Inner Cities of Refuge in Consciousness

Neville's Inner Vision

The cities are not places you pass through but states you enter within your own mind. Israel’s crossing signals moving from one identity to another, and the refuges are moments when you pause the churn of guilt and fear by turning attention to the I AM. Bezer, set in the wilderness, denotes a quiet, deserted mind where impulse may pass without action, a fortress of stillness you enter by deliberate attention. Ramoth in Gilead, a high place, invites an elevated vantage where you observe the whole pattern of your thoughts rather than being driven by a single emotion. Golan in Bashan, a fortified region, embodies a disciplined will that holds your energy in constructive alignment with divine purpose instead of leaking into self-punishment. East of the Jordan marks a boundary you have established in awareness, protecting the new you from old patterns. The result is safety, revision, and creative power that arise when you dwell in the I AM rather than in reaction.