Inner Gateways of Porters

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the temple and its gates are not fixed; they are the movements of consciousness. The casting of lots is the moment you decide which gate your attention serves today. Eastward, northward, southward, and westward correspond to the living directions of awareness—rising inspiration, guiding thought, steady feeling, and grounded action. The warders are your thoughts and beliefs, the porters who stand at the threshold, letting in what serves your divine state and barring what would disturb your peace. The divisions of Kore and Merari symbolize inner lineages of memory and habit that keep watch over your emotion and will. When you affirm I AM—the awareness that you are—the inner order rearranges itself into harmony with your declared state. The day becomes structured not by circumstance but by your internal arrangement. You choose a gate, you see it, you feel it, and your life follows the pattern you have assumed. Obedience to this inner law is faithfulness to your true nature, not blind submission to form.