Incense of Inner Presence

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe the altar and incense as symbolic states of consciousness. The golden altar is not a thing out there but a symbol of a reserved inner posture you hold in the sanctuary of your mind. The sweet incense stands for the thoughts and feelings you choose to perfume your life with—trust, gratitude, obedience, and vibrant faith. When you imagine the Presence of God as being just beyond the veil of ordinary awareness, you practice the essential Neville technique: assume the reality of the I AM now and feel it real until it colors your outer world. The command to place the altar before the veil becomes a daily instruction to attend to your inner sanctuary, to separate restless thoughts from quiet, holy attention. Through persistent imagining, you invite the divine Presence to become your lived experience, dissolving the illusion of separation and revealing the holiness that is already within you.