Inner Birth Purification Path

Neville's Inner Vision

Your real birth is a waking of the I AM within; the outward rite mirrors an inner cleansing of your consciousness. The 'law' is not a command from without but a map of your inner dispositions. The priest is the inner I AM, the consciousness that makes an atonement for what you think and feel, cleansing the mind so a holy life can stand forth. When a new state arises—joy, clarity, or power—old fears, guilt, and limitation must be acknowledged and offered to the altar of awareness. The lamb or two birds symbolize what you can mentally surrender in imagination: the willingness to sacrifice the old self for the new, and the 'atonement' is the correction of your mental state by present awareness. By treating yourself as already clean and aligned with the I AM, you harmonize your inner state with your sense of holiness. The law declares you clean when the rite is complete; Neville’s reading says you are clean when your consciousness rests in the I AM, and the world conforms to that truth.