From Oblivion to Inner Light

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville's framework, this is not a condemnation of an external person but the collapse of a limiting state of consciousness. The 'roots' dry up when you identify with a fear-based self; the 'branch cut off' mirrors the cut of old beliefs that once fed your sense of worth. 'Remembrance perish' and 'no name in the street' signify the fading of a character you once believed you were, because your inner impulse now refuses that old script. 'Driven from light into darkness' is the moment you turn away from your true I AM and withdraw your attention from the realm of possibilities. The final lines say that after this state, others are astonished—yet the astonishment is the subconscious bearing witness to the death of a long-held image. The way out is simple and practical: choose a new state, claim the I AM at the center of awareness, and revise the scene with the feeling that the light remains, that your identity is eternal and unthreatened by decay. Imagination creates the new you, here and now.