Inner Gifts and Outer Cities

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's language, the king and the giver are figures within you. Hiram—the outer supply—appears as the form your consciousness is willing to entertain; Solomon—the inner king—embodies the state of awareness that can both receive and distribute wealth. The verse shows that the outer act of giving (gifts of wood and gold) appears as a reflection of your inner abundance. Yet Hiram's displeasure at the cities is not a failing of the gift but a signal: the image within must be large enough to accommodate the desired outcome. The twenty cities in Galilee symbolize stations of power, faculties, and possibilities scattered across the land of your mind. When you feel lack or dissatisfaction in your outer world, it reveals a misalignment between your inner picture and your outer response. The remedy is not to change externals but to revise the inner proposition: you are the source of all wealth; the I AM within you has already provided the cities and the roads to their enjoyment. Dwell in that consciousness, and the outer scene your imagination paints will adjust to match.