Inner Waters, Inner Source

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the 'virgin of Israel' as the pristine state of consciousness within you, not a people in a distant land. When the Lord asks who has heard such things, he is pointing to the startling fact that you can forget your own inner source and chase after substitutes. The snow of Lebanon and the cold waters are not two separate places you visit; they are symbols of the unchanging supply that springs from your own I AM. To forsake them is to trust in appearances rather than in your own awareness. In Neville's terms, you are always at rest in a continuous stream when you acknowledge that your imagination is the fountain and your present moment is your throne. This passage invites a revision: stop looking outside for streams; declare yourself the spring and the rock from which it flows. By insisting on the inner source as your reality, you heal the split between form and essence and re-create covenant loyalty within your mind.