Inner Temple Vessels Revealed

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, these lines do not describe a mere loss of silver and gold; they reveal the inner loss that every thinker must endure. The pots, shovels, snuffers, and bowls are the mental instruments by which you minister to life—habits, beliefs, and attachments to form. When the captain of the guard takes them away, he is your present state of consciousness reorganizing itself; the outer temple is emptied so that the inner sanctuary may be seen. The exile in the text mirrors your own dislodgment from old rituals and familiar identities. Yet this removal is holy, for true worship is not in the riches of gold or brass but in the I AM that remains when forms vanish. Separation becomes sanctification as you learn to live from inner awareness rather than from the outer tableau. When you assume the state of the temple within, you invite a new order; the vessels may be gone, but your consciousness—your God I AM—abides, ready to be rearranged into a higher worship.