Captivity as Inner Release

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture this: the king of Assyria is the voice of fear pressing upon your mind. The Egyptians and Ethiopians are states of consciousness you have labeled as enemies. The nakedness and shame are not dictated by a foreign ruler but by your own belief about what you are worth. In truth, the power that asserts itself cannot compel you unless you have first conceded a mind that accepts confinement. You are the I AM, the awareness that never dies; switch your attention to the feeling of being free and already intact. Assume that this inner condition reigns now, imagine those captives returning home clothed in dignity, and feel the release as if it were your immediate experience. As you persist in that revision, inner movements turn toward harmony and the outer scene rearranges itself to echo the truth you now hold. The exile dissolves when the state of consciousness shifts from bondage to invitation, and your life becomes the visible sign of the inner liberation you insisted upon.