Inner Court of Exodus 18

Neville's Inner Vision

Interpret Exodus 18:25-26 as a parable of the inner court. Moses is the state of consciousness governing the whole house of self; he appoints able men - distinct inner faculties - to rule over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. This is not about external magistrates but about how I AM allocates power among my inner agents. The rulers symbolize memory, reason, imagination, will, and the affections - parts of consciousness that must be organized under one sovereign: the I AM. They judge the people at all seasons, meaning the daily thoughts and feelings are weighed in the light of the whole. When a hard matter arises, it is carried to Moses, the overarching awareness that can see from unity and purpose. Yet every small matter they judge themselves, indicating that ordinary decisions can be settled by the collaborative discernment of inner faculties without appealing to a higher court. The effect is order, continuity, and harmony within the mind, when each part recognizes its rightful role under the one governing I AM. In this inner court, you are free to trust your own inner governance, for you are one with the divine order you observe.