Inner Ruin, Outer Shadow

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of Ezekiel’s tree as your state of consciousness. When the mighty branches are cut and the shadow is all about, it is not the tree that has failed, but your awareness that identified with lack. The strangers who cut him off are the beliefs and fears you have consented to as real in your mind. The mountains and valleys are the highs and lows of perception, and the rivers of the land are the currents of thought that have carried away your former powers. The earth’s people departing from his shadow signifies the moment you have believed you are separate, standing apart from your own fullness. Yet the ruin—the fowls of the heaven and beasts of the field—are not outside you; they are the restless thoughts and baser appetites that swarm when you forget the I AM. Return to your divine I AM, and imagine the tree as your living awareness, intact at its root. You correct the vision by assuming a new state: that in you is a permanent, unshakable kingdom, and all external appearances yield to your inner decree.