Bethlehem Birth: The Inner King

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville’s habit of turning scripture into states of consciousness, Bethlehem is the inner stable where the I AM births a new king—the Christ within you. Herod the king represents the old, fear-ridden agency of the dream that you are separate from God and must defend your throne. The wise men who come from the East to Jerusalem symbolize the awakened faculties of mind (desire, intellect, intuition) making their way toward the center of consciousness—the 'city' where decisions are affirmed. As you read, you are invited to see that the birth is not a historical event outside you, but the appearance of a new dominant state in your awareness. Jerusalem is your focal point of I AM-consciousness; Bethlehem is the current cradle of that consciousness; the journey of the wise men is the shift of attention from outward problems to the inner king. When you accept this inward birth, prophecy becomes present-tense promise: the kingdom is within, already realized in your feeling and belief.