Matthew 3:4 Meaning Now John Himself Wore Clothing Made

The man in the wilderness is the awakened forerunner in the head, clothed and fed by what happens inside a person before the higher self appears. Camel's hair covers him because spiritual growth is the coarse outer garment of one who has crossed the desert of the lower mind, living on the inner water no thirst can touch. The leathern band drawn tight at the abdomen is the mystic center that governs the creative fire, the desires of the flesh held in check so the force can rise rather than spill.

His food is not bread from the market. Wild honey is the galactose that feeds the brain, the sweetness of a renewed mind flowing from within. The locusts are violent, consuming thoughts, the swarm that eats at the nerves and devours new growth until stillness clears them. What a person takes in at this stage is exactly this pair: the swarm to be burned away, and the sugar that rebuilds the mind that survives.

Camel's hair: spiritual growth worn as the rough garment of one who has crossed the lower desert Leathern girdle about the loins: the mystic abdominal center where the creative fire is bound and restrained Locusts: violent, consuming thoughts that eat at the nerves and devour spiritual growth Wild honey: the galactose that powers the brain, the sweetness of a renewed mind