Bethel Within: Master the Inner Angel

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Hosea’s account, the angel is your own inner faculty—the I AM that you awaken and govern. 'Power over the angel' means mastery of your imaginal forces by unwavering consciousness rather than brute will. The act of prevailing is the sustained feeling that your assumed state is already real, a conviction you hold through the emotional yes of prayer. 'He wept, and made supplication unto him' signals the seriousness and vitality of your petition; emotion is not a distraction but the vitality that threads your desire to its fulfillment. 'He found him in Bethel' reveals that Bethel is not a place on a map but a place of consciousness where encounter occurs—inside you, in the moment your attention rests on the I AM. When 'he spake with us,' you hear the voice of God as your own higher-self speaking through your thoughts, ideas, and inspirations. The practice is simple: persist in the assumption of your desired state, feel it already yours, and allow the inner dialogue to inform your choices. The presence of God is the steady awareness that you are always already spoken to by your inner guide; you are, at this moment, living in Bethel.