Self-governance is not just a concept or a principle. It is a way of life. The native peoples of this land understood that if they did not self-govern, they did not survive. The founding men and women of this nation also understood that in order to establish a government by the people, they needed to be a self-governing people. Principles of self-governance were practiced in their every day lives.

The people of this land governed themselves using natural laws of equity and trust. Their focus was on building communities that utilized these self-governing principles found in natural law. They organized assemblies or private associations made up of people from their towns and counties. These associations were organized in the private. Because the laws of the land were based in private equity at the time, there was no 'public' assembly. The associations were private trusts or covenants made between the people of the communities. 

The associations (assemblies) were structured to send representatives to state and national conventions (Congress), in order to speak to the issues of the day on behalf of the people of the community. This is what created a true democracy. Unfortunately, this pure form of government by the people, was lost because the people began to rely too much on others for their governance. 

The Association of Inner Authority is focused on helping people return to the principles of self-governance that once filled this great land. It is through committment to family, God and its mission, that the Association has witnessed success in educating hundreds of people in Virginia, and around the country, about what it means to take dominion over one's life - over one's SELF.