Inner Kingdom Genesis 4:17-24

Neville's Inner Vision

Cain is not a man out there, but a state of consciousness that believes separation from God and others is real. When he knew his wife and a city was built, the mind declared separation and began to organize fear into forms—families, names, structures. The names Irad, Mehujael, Methusael, and Lamech trace a growing pattern of self-importance that enlarges itself through memory and story. Lamech’s two wives and his boast of slain men is the inner anthem of grievance that says: 'I am wounded; I must conquer.' The city, the crafts, the music—all are symbolic acts by which the ego tests its survival, creating order out of the belief that life is scarce and danger real. Yet these verses invite you to notice that every event is a movement of your own mind. If you insist on vengeance, it multiplies; if you question the premise and claim the I AM as your sole reality, the entire line shifts. Your current world can be seen as a dream you now revise, replacing armor with awareness and violence with harmony.