Covenant Over the Well Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice how the outer scene mirrors an inner geography. The well is not a hole in the ground but your own stream of awareness, blocked by fear of scarcity and the violence of need. Abraham represents the I AM that will not move from its source, though others rush to seize the living water. Abimelech’s servants taking the well symbolizes thoughts and habits that drain your energy, insisting you have not told or remembered your own sovereignty. When Abraham reproves, the inner authority speaks; when Abimelech says he knows nothing, you feel the ache of not being told your own origin. Yet the moment shifts when they swear and a covenant is formed with gifts—sheep and oxen becoming tokens of agreement between two states of consciousness. The covenant is not between people but between the two aspects within you that acknowledge a single life, a single source. In Neville's terms, you do not seek outside justice; you revise the inner premise and declare, 'I am the water, and I make the well secure.' Practice: assume a sense of rightful possession of your inner resources and imagine the covenant as already established in your consciousness, bringing peace and nourishment.