Garments of Inner Identity

Neville's Inner Vision

Jacob’s father, supplied with the sense that he is blessing the elder, is fooled by outer signs, yet the deeper teaching is the law of identification. Rebekah’s act of clothing Jacob with Esau’s raiment and skins is not about trickery so much as a dramatization of consciousness: when you assume the guise of the one you wish to become, the inner reality begins to answer. The garments are symbols of states of mind you wear; the skins are the tactile cue that you have entered a new identity. In Neville’s terms, you are not changing a history but shifting your awareness to the I AM that already includes your wish. The “elder son” represents a former self, while Jacob embodies a present, chosen self. The moment you clothe yourself with the attributes of your wish—courage, wealth, health, clarity—you release the inner movement that makes it real in your world. Providence operates when you align your mental attire with your desire; the external scene follows from the internal shift, not the other way around.