The Inner Land of Purity

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of those words as a mirror of your own consciousness. The 'Lord GOD' within you is not a judge but the I AM that you are. To 'eat with the blood' is to indulge fear, guilt, and imagined violence in thought; you are drinking the energy of separation, which cannot feed the soul that longs to rest in unity. When you 'lift up your eyes toward your idols' you give your attention to images that promise power—money, status, approval—and mistaking them for real sovereignty. 'Shed blood' points to the ego's attempt to conquer life by force of opinion, a behavior that defiles your own sanctuary and your neighbor's. The challenge 'shall ye possess the land?' asks whether a consciousness still steeped in such acts can claim the kingdom. The answer is yes, but only by a decisive revision: yield the old identity, adopt the I AM as your sole ruler, and see others as your reflection. When you imaginatively dwell in the feeling of already possessing the land—peace, purity, clarity—the rest follows.