Dust of the Inner Standing

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's terms, the call to declare it not at Gath and to weep not at all is a call to withdraw from outward show and identify with an inner state rather than a public performance. Gath, Aphrah, Saphir, Zaanan, and Bethezel symbolize inner dispositions: the outward mask of sorrow (Gath), the dust of surrender (Aphrah), naked shame (Saphir), the unmournful mind (Zaanan), and the shared ritual of mourning (Bethezel). When you stop needing to prove your feeling to others, you let the inner dust settle on your ego and expose the naked truth of your being. This is not punishment but a correction of perception: your standing is not conferred by external mourning but by aligning with the I AM within. The line about one receiving another’s standing suggests that as you shift inward, you alter the mental field—your true inner state becomes the measure by which others are seen and measured in consciousness, moving from exile to inner return. The judgment is a reorientation of mind toward a lasting, inner truth rather than outer appearances.