Inner Cities of Refuge

Neville's Inner Vision

Within your present consciousness, Moses’ three cities are not distant towns but three inner stations guarding life from the compulsions of the past. Bezer, set in the wilderness of the plain, denotes a mental boundary where you stop the chase of fear and the guilt that would condemn you; Ramoth in Gilead stands as a high, expansive vantage where you release resentment and reimagine past harm as healed by awareness; Golan in Bashan, the strength of the Manassite, is the fortress of steadfast faith where the ego’s accusations are refused and you feel secure in the I AM that you are. The slayer represents the impulse to verdict and retaliation arising in the mind; the neighbor you killed unawares is the old image of separation and judgment that you are called to let live by your choice to inhabit one of these refuges. When you inwardly flee to Bezer, Ramoth, or Golan, you are not escaping punishment but aligning with life as consciousness, choosing to live in the present I AM rather than in memory.