Inner Refuge of Ramoth

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, Ramoth in Gilead and Mahanaim are not distant towns but states of consciousness. The city of refuge is a mental sanctuary where the habit of retaliation and fear is halted, and the 'slayer'—the restless impulse, guilt, or projection—is disarmed by awareness. When you feel condemned, imagine entering Ramoth, letting the calm of the walls absorb your thoughts. The suburbs around the city are not distractions but boundaries that set the tone of your thinking, keeping the heat of past judgments at a comfortable distance. The second city, Mahanaim, speaks to the unity of divided parts—peace between conflicting desires—so that there is no inner civil war. In this sanctuary, you are not escaping life; you are recognizing the I AM that already shelters you. The directive is mercy and justice in your own consciousness: you forgive and are forgiven; you rest in your power rather than chase it. By choosing this inner refuge, you are delivered from the sense of threat and liberated into the now where your real authority and freedom reside.