The Inner Nazarite Vow

Neville's Inner Vision

That which stands behind the letter is the life principle: you are the I AM, and the vow is a decision of your consciousness to set up a boundary against conflicting thoughts until your desired state becomes natural. When the text says 'to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD,' it is telling you to separate your attention from ordinary, distracting impulses and align with a goal you will live from the end of its fulfillment. The Nazarite's outward signs are pictures of inner discipline: abstinence, consecration. In your practice, you replace those outward signs with inner acts: you suspend the voice of limitation, you keep attention on the feeling of the wish fulfilled, and you treat yourself as already in the state you seek. The 'LORD' is not distant; it is your own higher self, the I AM that you awaken by imagination. By renewing the state in imagination and holding to it with faithfulness, you confirm the covenant of your desire and become obedient to its fulfillment.