Inner Law of Exodus 21:12

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville's lens, the verse points to a law of inner consequence. The 'man' you strike is not merely a body but a projection of your own inner state: fear, anger, the need to control. To the one who believes in separation, the world becomes a place where one must punish the other to maintain balance. But the I AM, your true self, knows there is only one life, one consciousness. If you inflict harm in thought or deed, you are rehearsing a scene that you will experience as cause in your own life. The 'death' penalty is the universe's way of waking you to the end of a split mind; when you identify with violence, you contract the very consequence you fear. The remedy is to revise from the source: assume you are the life that animates all; dwell in the feeling that no one can harm you, since you are the I AM. Imprint forgiveness, unity, and blessing into your inner picture, and see the other as an expression of your own one life.