Inner Armies, Silent Victory

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the mind, the scene is a map of states, not of place. The Ammonites and Syrians are fears and distractions that array themselves against the gate of consciousness. Joab, the strategist within, chooses the finest faculties and arrays them against the outer threat while Abishai coordinates the rest. The line, 'If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee,' is the law of inner reciprocity—two aspects of thought under the I AM. When I stand as the commander, recognizing that I AM is the source of all power, the field in front and behind becomes a single field of awareness. The battles resemble inner movements that I guide by assumption: imagine the fears being held in check by the complementary faculties, and imagine the whole army moving in unity under the I AM. Outward events align with this inward order. The inner army is ready whenever I accept that consciousness governs every scene.