Inner Wisdom of the Mourner

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider Joab’s scheme as a parable of the inner mind. The ‘wise woman’ is the quiet counsel that sits within you, the discernment that knows what the outer scene must become by the state it assumes. Joab’s instruction to feign mourning and lay aside outward oils is not about deception so much as about the inner disposition you bring to any situation. In Neville's frame, every event in your life is a drama of states of consciousness; the king represents your outer world, responsive to the state you presently hold. To sway him, you must enter the scene with a definitive assumption that the matter is resolved in harmony. Do not seek to manipulate through force; instead, align your inner belief with the outcome you seek, feel it as real, and let the outer circumstances adjust to that reality. The wise woman teaches you to believe in the version of events that already makes sense, then to act from that certainty. The I AM within you is the source of this discernment, the witness to the plan that unfolds when you dwell in faith rather than fear.