What does “feeling is the secret” mean?

A lecture recounting Neville Goddard's personal story of traveling to Barbados in 1933, guided by his teacher Abdullah's instruction to live in imagination as though already there. The account explores the idea that Jesus Christ represents human imagination, that states of consciousness can be entered and departed from, and that outer circumstances follow an inwardly assumed state, illustrated through the sequence of events surrounding his journey.

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.

Neville Goddard uses the story of a friend's stolen piano to illustrate that all words are powerful because man is God. He warns that doubt is the unforgivable sin and explains the biblical meaning of Moses seeing God's back, linking it to the eventual revelation of God's glory through one's son, David.

Neville Goddard explains that the Bible reveals Jesus Christ as the creative power within each person, which is their own imagination. He describes humanity as suffering from amnesia, unaware of their true identity as Christ. The lecture discusses testing this power through imaginative prayer and shares experiences of awakening to one's divine nature.

Neville plays the role of Andrew, the disciple who leads others to Jesus. He explains that Jesus Christ is not an external being but one's own human imagination, which is God. The lecture describes how to use imagination to assume a desired state and, through persistence, see it expressed in reality.

Neville discusses the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4) and Paul's question about calling upon God. He argues the true God is one's own human imagination, not an external deity. The lecture covers faith, the importance of "I am," and the plan of redemption through personal experience of Christ rising within.

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.

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.

Neville Goddard describes the flood as the overwhelming accumulation of facts that imprison people. He explains that by penetrating facts with imagination, one can enter a desired state and bring it into reality, using biblical stories and personal experiences to illustrate this principle.

Neville Goddard discusses faith as loyalty to unseen reality rather than belief in unreal things. He explains that all things already exist in eternity, and faith means assuming the feeling of the wish fulfilled, then yielding completely to the deeper self. He shares examples, including a dream about David, and emphasizes that the entire biblical drama unfolds within man.

Neville Goddard identifies God with the human imagination, citing Paul's address to the Athenians in Acts 17. He explains that imagining creates reality, and that one should feel after this indwelling God by assuming the feeling of the wish fulfilled. The lecture covers the mechanics of assumption, the importance of mental diet, and the idea that all objective reality originates from what is first imagined.

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.

Neville Goddard summarizes two key concepts: God's law and God's promise. The law is the principle that assumptions harden into fact. He explains using imagination to assume a desired state and persist until it appears. The promise is the unconditional biblical revelation that every person will eventually experience the birth of God in themselves, symbolized by David calling them Father.

Neville discusses the Epistle to the Hebrews, explaining that God's final revelation comes through His Son. He describes his own experience of God awakening within the skull and the appearance of David, revealing the father-son relationship as the ultimate truth of scripture.

Neville Goddard discusses the biblical teaching that every person is an heir to the entire universe, but remains unaware of this inheritance. He explains that humanity, symbolized as the first son in the parable of the prodigal son, must awaken to its true identity as God. Neville describes the process of awakening and the fulfillment of scripture within each individual.

Neville Goddard discusses a dream in which he encountered infinite love behind a door, granting every request. He relates this to the biblical promise that words from God do not return void. He emphasizes that resurrection and spiritual birth occur within each individual, fulfilling Scripture personally. The lecture explores how all experiences of Christ unfold within the believer.

Neville Goddard explains that hope deferred makes the heart sick, while a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. He identifies God as one's own imagination, the sole creative power. The lecture describes how to assume a desired state, view the world from it, and let it ripen into reality, emphasizing that every imaginal act has an appointed hour to flower.

Neville Goddard explains prayer as a radical change of attitude, not begging. He teaches that repentance means shifting one's state of consciousness by imagining a scene that implies a wish is fulfilled, then giving thanks. He illustrates this with a personal story of securing a ship passage by imagining walking up a gangplank.

Neville Goddard recounts his 1933 experience of using imagination to travel to Barbados. He describes being taught by Abdullah to subjectively appropriate his desire by sleeping in the state of the wish fulfilled. The lecture identifies Jesus Christ as the human imagination and emphasizes that faith is the subjective appropriation of an objective hope.

Neville Goddard teaches that imagination is God and the only reality. He explains that one's own human imagination is the creative power behind all phenomena. The lecture describes how to consciously use imagination by assuming the feeling of the wish fulfilled, supported by a story of a woman applying this technique to help a friend.

Neville discusses the unreliability of biblical manuscripts due to scribal errors and editorial emendations. He describes truth as a fiery spiral stairway where what appears true on one level may not be true on a higher one. He recounts a vision where he arrested the activity of life within himself, causing people to freeze as if dead, illustrating the statement in Revelation: "You have the name of being alive, and you are dead."

Neville Goddard distinguishes between eternal spiritual states and the immortal self. He explains how to use imagination to create temporary states for oneself or others. He shares his personal experiences of being called to apostleship and the awakening of scripture within him.

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.

Neville Goddard discusses the kingdom of God being within, identifying God with human imagination. He urges testing this principle by imagining scenes implying fulfilled desires. A friend's dream illustrates states of consciousness. Neville shares an experiment where imagining a debt repaid resulted in receiving the money. He concludes everything exists within imagination.

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.

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.

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.

Neville Goddard interprets scripture to show that God and man are one. He discusses the first commandment, the union of the Lord and Israel as a marriage, and identifies David as the Son of God. The lecture connects Old Testament figures to New Testament fulfillment and describes his own experience of being united with the risen Lord.

Neville Goddard describes that a person's real belief is not what they profess but what they live by, which becomes knowledge only through experience. He illustrates this principle with stories of individuals who applied their imagination to achieve specific goals, demonstrating that imagining an act makes it real internally before it appears externally.

Neville Goddard discusses the states of consciousness personified in scripture as Peter and Jesus Christ. He explains that man dwells in three levels: physical, psychological, and spiritual. The lecture focuses on the psychological dwelling place, the confession of Peter, and the ultimate unity of all beings in Christ.

Neville Goddard discusses the nature of divine power as distinct from worldly power. He identifies this power as Christ, defined as one's own human imagination. The lecture covers repentance as a radical change of attitude, the use of imagination to achieve objectives, and the personification of creative power as a little child. He emphasizes that imagination is God and the kingdom of heaven is within.

Neville Goddard discusses Christ as the power and wisdom of God, distinguishing wisdom from knowledge. He recounts experiences of tasting divine power, including stopping motion in a vision and being drawn into a luminous body that heals by presence. He emphasizes the kingdom is a gift not earned, and describes the moment of recognizing God's son David as one's own child.

Neville Goddard explains the practical method of rearranging the structure of the mind through assumption. He draws on the Epistle of James and his own military experience to illustrate how assuming a desired state and persisting in that assumption leads to its externalization.

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.

Neville interprets Paul's benediction from 2 Corinthians 13:14 as describing an experience of divine union. He explains the roles of grace, love, and the Holy Spirit in spiritual conception and birth, linking them to Scripture and his own experience. He also discusses using empathy and embrace in practical application.

Neville Goddard examines the nature of reality as a dream, recounting a personal dream experience where he could not remember where he lived. He describes dreaming as the mechanism of creation, discusses his father's practice of controlled daydreaming with eyes partially shut, and connects the dream metaphor to biblical scripture.

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.

Neville Goddard explains that God takes the initiative in redemption, having sacrificed Himself to become human so that humans may awaken as God the Father. He interprets Psalm 82 and shares a personal visionary experience of being crucified upon the cross of human form. A listener's dream about rejecting a mother image illustrates the spiritual maturation required to find the Father.

Neville Goddard describes the invisible body of man as imagination, which is God himself. He explains a biblical story about touching the risen Lord and becoming one with him. He shares personal experiences of spiritual union and offers practical instructions for using imagination to realize desires by becoming fully attached to the feeling of the wish fulfilled.

Neville Goddard recounts a friend's story of losing her son and how she proved to herself that all things exist in the human imagination. He discusses how imagination is God, and how intensity of imagining can bring about changes in one's life, using examples of her success in business and personal matters.

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.

Neville Goddard discusses the claim that the Old Testament provides a pattern fulfilled in the individual through the experience of Jesus Christ. He distinguishes between reading scripture as a map and actually living its cubic reality. The lecture also covers the law of assumption as a practical method to change one's life while awaiting this spiritual awakening.

Neville Goddard interprets the biblical potter and clay as imagination and self-concept. He explains that imagination is God, the Father, and the potter who reshapes the clay of self-image. Using the story of Jeremiah and personal anecdotes, he describes how to rework spoiled concepts of oneself and others into desired forms through imaginal acts.

Neville Goddard describes his experiments entering imagined scenes until they become fully real, identifying the spirit of God with human imagination. He shares practical applications of this law for changing circumstances, including his army discharge, and discusses the nature of reality, feeling, and the fundamental importance of the "I am" self-awareness.

Neville Goddard describes that a person's true future is the fulfillment of the story of Jesus Christ, not worldly predictions or achievements. He explains that everyone will experience the events of the gospel, as Christ is buried in every person and will awaken in them, leading to the realization of being God the Father.

Neville Goddard explains that the Bible records personal spiritual experiences, not secular history. He discusses finding God's name as "I Am," the creative power within imagination, and the importance of testing this principle through assumption and persistence. The lecture explores biblical stories as foreshadowing of individual awakening.

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.

Neville Goddard explains that the entire divine drama, including the relationship between the Father and the Son, is contained within each individual. He discusses the biblical symbolism of David as the Son of God, the grafting of the tree of life, and the experience of spiritual awakening that reveals one's true identity.

Neville Goddard discusses the supernatural nature of the crucifixion and biblical events, asserting they cannot be fixed in time or space. He shares a personal visionary experience involving a voice and a procession, emphasizing that these events occur within the soul. The lecture explores the idea of God becoming man and the awakening of God the Father within each individual.