Inner Guard Through Elisha

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the scene as a parable of consciousness. The man of God is your inner counsel, the king of Israel your present state of awareness. The map of danger—a place the king is told not to pass—represents a belief that certain thoughts invite trouble when entertained. The Syrians are the outward pressures or projections that would pressure you into a fearful action. The repeated warnings are the consistent nudges of your I AM, inviting you to revise before action. Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, is the functioning of perceptive inner sight that transmits truth about what your thoughts are saying in their private chambers. When the king heeds the warning and saves himself, it demonstrates that obedience to inner discernment keeps you out of the line of outer conflict. The question from the Syrian camp—“Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?”—is fear seeking a scapegoat outside the self. The revelation that none besides Elisha informs the king means that your true security comes from the inner source that knows your thoughts before they become deeds. By living in that awareness, you dissolve the apparent threat and realize that you were never in danger, only invited to awaken.