Inner Kinship in Jerusalem

Neville's Inner Vision

In this verse, Mikloth represents a state of consciousness that births Shimeam, a new aspect or birth of understanding within you. Dwelling with their brethren at Jerusalem signals an inner settlement in the mind’s center—Jerusalem—where you stand with the various parts of yourself and with others who share your current state. The phrase 'over against their brethren' suggests an active, ongoing relationship to the rest of the self, a dialectic presence rather than a division. This reading invites you to recognize that all these names are states of consciousness; you birth a new form and place it among the inner community, with the I AM—the awareness you are—holding and unifying it. As you rest in this inner Jerusalem, you experience unity with the neighbor within and without, and you feel the presence of God as the steady, loving governor of this inner city. The verse becomes a manual for cultivating love of neighbor, communal harmony, and a living sense of the divine presence in daily inner life.