Inner Ram of Devotion

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the ram as your carnal self, the persona clinging to limitation. When Aaron lays hands on its head, you identify with a new desire, a state of being you wish to inhabit. The slaughter and the sprinkling of blood around the altar symbolize the shedding of the old belief that you are separate from the Source. Cutting the ram into pieces and burning the head, the pieces, and the fat represents the deliberate dissolution of every fragment of the old you; you do not carry it forward. Washing the inwards and the legs in water stands for purifying motive, intention, and habit—cleansing the inside until pure fire can consume the residue. Finally, the whole ram burnt upon the altar becomes a fragrance, a sweet savour unto the LORD, a consciousness-affirming act that says: I am already that which I seek. The LORD commanded Moses, and so, within you, the inner law is: align your feeling with the state you desire, and the world will follow as the echo of that inner fire.