Inner Tidings of Zion

Neville's Inner Vision

Zion is your present state of consciousness, and the first to Zion is the messenger you awaken when you refuse to seek life from outside but listen to the I AM within. The verse promises a tidings-bringer who springs from your own awareness, not a man in the crowd. When you observe 'I beheld, and there was no man' you feel the emptiness of external counselors; you realize you are the only source of guidance. The line 'they are all vanity; their works are nothing' reveals that idols are thoughts, beliefs, and images that pretend to give life yet dissolve under the light of inner knowing. In the inner kingdom, all images—molten or otherwise—are wind and confusion, unless given life by your believing attention. Fix your gaze on the indwelling I AM, and allow it to reinterpret every event as a sign from the self you are becoming. The 'good tidings' arrive as a revision in feeling and imagination, turning outer appearance into the echo of your inner state. You are both tidings and listener; awaken to the fact that reality follows your inner certainty.