The Inner Covenant Kept

Neville's Inner Vision

Shimei’s journey is not geography but a movement within your consciousness. The oath—‘by the LORD’ you shall die if you go out—represents a fixed state of awareness, a covenant with the inner law. When he learns his servants are in Gath and he saddles his donkey to pursue them, this is the psyche flirting with an outer justification, stepping beyond the boundary of the Jerusalem within where you have chosen to stay aligned with your higher Self. Solomon’s report is the inner sentence of accountability, the voice of your I AM ensuring the boundary is known. The question, ‘Did I not make thee to swear…?’ is your internal reminder that your word to yourself carries weight; you reply, ‘The word that I have heard is good.’ The movement out and back teaches a law: obedience to the inner command is the natural state, and any outward excursion is only as real as your belief that you can leave the boundary. Return is achieved by re-affirming the vow, re-entering the inner city with your awareness intact. Loyalty to the inner covenant strengthens your mind’s governor and preserves your true identity.