Pride, Lies, and Innocent Blood

Neville's Inner Vision

Take this verse as a mirror of your inner world. The 'proud look' is not merely vanity in the eyes of others; it is a state of consciousness that holds itself as superior, cutting off the light of truth. The 'lying tongue' is the rationalization of that self-image, a speech that bends reality to protect the self-image rather than to reveal it. 'Hands that shed innocent blood' are actions borne from that hardened self—when you harm others by judgment, exclusion, or cruel indifference, you seal the separation you fear. God is the I AM—the awareness that never judges, never loses its wholeness. When you believe you are this separated persona, you generate the very world that enforces it. But the moment you realize you are the witness, the I AM behind all thoughts, you can revise. Imagination becomes the lever: you can imagine yourself already as one undivided consciousness, seeing others as you, and speaking from a place of truth.