Inner Gates Opened Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the quiet of your consciousness, Nahum's image speaks of your inner city: the 'people' are your states of awareness; when they are 'in the midst of thee' and described as women, it is a symbol of tender, unguarded feeling—your softer confrontations with fear, habit, and doubt. The gates, being set wide open to thy enemies, reveal how your attention is momentarily surrendered to external threats—thoughts and feelings you deem real refuse your guard. The fire devouring the bars is the cleansing heat of belief, burning away old limitations you have trusted as walls. Remember: the outer scene is never outside; it is a mirror of your interior weather. When you accept that you are the I AM, that consciousness is the one that closes the gates and secures the city, you discover that the enemies are but habits of mind you can revise. The call is to awaken a stronger inner governor, to imagine that the gates stand firm, and that the fire serves only to refine, not destroy your true liberty. Your present moment is the seat of power to recreate the city from within.