Circle of Presence Within Jericho

Neville's Inner Vision

Joshua 6:11-14 is the parable of your inner life. The city is Jericho, a symbol of conditioned belief; the ark of the LORD is your I AM awareness surrounding the entire scene. The daily circuit—the encircling by the priests and the armed band—represents a deliberate rhythm of thoughts and feelings moving around your focal point, while the rereward behind the ark guards your state as a stable consciousness. Joshua’s early rising to lift the ark signals waking to your true self; obedience and faithfulness are not to an external command but to the steadfast conviction that you are already what you seek. Each circumference around the city is an inner revision, a choice to acknowledge presence rather than lack. The priests blowing trumpets correspond to the creative utterances of your imagination; the march of the army reflects disciplined faculties aligned with purpose. When the cycle is kept with loyalty to I AM, the inner walls yield as your life shifts to conform to your assumed reality.