Inner Kingdom Vs Idol Images

Neville's Inner Vision

All the cities named are not separate powers in the world outside you, but states of consciousness within. The line 'As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols' means your I AM has already found and unmasked the idol-consciousness you have entertained. The idols of Calno, Carchemish, Hamath, Arpad, Damascus are your habitual pictures of power, safety, and reputation. Jerusalem and Samaria symbolize true worship, an inner alignment with the I AM, while the idols excel them only in the dream. You do not attack the image; you shift your identification from the image to your essential self. When you accept that the outer order follows from inner belief, you can revise the belief, feel the wish fulfilled, and see the cities rearrange themselves into harmony with the I AM.