The Inner Temple Awakened

Neville's Inner Vision

Believe this: the man with axes is the ego that boasts of power in the thick trees of identity. But the outer temples and carved idols you have set up are not God; when the inner temple is taxed by trial, the 'axes' overthrow them, the false sanctuary catches fire, and what remains is the pure I AM, the dwelling place of the divine name. In this psalm, the ruin you witness is not punishment but a purification: the inner city of consciousness is being cleared of images that pretend to stand for God. When you stop worshipping external structures and attend to the presence within, you awaken to the timeless sanctuary that cannot be defiled. Your awareness remains intact while forms pass; you are the custodian of the temple, not the builder of it. The fire is revelation, not ruin, revealing the indwelling God that endures.