Wilderness State, Inner Rod Restored

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's language, the 'she' is your current state of consciousness. The wilderness is the desert of present belief where you think you have no power, and the rod that once ruled has become a hollow symbol, its fire extinguished by fear and habit. The fruit devoured by misperception leaves you with no strong instrument to govern your inner realm. Yet the lament is not judgment but a beckoning to revise. Remember: God is the I AM, the awareness that you are here and now; your imagination is the instrument by which you reign. When you claim, 'I am the ruler of my inner kingdom,' you re-energize the rod and refeed the fruit by envisioning new growth. The exile and return theme becomes a cycle of awakening: you never left your throne; you merely forgot your sovereign image. By steady practice, you shift your state until the dry ground is nourished by belief and the fire returns, proving that your state creates your scene.