Inner King, Outer Mourning

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that the 'king' in this scene is not merely a son of David but a symbol of your own inner sovereignty. The outward victory is overshadowed by an inner movement: grief that is not a failure but a reminder that the state you claim within can hold both loss and love. In your life, Absalom can stand for a memory, a belief, or a future you fear losing. The crowd’s murmur and their retreat echo the tendency of your attention to shrink from witness when your inner state is unsettled. Yet the I AM—the steadfast king within—does not abandon you because of pain. When you identify with that inner authority, the apparent reversal of fortune dissolves; what seems like tragedy becomes the invitation to redefine reality from within. The king's cry is not a cry of despair aimed at the world, but a clarion call of consciousness claiming its own end from the beginning. Allow the inner king to rule, and your outer scene accords with that truth, gradually restoring the "kingdom" you have always carried in awareness.