Nahum 2:12 Inside the Lion

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the lion is not a creature out there but a state of consciousness that believes power must devour to prove itself. The tearing in pieces, the strangling, the filling of holes with prey—all are inner movements when the ego identifies with fear and the hunger for control. The whelps and lionesses are the parts of you that crave nourishment for the sense of self; the holes filled with prey are the stories you tell to keep that identity alive, and ravin is the restless activity of the mind that refuses to rest. In Neville's teaching, God is the I AM behind every sensation, and imagination is the force that creates your experience. If you cling to this lion as the ruler of your life, you project power as domination and you suffer its recoil. But you can revise by assuming a new state of consciousness: you are the awareness that witnesses the scene, not the scene itself. By feeling as if you are the I AM—calm, present, all-encompassing—you disarm the lion and allow wholeness to emerge. The outer world then reflects a peaceful, reoriented movement of life.