the daily sacrifice means continuing in the feeling of your fulfilled desire. When false or fearful assumptions enter this space, they act as the abomination — blocking creative flow and leading to inner emptiness, or desolation.
Awakening to the Cause
“Let the reader understand” is a reminder to watch what you are assuming. It calls for awareness of what beliefs are active within. When you notice limiting assumptions, replace them with the vision you want to see made real.
Transformation Through Imagination
- Your world reflects the assumptions that live in imagination.
- By returning to the daily practice of imagining the wish fulfilled, you cleanse the inner space of false ideas.
- This act restores creative strength and brings renewal where desolation once ruled.
Summary
The “abomination of desolation” symbolises false and destructive assumptions that invade imagination and cut off creative flow. Daniel’s visions show the struggle to hold firm to a higher image of self despite inner resistance. When imagination is reclaimed and faith restored, the inner temple is renewed, and the outer world reflects that change.