The Girdle of Inner Covenant

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the linen girdle as a symbol of your inner belt—the channel by which life-energy is drawn into action. The word calls you to wear a state of consciousness so closely bound to the divine that it cannot be washed away by the waters of circumstance. In Neville's practice, the command becomes not a ritual for history but an instruction for your present imagination. The girdle on your loins represents the steadfast I Am awareness you are asked to inhabit; to put it on is to affirm a covenant loyalty with God within. When you obey in imagination, the outer world begins to echo the inner posture. The “water” that threatens to wash it away stands for doubt, fear, or competing stories; you refuse to immerse your state in those currents. Maintain this girdle of awareness, and watch your life align with that inner truth. The sign is not the garment but your steadfast assumption of the state, which calls the world into agreement with the inner covenant.