The Inner King in Trial

Neville's Inner Vision

To the reader of the inner scripture, Josiah is not a person but your own state of awareness—the king who governs your consciousness. The archers symbolize stray thoughts, fear, and judgments shot at the steadiness of I AM. In the moment of assault, the king cries for help, signaling a surrender to the sensation that something within is dying or wounded. Yet the act of declaring himself wounded does not end the drama; it reveals the law: awareness remains while the scene unfolds. Your inner king is struck not by an external force but by your identification with the wound. The true remedy is revision: refuse to identify with the pain and instead affirm that I AM; this scene belongs to imagination and you command the scene. By choosing to remove yourself from the painful frame and anchor yourself in the unwavering awareness that frames the entire field, you carry away the wounded self into the sanctuary of consciousness. In this light, perseverance is not clinging to the old role but persisting in the awareness that you are the eternal monarch within.