In The Inner Court Of God

Neville's Inner Vision

View this scene as an inner council of your own consciousness. The 'sons of God' are your higher states of awareness that arise within you; the presence of 'Satan' is the restless, wavering thoughts that wander through your mental domain. God’s question, 'From whence comest thou?', is the nudge of awareness asking you to identify the source of your thoughts. Satan’s answer—'from going to and fro in the earth'—becomes a vivid image of mind in motion, testing you as you navigate your life. In Neville’s terms, the whole event describes your imagination at work, probing your assumption of being the I AM. The remedy is to shift the frame: you are the I AM, the unchanging awareness that sees all thoughts. Invite only those thoughts that affirm your true state, and revise inwardly that you already possess the end you seek. Let the outer earth be the field of inner practice, not a realm of fear; when you own the Lord within, the wandering thoughts fade into the light of your realized presence.