Inner Refuge of David

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville, these verses speak not of geography but of states of consciousness. David’s fear that he will perish under Saul reflects a belief in a separate self under threat, a mindset that assumes safety rests in changing location. The 'land of the Philistines' becomes a symbolic realm of mind where security is sought through relocation rather than through the I AM within. When David and his six hundred men enter Achish’s shelter, they enact a provisional sanctuary built by assumption—the belief that safety comes from proximity to a power outside his true nature. True liberation arrives when the consciousness remembers its unity with the I AM and recognizes that pursuit cannot touch the self that is identical with awareness. The appearance of Saul’s retreat thus maps a law of consciousness: align with your inner being, and apparent threats dissolve. The story is a practical guide for anyone willing to shift from fear-driven action to the confident presence of being, where refuge is always already inner and unassailable.