The Inner Ark Practice

Neville's Inner Vision

In this tale the cart symbolizes the habitual means by which you imagine you carry God into life. The Bethshemite field is the inner field of attention where you stand to meet the Presence. The great stone is the unshakable awareness that receives revelation—the altar within your I AM. When they clave the wood of the cart and offered the kine, that act signals a turning from dependence on outward method to a true sacrifice of attachment; the outer vehicle is broken so the inner Presence can be acknowledged. The Levites lifting down the ark and the coffer with gold signifies your inner ministers bringing forth the treasure-house of realization and placing it on the stone, showing that these riches serve the living awareness, not rule it. The offerings of the people symbolize a cleansing of motive—letting go of pride in ritual and making room for God to dwell in you. Read thus, the story becomes a map: true worship is the alignment of your consciousness with the Presence, not the preservation of a ceremonial cart. The moment you cease worshiping the means and start worshiping the I AM, the Presence rests in you now.