Altar of Consciousness: Full Price Faith

Neville's Inner Vision

Look at the scene as a map of consciousness. The threshing floor is a clearing in the field of thought where you stand to choose what you will offer to the I AM. The angel and the plague represent the inner pressure that arises when there is misalignment between your desires and your identity. Ornan’s generosity parallels the old self offering gifts, but David refuses a gift that would short-circuit true sacrifice; he chooses to buy the ground at full price, aligning action to belief. In Neville's language, David's insistence on paying fully is the decision to commit to the reality you intend to inhabit. The fire that falls on the altar is the felt response of consciousness when the sense of self is in harmony with God’s law. The sword sheathing is the cessation of inner conflict: when you structurally worship from the I AM, the inner dynamics return to peace. Thus the victory over the plague is not external but an inner recognition: the you that kneels before truth awakens to its own omnipotence.