Shedding Ornaments, Inner Return

Neville's Inner Vision

In the consciousness of man, the people are a state that clings to outer ornaments—rituals, titles, and appearances—that tell the world who they are. When the 'evil tidings' come, the mind mourns and unconsciously clutches its symbols. But God (the I AM within) moves among the camp of awareness; to pass through means to discern what remains when all outward signs are gone. 'Stiffnecked' is the habit of a mind that will not bow to inner truth, so the call is to strip away the ornaments that identify the old self. The act of removing them is not punishment but a clearing of space, so that the inner divine presence may decide what to do. Horeb is the inner mountain of revelation, where clarity arises when egoic props fall away. Your present circumstance is this momentary 'consumption' only if you cling to a self-image; otherwise you invite the I AM to act freely. Mourning becomes a sacred pause in which you revise your self-image, not your past.