From Captivity to Awakening

Neville's Inner Vision

Manasseh here is not a name as much as a state of consciousness that has wandered into the thorny borders of ego. The captains of the king of Assyria symbolize the thoughts that array themselves against your true Self, the sense 'I AM' of God within. The fetters are limiting beliefs, the thorny path is the drama of fear, and Babylon is the exile you feel when you forget your oneness. The Lord allowing this arrest is not cruelty but a deliberate adjustment of your inner weather, a reminder that no outer power can free you until you consent to know yourself as the One I AM. When you acknowledge that these inner movements are loves and messages, you align with Providence and invite your awakening. This is redemption through awareness: the soul's captivity becomes the seed of return, a turning inward to imagination as the only real kingdom. By imagining the return as finished, you disarm the spell; you feel your release now, within you, and your life answers accordingly.