Jacob to Israel: Inner Name Transformation

Neville's Inner Vision

On the level of consciousness, the scene is not a race of fate but a shift in your I AM. The question 'What is thy name?' summons your current state; Jacob answers with narrow identification—survival, craft, effort. Yet the spoken word 'Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel' proclaims a higher self: Israel—one who rules in harmony with God and with men. This is not about a distant kingly crown but about the inner king taking dominion through consciousness. Your true power lies in recognizing you are the same Godly I AM that Jacob struggled with and with whom he prevailed; the external world simply reflects the inward acceptance of your royal identity. The term 'prince' indicates the inner authority of awareness, the capacity to impress your state upon others and upon circumstance. In Neville's practice, you do not seek to become Israel; you awaken to the fact you already are it by your assumption of the true self. As you dwell in that awareness, conditions reorganize to confirm your new name and allegiance to the Covenant of presence.