Inner Cities of Self

Neville's Inner Vision

Reading these verses through the Neville Goddard lens, the named places become inner states of consciousness you carry within. When the text says, declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all, you are invited to withdraw attention from outer appearances and roll into the dust in your inner house—the humbling exposure of a belief in separation dissolves in the I AM. The idea that evil comes down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem marks the inner storm that arises when you accept separation as real; it tests your sense of safety and invites you to revise your pictures. Lachish, the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion, asks what habit of mind you are dragging through your days. The coming heir to Mareshah and Adullam is the birth of your true self—the glory of Israel returning to its throne within. See these lines as a therapy for the soul: you undo old frames and prepare room for the inner kingdom to reign again, with the inner city restored to harmony and peace.