Sacred Bounds of the Mount

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the mount as a symbol of a higher state you claim in consciousness. The bounds you are told to set are not rules for others but a practice for the self: you establish where your present beliefs and habits end and your new, desired reality begins. Touching the border prematurely represents attempting to occupy a state without the inner alignment that makes it real. Death is the cessation of the old self-as-you-are—not a punishment, but a necessary ending of false identifications so that the true I AM can stand free. When you consciously set the boundary, you are not denying growth; you are declaring that you will enter the new state only in the full presence and sanctity of your current being. So, in your inner practice, affirm: I AM the I AM; I dwell in the mount of consciousness and do not presume to touch its edge until I have integrated its meaning. Then, the ascent becomes possible as a natural extension of who you already are.