Self Judgment and Sacred Shame

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you the so-called sister Samaria stands for a life of judgment kept alive by contrast and self-importance. Ezekiel's decree—'neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins'—becomes, in the glow of awareness, a reminder that your external 'sins' are only the foreground of a deeper inner state. When you claim the right to condemn, you project your own undeclared abominations onto others, and you thereby justify a split within your consciousness. The true ruler of Samaria is the I AM in you, not your critic. As you realize that 'they are more righteous than thou' is merely a reflection of your fear of your own wholeness, the charge dissolves. The moment you stop measuring others and turn inward, you discover that condemnation is a shadow of non-recognition of your unity with God. The inner scene can be rewritten: you are not the judge of souls; you are the consciousness that knows itself as righteousness, love, and truth. When you revise this image, the entire field rearranges itself, and you walk in a new sanctuary of self-acceptance.