Inner Sapphire Pavement

Neville's Inner Vision

To read this scene through Neville’s lens is to realize you are not watching an event outside you, but awakening a state within. The 'God of Israel' is your own I AM—awareness that remains unchanged while appearances rise and fall. The 'paved work of a sapphire stone' under His feet is the fixed ground of your imagination, a blue-white foundation that holds every image you entertain without trembling. Sapphire, the color of truth and integrity, denotes a consciousness that is pure, unresisting, and steadfast. When you 'see' Him, you are not seeking Him far away; you are recognizing the reality of your own consciousness as God’s form. The phrase 'the body of heaven in his clearness' speaks of the luminous, transparent state of mind when your inner eye is aligned with the I AM—no clouds, no doubt, only heaven made manifest as your life. The movement here is inward: from limitation to the awareness that your experiences reflect your inner state. Keep the I AM as your immediate fact, and your world conforms to that unconditioned reality.