Inner Covenant of Twelve

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that these names are not distant genealogies but the script of your own inner house. The twelve sons symbolize twelve states of consciousness that compose your sense of 'I'; the mothers and attendants indicate the roots of each state—Leah giving birth in the earth of duty and discipline; Rachel in the higher, dream-vision; Bilhah and Zilpah as younger energies that surface under strain. When you inhabit the awareness that all twelve dwell within you, you align with a covenant of unity: the I AM recognizes every facet as loved and necessary. The listing in Padanaram is an image of your mind traveling through separation and testing, then returning to a full, boundaried life where no part is excluded. You do not become a slave to any one name, but rather the observer who holds them all in one awareness. Your imagination can revise this scene by declaring, I am the whole family, I am the covenant, and I am loyal to the divine idea present in every part. In that inner alignment, the outer scene changes to reflect the harmony you have claimed in consciousness.