Steadfast Mind, Inner Kingdom

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, in Neville’s reading, the 'you' and the 'we' are states of consciousness. The 'steadfastness' is not a distant virtue but the unshakable sense of I AM that you carry. When Peter warns of the 'error of the wicked,' he speaks of thoughts and appearances that would induce doubt, fear, or compromise. Yet these are only sensations within your own consciousness, not external powers. If you imagine yourself wavering, you have already granted existence to that doubt. The remedy is to assume the feeling of the I AM as your present fact, to revise the scene in which you are unsteady, and to feel the certainty as if you already inhabit it. The steady I AM remains untouched by waves of error because it is awareness itself. By quietly returning to that awareness and refusing to identify with transient impressions, you stay in your inner steadiness and prevent falling away. Your consciousness is the kingdom; the external 'wicked' are just images that fade when the Self remains constant.