Guarding the Inner Covenant

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed inwardly, the fowls symbolize restless thoughts, doubts, and appetites that would devour the seed of your covenant image. The carcases are the living form of the promise you have chosen to conceive in consciousness. Abram's act of driving the birds away is not a historical detail but a universal practice: when the inner center of awareness holds to a future state, external conditions tempt it to decay or disappoint. The moment you refuse to let the distraction reinterpret your image, you maintain the loyalty of the covenant and keep your worship pure. Providence and guidance flow to the one who remains faithful to the I AM within, not swayed by sensory appearances. In this light, the scene is a training in faith and trust: the true altar is inner, and the true offering is your steady conviction. The fowls vanish when the mind ceases to feed them, and the state you intended ripens because you have guarded the seed with unwavering attention and feeling.