Levites of the Inner Priesthood

Neville's Inner Vision

To regard these verses as Neville would is to see the Levites as the living states of consciousness set apart for the I AM, the inner Aaron who governs the sanctuary of your mind. The line 'they are wholly given unto him' points to how your faculties—attention, memory, imagination—are consecrated to the work of awareness, not absorbed by the world’s clamor. Appointing Aaron and his sons over the priestly office mirrors the moment you decide your mind’s government rests with the higher self within you. The 'stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death' represents every doubt, fear, or ego impulse that would profane the sacred space; by remaining in the feeling of I AM, you banish it from the sanctuary rather than battling it in the field of form. When you truly believe your vocation is service to this inner temple, your outer life begins to reflect that order. The Levites symbolize the disciplined faculties of consciousness you cultivate—wholly devoted to the I AM and to the inner priesthood that ministers your day-to-day existence.