Inner Lion of Redemption

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage, the lion, leopard, and bear are not external punishers but inner conditions of consciousness that arise when you forget your I AM presence. The 'caul' torn from the heart is the exposing of old beliefs that cover your true awareness; the devouring is the breaking of those attachments. Yet the pivotal line, 'in me is thine help,' is the invitation to awaken to your inner God—your unchanging awareness. When you identify with the I AM, the threats of judgment recede as you revise the story you have believed about yourself. You are not at the mercy of external forces; you are the observer and creator within, capable of dissolving fear by refusing to yield to it and by affirming the reality that you are already one with the divine presence. Salvation, then, is the inward conversion from fear-filled states to awakened consciousness, where the affirming sense of I AM renders the old imagery powerless.