Whispers Of Inner Baptism

Neville's Inner Vision

John's scene is not about the outward rite, but about the inner posture of awareness. The water signifies externals; the true baptism occurs when consciousness opens to the Presence that stands within. The 'one among you' is the I AM that you do not recognize in the habit of looking for signs outside. He who comes after me is greater, not in time, but in realization: the awakened self that follows the old self. My role as John is to witness, to announce what is already true in you: you are the house where God stands, yet you are unaware. Humility is the recognition that I am not the source of this 'standing'; the Christ within is, and I am to align with that reality. When you feel this inner presence, the external rites become symbols that awaken rather than secure; the latchet to be loosed is the old self-image of separation. Practice this day-by-day: you do not seek the Christ; you acknowledge that the Christ is your very awareness, now alive and acting through your choices. By this, you are both witness and vessel of the inner truth.