Death to Negative Authority

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the command as a reflection of inner law: to curse father or mother is to condemn an inner authority—the standards by which you order your life. In this psychology, every person and situation mirrors a state of consciousness you hold. When you 'curse' them, you deny that life rises from your I AM and you unleash a death-energy upon your own conditions. The 'death' in the verse is not punishment of others but the passing away of a belief that you must resist the leadership of your inner self. The transformation demanded is to honor the inner father and mother as the very self you are now, recognizing that all order and discipline arise from consciousness. By choosing to revise in imagination, you permit the old pattern—blame, contempt, resistance—to dissolve, making room for a renewed sense of authority that governs your thoughts, feelings, and relationships. The moment you accept that you are the sovereign creator of your world, the external command loses power and your life moves in harmony with the steady I AM.