Consciousness Overcomes Death

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville's reading, the 'children' are states of consciousness; 'flesh and blood' is the mortal viewpoint. When the Christ 'took part' in that same condition, it signifies the inner man identifying with the texture of mortal life. Death, then, is not an external event but the belief that life ends, a power wielded by the 'devil' of fear and separation. By entering into that state—by imagining himself within the mortal frame—the Christ neutralizes the fear that death enforces. The act of 'destroying' death's power comes through a change of consciousness: when you acknowledge you are the I AM, the life that never dies, you revise the narrative of separation. Imagination is the instrument that makes this real: you pretend you are already the one who has overcome fear, and you feel it as now. The 'devil' recedes as you dwell in the awareness that you are the life and power, not the body nor its end. Thus the inner Christ liberates the self from death by awakening to its true spiritual nature.