Exile of the Inner Self

Neville's Inner Vision

From the Neville perspective, exile is not a place but a state of consciousness you inhabit while you resist your true I AM. The cries you hear are the old self crying for recognition as you shift attention from outward appearances to the inner principle that you are the I AM. The cliffs and caves are inner places where your awareness resides when you withdraw from the world; the brays and nettles symbolize sensations that try to anchor you in lack. Yet this is the perfect stage for a dramatic reversal: when you assume the feeling of your own divine presence, you alter the texture of the world. Imagination creates reality; therefore, treat this exile as a temporary script being rewritten by your inner king. See yourself already dwelling in the spacious inner kingdom, where you are safe, loved, and complete, regardless of the outer scene. Your present act of assuming this state is enough to shift the outer appearances toward harmony.