Inner Garments, Sacred Service

Neville's Inner Vision

Exodus describes garments as the outer sign of an inner state. In Neville's reading, Aaron's robes are not fabric but the reproducible texture of your awareness when you stand in the I AM. The call to speak to those wise-hearted—those filled with the spirit of wisdom—is a cue that your inner counsel can supply forms of expression that honor your true desire. When you imagine Aaron's breastplate, ephod, robe and mitre, you are not clothing another person; you are re-clothing your own consciousness with reverence, order, and beauty so you may minister unto the God within. The verse insists holiness comes by consecration—your attention is set apart, your attention is clarified, your vocation becomes a sacred practice rather than a duty. In practice, you are invited to realize that the garment is already yours by the state you assume in imagination: you are now the priest of your own temple. As you dwell in that inner garment, your outer life aligns with glory and beauty.