Conquering Inner Giants

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the outer story becomes inner. The 'battle in Gob' is the mind's recurring conflicts; Elhanan stands as the awakened I AM within you, the one who arises when you choose to remember who you are. The 'brother of Goliath the Gittite' is a lingering giant fear or habit; not the original giant himself, but the echo of power that still intimidates your present awareness. The 'staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam' suggests that your thoughts and tools (beliefs, memories) weave a pattern that seems sturdy, but is only a weave of your imagining. When you accept a new state of consciousness—call it 'Elhanan'—you strike down the brother, dissolving the image of fear and returning to the living kingdom of God within. The phrase 'again a battle' reminds you that shifting states is an ongoing process; yet each victory confirms your capacity to wield imagination as reality, and to align with the I AM, the unconditioned awareness that makes giants fall without external effort.