Inner Door Of Sacred Service

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Neville Goddard sense, the 'master' is the I AM within you, and the 'house' is your inner atmosphere. The 'ear-piercing' at the door is the decisive alignment you make with a particular state of consciousness; the vow 'I will not go away' is not about external bondage but the inward commitment to that state. The forever servanthood denotes the lasting effects of a persistent assumption; once you inwardly accept and live as the chosen state, your entire consciousness becomes its servant and creator. The door represents the boundary of awareness, and imagination is the hinge by which you enter the state. To treat the ritual literally misses the point; the real act is the mental pledge that you are already one with your desired state, and your experiences will follow. Therefore, regard yourself as forever joined to the state you love, and watch events conform to that inner vow.