Peter's Denial, Inner Awakening

Neville's Inner Vision

Peter is not a man separated from God, but a state of consciousness that fears exposure. The warming by the fire is the mind seeking comfort in familiar beliefs rather than abiding in I AM awareness. When the question is posed, 'Art not thou also one of his disciples?' the I AM within answers as fear: 'I am not.' This 'not' is the false self insisting it stands apart from the divine, a denial of the inner kingdom. The kin of the high priest who cut off the ear and the garden memory echo defenses and guilt, yet they are only internal scenes. Peter's second denial reveals the pattern of identification with limitation; the cock crow is the alarm of awakening that you have momentarily forgotten your true nature. The way out is to revise the scene from the I AM: affirm your oneness, speak to yourself as the faithful disciple, and let the light of awareness dissolve the old fear. In that revision, mercy and compassion flow and faith returns as knowledge, not merely belief.