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Everyone is you pushed out · Neville Goddard, in his own words

What does “everyone is you pushed out” mean?

“Everyone is you pushed out”, shortened to EIYPO by readers, sums up Neville Goddard's teaching that the people in your world reflect your concept of yourself and of them. In the lectures he says “the whole vast world is myself pushed out.” The rule he drew from it is that there is no one to change but self.

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In Neville's words

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“The whole vast world is your self pushed out. There is nothing but you in the world. Here is this divine unity that reveals itself in multiplicity, in, I'll call it division, in fragmentation. but they're only members of the one body and that one body you are.”

Two Adams lecture, at 6:02 Play 29 s

“I want to forgive every aspect of my own being, for in my own being I caused it. I could not become aware of it were it not within me that it happened. It happened in me. Now I witness it, and it bears witness to what I did within myself. The whole vast world is myself pushed out.”

Consummation: The Pattern Man lecture, at 20:18 Play 26 s

“And you think these things on the outside are external to yourself and independent of your perception of them. And they're not. They're all yourself pushed out in your bad dreams and your misuse of this power.”

Who Is Jesus lecture, at 11:42 Play 13 s

“Change your conception of yourself and you will automatically change the world in which you live. Do not try to change people; they are only messengers telling you who you are. Revalue yourself and they will confirm the change.”

Your Faith Is Your Fortune 1941, ch. 6, I Am He

“Heretofore I thought I could change others through effort. Now I know I cannot change another unless I first change myself. To change another within my world I must first change my concept of that other; and to do it best I change my concept of self. For it was the concept I held of self that made me see others as I did.”

Five Lessons 1948, ch. 4, No One to Change but Self

“When you think of another, you are seeing only your opinion of him. If you think he is kind, he is kind. If you think he is stupid, he is stupid as he is playing the part you have assigned him because of your opinion. Therefore, if your desire is for him to change, you must change your opinion of yourself, for “he” is only your opinion pushed out.”

The Creative Use of Imagination 1952, ch. 4, Desire

“Nations, as well as people, are only what you believe them to be. No matter what the problem is, no matter where it is, no matter whom it concerns, you have no one to change but yourself; and you have neither opponent nor helper in bringing about the change within yourself. You have nothing to do but convince yourself of the truth of that which you desire to see manifested.”

Feeling Is the Secret 1944, ch. 3, Sleep

How he describes doing it

From Prayer: The Art of Believing, Five Lessons and the lectures.

  1. Change your idea of the other person. Believe them to be who you want them to be, and talk to them in your mind as though they were.

    “To change a man, you must change your conception of him. You must first believe him to be the man you want him to be and mentally talk to him as though he were. All men are sufficiently sensitive to reproduce your beliefs of them.”

    Prayer: The Art of Believing 1945, ch. 5, Law of Thought Transmission

  2. Imagine you have heard them tell you what you wish they would tell you.

    “If I have a desire to help you or to help anyone, all I need to do is simply to imagine that I have heard them, and then I actually hear them tell me what I wish they would tell me.”

    The Law: Your Choice and Risk lecture, at 15:48 Play 15 s

  3. His own way: bring the person before your mind's eye and hear their good news.

    “In my own case, I take a man. I bring him before my mind's eye. It's a simple thing. I hear him tell me what he would like to tell me. And then I become excited, emotionally excited because I want to hear exactly what he's going to tell me. It's all about his own good fortune.”

    Spiritually Known lecture, at 29:29 Play 23 s

  4. Become yourself what you want others to be.

    “If you are disturbed and you would like me to be something other than what I appear to be, then you must be that which you want me to be. We must become the thing that we want others to be or we will never see them be it.”

    Five Lessons 1948, ch. 4, No One to Change but Self

Common questions

Why do people treat me the way they do?

He said they play the parts your concept of yourself wrote for them.

“When men and women help or hinder us, they only play the part that we, by our concept of self, wrote for them, and they play it automatically. They must play the parts they are playing because we are what we are.”

Five Lessons 1948, ch. 4, No One to Change but Self

Can I change someone without their consent?

He said yes, and described doing it in imagination.

“If you know the difference between the individual in that state and a former state, or a future state that you can create, you can lift him up by representing that individual to yourself as you would like to see him, and put him in that state. Do it without his knowledge. Do it without his consent. You can do it.”

Blake on Religion lecture, at 6:48 Play 21 s

Can I help another person this way?

Yes. He said that when you wish something good for another, you do it for yourself, since the other is yourself pushed out.

“If I so love another to be concerned and wish for that other something noble in this world, I do for the other what I am doing for myself, because it is myself only pushed out, that's all. For the whole vast world is within.”

The Secret of God lecture, at 15:04 Play 17 s

How does it fit with the golden rule?

He said seeing others as yourself makes the golden rule easy to keep.

“And the more I know that the world is my self -pushed out, the more I become incapable of hurting myself. I now find the golden rule so easy to abide by. because I wouldn't want it done to me, and here is my very self. So I can't do it to him, because he really isn't another, he's myself.”

Two Adams lecture, at 30:49 Play 20 s

More questions about Neville, answered in his words →

All 31 lectures on everyone is you pushed out

All Things Exist

Running time 46:14

This lecture explores the biblical revelation of God as I AM, dwelling within human imagination. God speaks first from without, then awakens from within. Neville discusses Moses as a state of consciousness to be born, the symbolism of scripture, and the practical application of assuming the feeling of the wish fulfilled.

Blake on Religion

Running time 1:00:04

Neville Goddard discusses the life and teachings of William Blake, focusing on imagination as spiritual sensation. He covers Blake's fourfold vision, the distinction between individuals and states, and how to use imagination to transform one's circumstances. Neville shares personal experiences of fourfold vision and the power of imaginal acts.

Christ the Reality of Man

Running time 46:53

Neville Goddard explains that Christ is not a historical figure but the true identity of every individual. He describes Christ as one's own human imagination, buried in humanity, and born from the skull in a spiritual birth. The lecture contrasts conventional Christian beliefs with the inner, experiential reality of Christ as the redeemer within.

Neville discusses the pattern man Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of scripture. He reduces the 613 Old Testament commandments to two: that God is one (your own imagination) and to love your neighbor as yourself because the world is yourself pushed out. He shares personal experiences including David as the chief shepherd who reveals you as God the Father.

Divine Vision

Running time 45:49

This lecture addresses how to maintain a chosen state or desire despite doubt and external denial. Neville uses the metaphor of a donkey to represent the physical body and discusses forgiveness, the nature of the sender and the sent, and the power within to externalize one's vision.

Eighth of John

Running time 45:48

Neville discusses a friend’s vision of being chained to the earth and then rising free, linking it to the eighth chapter of John. He explains the sayings as condensed personal experiences, not historical events, and shows how the chapter reveals that one’s own consciousness is the light of the world and the source of all change.

Neville Goddard discusses two types of ends described in scripture: the ultimate end where God gives himself to man individually, and temporary ends that can be achieved through the law of assumption. He explains that the ultimate end comes suddenly and unpredictably, while temporary ends are reached by occupying the feeling of the wish fulfilled.

Father Forgive Them

Running time 46:23

Neville explains that all events, including actions others take, are driven by unseen imaginal acts. He uses a story about a woman who imagined new possessions; they later arrived through a robbery and insurance settlement. He connects this to the first cry on the cross, "Father, forgive them," as proof that everyone acts under compulsion from imaginal causes.

God and I Are One

Running time 46:19

Neville Goddard argues that the "I am" within each person is God, equating human imagination with the creative power of scripture. He discusses the descent of the Son of Man into mortality, the ascent via the fiery serpent, and the practical testing of this identity through assumption and prayer, using an example of financial provision.

I Am the Lord Jesus Christ

Running time 45:43

Neville Goddard argues that every individual is a son of God who chose to descend into human form as an act of mercy. He equates the biblical "daughters of men" with one's own identity or emanation. He claims that awakening to one's true nature as Jesus Christ occurs through experiencing the scriptural pattern in oneself, not through external belief.

I Say You Are Gods

Running time 43:48

Neville Goddard discusses the 82nd Psalm's declaration "I say you are gods" as addressed to humanity. He argues that the true self is divine, having descended into mortal form through amnesia. The lecture contrasts this spiritual identity with the temporary human garment, and emphasizes that awakening to one's divine nature unfolds the entire Gospel story within the individual.

It Is Done

Running time 47:52

Neville explains the duality of man: the physical sense man and the spiritual man of imagination. Using a story about obtaining sold-out opera tickets, he illustrates how assuming a wish fulfilled causes events and people to align. He emphasizes forgiving all, as everyone plays necessary parts in fulfilling one's assumptions.

Live in the End

Running time 54:07

Neville explains that God and human imagination are one, and that by imagining a state as already fulfilled and dwelling in it, that state becomes reality. He describes the law of imagining, the identity of Christ as imagination within everyone, and the importance of living in the end rather than focusing on the means of fulfillment.

Love Endures

Running time 1:00:14

Neville Goddard recounts his own experiences to demonstrate that God is love and that this love endures forever. He describes the literal fulfillment of scripture, including drinking the blood of God, and shares visions and stories illustrating that faith, hope, and love abide, with love being the greatest. He urges listeners to imitate God by loving first.

My Glory

Running time 45:53

Neville Goddard discusses the biblical concept of glory as God's own self given to man through resurrection. He explains that Christ buried in man is the hope of glory, and that suffering precedes the revelation of one's true identity as Jesus Christ. The lecture emphasizes that scripture's drama unfolds individually, not as external history.

My Servant

Running time 36:12

Neville discusses a vision of a woman compelled by an unseen force, which leads to a molten glass man forming from her head. He relates this to scripture, explaining that all are consigned to disobedience by a master until Christ is formed in them. He illustrates this law through a story of a poor Jewish boy who learned the spiritual power of assumption.

Nothing But God

Running time 41:22

Neville Goddard teaches that God is one's own human imagination, and all apparent others are the self pushed out. He uses a story of a woman who tells a troubled man he is God dreaming he is Al, and describes a subsequent dream vision. He explains the 51st Psalm, the nature of sin as missing the mark, and the awakening to one's true identity as Jesus Christ.

Revelation

Running time 46:19

Neville Goddard describes revelation as wisdom distinct from science, sharing a dream where he argues with a figure who represents his own being pushed out. He explains the descent into division and regeneration into unity, the role of David as the son revealing the father, and the fulfillment of scripture through personal experience.

Spiritually Known

Running time 45:40

Neville Goddard explains that the Bible is not historical but an allegory about human imagination as God. He describes knowing something intellectually versus knowing it spiritually by becoming it. He discusses the end of time as a state where one can stop change, and recounts experiences of arresting motion and changing events. He encourages applying imagination to benefit others.

The Duality of Man

Running time 46:19

Neville uses the biblical story of Jacob and Esau from Genesis 25 to describe the dual nature within every person: the outer sense man (Esau) and the inner imaginative man (Jacob). He recounts how he obtained sold-out opera tickets by assuming he had them, and a thief inadvertently helped him. He argues that all people are playing states, and one should forgive everyone because God plays every part.

The End of the Play

Running time 45:39

Neville describes life as a play in which God descends into a world of death and ultimately awakens. He shares a personal vision where he realized the entire drama is a play, ending with the inscription "self in self." He explains that every person undergoes testing by their own being, and through the furnaces of affliction they return to their source as God the Father, with David calling them father.

The Greatest Blessing

Running time 48:29

Neville Goddard discusses a strong imagination as the greatest blessing, illustrating how assuming another's identity can influence outcomes. He relates this to the biblical principle of God's fixed intention to form man into the image of Jesus Christ. Stories of individuals assuming 'I am Jesus Christ' and experiencing involuntary scriptural fulfillment are shared, linking the law's application on the earthly level to spiritual unfolding.

Neville Goddard discusses a principle from Matthew 18:19 about two agreeing on any request, illustrating it with a story of a woman who heard a neighbor's wish to be free of a disturbance, leading to the parents' deaths. He warns to always act in love and distinguishes between using the law for material desires and seeking spiritual fulfillment through the promise.

The Messenger

Running time 44:40

Neville explains that messengers are not to be merged with their message or worshipped as idols. He clarifies that God is one's own I AM, the human imagination. The lecture focuses on separating the messenger from the message, the meaning of the lamb as symbol, and the discovery of David as the Son of God representing the individual's awakened state.

The Secret of God

Running time 45:45

Neville describes imagination as the creative power of God and the secret of God. He explains that man's imaginal acts become objective facts, using biblical references and examples to illustrate how assumptions persist and harden into reality through faithful dwelling in the end.

Neville Goddard discusses imagination as God, the law of imagining, and the promise of awakening. He explains that imaginal acts are causal, faith is essential, and that man's own imagination is the creator of all phenomena. He also describes the resurrection and the revelation of God through the son David.

The Word of God

Running time 45:27

Neville describes the Bible as the biography of God that unfolds within each individual. He explains that the Word of God abides as human imagination, which erupts to reveal that the scriptural story is one's own experience. The birth of the Savior, the father-son relationship with David, and the resurrection are presented as events occurring within the soul, not in external history.

The World Is a Stage

Running time 46:17

Neville Goddard expands on Shakespeare's metaphor of the world as a stage, interpreting the Bible as a single play spanning six thousand years. He describes how scattered biblical stories (Abraham, Lot, David) converge in the final act to reveal the individual as God the Father. The lecture emphasizes that all roles are played by God, culminating in the experience of one's true identity as the Father.

Two Adams

Running time 46:01

This lecture examines the biblical story of Esau and Jacob as a symbol of the two Adams: the outer physical man and the inner spiritual man. Neville explains that the second Adam, one's own imagination, is destined to rule over the first. He describes how to sense and exercise this inner power before its full birth.

Unless I Go Away

Running time 1:00:22

Neville Goddard explores the biblical theme of God departing to dwell within humanity. He interprets a vision of sunflowers and a rat as the transition from innocent, collective existence to individualized consciousness through experience. The lecture discusses the mystery of the Son, the promise to Abraham, and the power of appropriation.

Who Is Jesus

Running time 45:55

Neville Goddard explores the identity of Jesus as the I AM within every person, drawing on scripture, his father's and brother's life stories, and his own visions. He explains that all of reality is a dream pushed out from the dreamer, and that by remaining faithful to the inner vision, one can transform their world.

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