The Inner King Revealed

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville, the tale is not history, but a drama of inner states. Barabbas is the restless ego, the insurrectionist inside you who thinks freedom comes by reactivity and complaint; Jesus, the King of the Jews, is the crowned consciousness—the I AM—that would govern your inner city with quiet authority. Pilate’s question, 'Will you that I release unto you the King of the Jews?' becomes a test of your current alignment: you can choose the stability of the higher Self or yield to the noisy impulse that wants the familiar escape, and thus you release Barabbas. The chief priests pressing the crowd symbolize the habitual thoughts that persuade you toward old patterns when you seek relief through sensation or rebellion. The miracle is not in Rome, but in your imagination: by deciding to release the rebel and enthrone the King, you enact deliverance and liberation in your own consciousness. The practice is to revise the scene in your mind: tell yourself that you, now, are choosing the I AM as King, that you release the old self and feel the authority of inner sovereignty. When you occupy that feeling, the outer scene reflects the inner change, and freedom becomes your immediate experience.