Inner Timing of Love

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the lines, the 'daughters of Jerusalem' are not distant people but the many aspects of your own consciousness. The roes and hinds symbolize swift cravings that would rouse 'my love' before its proper time. To obey 'stir not up' is to discipline the mind: do not awaken the inner state of love until the I AM, the perfect awareness, gives the signal. In Neville's reading, love is not a person but a state of consciousness available now when you align with your I AM. Whenever you imagine the beloved as an external claim, you delay the inner awakening; when you decide you are already beloved by the I AM, the inner lover stirs effortlessly. The 'till he please' invites you to wait until your present state of consciousness is ready to receive fulfillment; you test it by assuming a state of fullness and letting your imagination dwell there until it feels natural. The discipline is not lack but precise timing: you shape the moment by choosing the internal state that matches the desired reality, and that is the awakening you seek.