From Prison to Fellowship: Lydia's House

Neville's Inner Vision

Leaving the prison is not only a physical movement but a change of inner weather. The prison is fear, lack, the sense of separation; when I understand that the I AM is the one mind, the doors swing open. Entering Lydia's house signifies choosing a hospitable, generous state of consciousness—the mind that welcomes every expression of life as a reflection of God. When they 'see the brethren' in this light, they are not observing strangers but the divine unity of all beings within the one consciousness. Comforting them becomes a practice of assurance: I remind myself that there is no real distance between us, no separation in the I AM, only appearances in the dream. By recognizing the brethren as parts of my own consciousness, I ease the fear in them and in me, and the departure simply marks the ongoing application of this realization into daily life. The outer event becomes a symbol of the inner economy: harmony established, unity confirmed, and the impression of separation dissolving into peace.