The City Within Transfigured

Neville's Inner Vision

To the viewer, 'Is this your joyous city' speaks not of Tyre alone but of a self-image formed by pride in ancient days. In Neville's light, this city is a state of consciousness—an inner fortress built from memories and assurances. The antiquity denotes beliefs that feel permanent and true, yet they bind awareness to a cyclic security. When the verse says, 'her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn,' it becomes a symbolic image of the ego moving away from direct contact with the I AM, wandering into a self-imposed exile of thought. This is not punishment but invitation: you may revise the inner landscape by claiming a higher center that never moves. Resting in the truth of your I AM, you outgrow the old pride; the city dissolves as awareness remains, constant and omnipresent. The call is to awaken to a perception that endures beyond the changing scenery of self-identity, aligning you with a steadier sense of being rather than a prideful image that depreciates with time.