The Side That Opens Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the story, the cross is your current state of consciousness and the Sabbath day marks your moment of resting in the I AM. The breaking of legs represents letting go of old supports and limited beliefs that bind you to a false self; when they are broken, you release the old self to die. Jesus’ death signals the inner recognition that the I within you is already complete, not needing external proof. The soldier’s spear piercing the side symbolizes the instant, undeniable flow of life force from your inner state—blood and water as vitality and clarity born of awakening. This is not distant history to endure; it is your inward movement responding to the assumption that you are already that which you seek. When you acknowledge you are the consciousness in which all events take place, the outward scene rearranges to match the inner conviction. The blood and water symbolize integrated life and cleansing understanding flowing from the wound-to-wonder moment, revealing your true self as the one life that has always been present.