Inner Kings and the Crown of Awareness

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the 'kings of the earth' as stubborn habits of mind—doubt, fear, vanity, the sense of lack—rising against the LORD, the ever-present awareness within you, and against his anointed, your true self crowned with grace. The verse does not accuse you; it discloses a stage of consciousness. When the world seems to conspire, you are watching your inner weather, not encountering a distant conspiracy. The LORD is not a distant ruler to fear, but the I AM—your ongoing, unshakable awareness. The anointed is your essential self, the crown of consciousness waiting to be worn. If you concede the outer resistance, you reinforce a sense of separation and powerlessness. If you assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled—knowing you are the I AM, the sovereign who speaks and acts through life—then the inner states realign. Let the belief in external authorities fade and anchor in this truth: you are the ruler of your inner kingdom. As you dwell in the felt reality of that sovereign state, the appearances rearrange themselves to match the inner conviction. This is the practice of turning consciousness toward its own reality.