Inner Temple Proportions

Neville's Inner Vision

Read as a psychology of space, the text records not bricks but states. The building before the separate place toward the west, seventy cubits broad; the wall five cubits thick round about; the length ninety cubits—all these are inner proportions of your mind. The wall thickness is the guard of boundary against wandering thoughts; the breadth and length are the visible wholeness of your present state; the hundred cubits that measure the house, the separate place, and the walls together mark complete alignment of your outer life with the inner order. The east-facing face speaks of awakening, attention turned to the source of life—your I AM awareness. The inner sanctuary—the separate place—points to the Presence that dwells behind every phenomenon. When you entertain the sense that you are this temple, you begin to dwell in a state rather than a circumstance. Your thoughts, feelings, and choices are the bricks and doors; by choosing a state of holiness and separation, you create a space where God can reside. The macro-proportions reflect a macro-state: a mind kept in balance, protected by discernment, and oriented toward the Presence.