Inner Covenant of Firstlings

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe that the 'firstling' is not a mere animal, but the first state of consciousness that arises in you when you face a new situation. In this text the firstborn is declared holy and not redeemable—a sign that the initial impulse, when rightly recognized, is to be kept from compromise by doubt or fear. The altar stands for your present awareness—the I AM behind all seeing. Sprinkling its blood upon the altar is the cleansing act by which you wash the mind of limitation, stamping the impression that this impulse belongs to God and is to be used for higher ends. The fat burned as a sweet savour shows that the vivid energy of this impulse is to be purified by intention and released as praise to the Divine. The flesh belonging to the priesthood indicates your life-force, your vitality, reserved for sacred service. The covenant of salt expresses an enduring loyalty to this inner order; you and your seed maintain the discipline of consecration, so imagination becomes your reality. When you hold to this inward offering, your outer world follows the same divine order.