Kiss Of Inner Israel

Neville's Inner Vision

Jacob’s dim eyes and near-blindness symbolize a state of consciousness that has forgotten its inner light. In Neville's psychology, places and persons are inner dispositions; here, the 'eyes of Israel' denote the inner seeing of the soul, dimmed by time but not extinguished. When he draws near his sons and kisses and embraces them, the scene represents the I AM awakening the two aspects of self—the old and the new—into a single, intimate presence. The kiss is not a gesture of affection alone but the point at which perception and love merge; the embrace is the felt unity that closes the distance between lack and fullness. In your own life, you can read this as: the I AM (your true consciousness) can reach into the aged self that believes it cannot see, and renew it by a touch of awareness. The act of drawing near signifies bringing the parts of yourself into proximity with God, so that longing becomes recognition, and separation becomes communion. The moment is your invitation to revise limitation into fullness by dwelling in the truth that you are already loved and seen by the I AM.