Conquering Inner Kings

Neville's Inner Vision

In your inner landscape, the cave is the subconscious, and the five kings are persistent states masquerading as rulers. When Joshua says, open the mouth of the cave and bring forth these kings, he invites your awareness to illuminate what has long ruled from the shadow: fear, pride, hesitation, attachment, and the urge to prove yourself. Notice how the kings appear, named and exposed—Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, Eglon—each a sovereign posture of the mind that has claimed sovereignty over your actions. As your awareness draws near and the captains of war attend, the moment of declaring 'place your feet on the necks' is not aggression but recognition: you, as I AM, acknowledge that these states no longer govern you. The power of a king is his claim; once you call the claim into light, it loosens its grip. The scene becomes a practice of self-ownership: inner kingdoms yielded to the one who stands in the light of consciousness, and power flows from the realization that all beings are states you can re-script.