Inner Garden of Living Waters

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this divine image lies the simple law of life: you are the state of consciousness that fashions your world. The garden inclosed is the I AM choosing the atmosphere of your inner life; the spring shut up and fountain sealed are not punishments but boundaries you place so nothing unworthy can mingle with your nourishment. Your plants—the pomegranates and spices—are the fruits of your inner discipline: purity, loyalty, love, and gratitude growing where you tend with steady attention. The spices camphire, spikenard, saffron, calamus, and cinnamon symbolize refined thoughts and elevated feelings; the fountain of gardens and the well of living waters signify a continuous flow from your higher self, a wellspring fed by Lebanon, the height of revelation. By tenderly beholding this garden as your present state, you practice the assumption that what you desire already exists within you. When you dwell in that assumption, feeling the reality of the streams, the outward events align with the inward impression you have cast.