Remembered Illumination, Enduring Trials

Neville's Inner Vision

The illumination spoken of is a shift in consciousness, the awakening you rightly call the I AM. When the writer says you endured a great fight of afflictions, see it as the inner resistance of the old self to the new state you are claiming. External reproaches and the outward display of affliction are mirrors of the inner struggle; as you hold the light of awareness, the old vibrations lose their grip. You are not merely coping with hardship; you are proving the truth that your present sense of self governs your experience. To be a companion of those used is to recognize you walk among others who have risen in imagination; you are not isolated, you are in a unity of consciousness. The practical truth is that remembrance of illumination must be revived daily, and the feeling of the wish fulfilled must be maintained. Your life conforms to your consciousness, and faith becomes an act of revision—an ongoing assertion that the inner light remains, expands, and shapes all events around you.