From Desolation to Inner Kingdom

Neville's Inner Vision

Look at Isaiah's desolation as a map of your own inner landscape. The cormorant, bittern, owl, and raven are the beliefs that have taken over the old mind, the line of confusion and stones of emptiness marking the boundary between what you were and what you are becoming. The nobles are the old identities you clung to—status, proof, external kingdoms—now called to a throne that is empty because you forgot your I AM. In this chapter, the outer gate is closed so that you may discover the true gate within: your consciousness. When you reverse the scene—in imagination you fill the land with your desired life; you feel it real that you are the ruler of this inner country—those outer rulers fade, and the thorns retreat, replaced by a quiet abundance. Desolation is not punishment but an invitation to awaken the inner Kingdom. Practice the assumption: I am the I AM, and I dwell in a state where harmony, strength, and fulfillment are established. As you hold that feeling, the wild beasts of fear and doubt are domesticated by your awareness.