Mental diet

Neville discusses the Christian mystery of death, burial, and resurrection as an internal drama occurring within the individual. He explains that the cross is the human body, the tomb is the skull, and resurrection is an actual event where one awakens within the skull and is born from above. He also describes the dream-like nature of human existence and the promise of awakening.

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.

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 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 discusses the concept that God has placed eternity into the mind of man, making each person the chosen one. He interprets scriptural passages about the word "Olam" and shares letters from listeners describing experiences of unity with the divine. He encourages feeling wanted and known by the creator.

Neville Goddard teaches that imagining creates reality and that God and man are one. He argues that all phenomena come from human imagination, shares stories about the power of imaginal acts, and warns against misusing imagination. He advises listeners to consciously use imagination lovingly and to persist in assumptions until they become facts.

Neville Goddard describes a vision of two creatures: a monstrous being and an angelic one, representing the misuse and proper use of God's gift. He explains that the monster has no right to exist and is redeemed through compassion. He discusses the loss of an external Jesus, the coming of the Holy Spirit, the necessity of being born from above, and the realization that imagination is God.

Neville Goddard describes the biblical plan of salvation as an internal, individual awakening. He explains that God's purpose is to give himself to you, culminating in the birth of Christ within your own skull. The lecture covers the three key experiences of this awakening: being born from above, the vision of David as your son, and the descent of the Spirit.

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 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 Goddard identifies the human imagination as the true vine described in the Gospel of John. Using the metaphor of a vine and pruning, he explains that every imaginal act shapes one's life. He emphasizes constant self-observation and mental discipline, illustrated by personal stories including a mother's imaginal act affecting her son's return from Toronto.

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 Goddard discusses two gifts given only to humans: mind and speech. He explains that inner speech reflects one's true nature and shapes the outer world. The lecture emphasizes observing and controlling internal conversations to change circumstances, using examples and scripture to illustrate the power of imagination and spoken word.

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 reinterprets a Bible passage about the stone rejected by builders becoming the cornerstone. He describes a vision from 1934 where a stone shattered and reassembled into a human form, which he recognized as himself. He identifies this stone with God and with imagination, teaching that one must prune one's own imaginal acts because imagination is the sole cause of life's phenomena.

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 discusses the sperm as a symbol of God's creative power. He describes how imagination fertilizes states of consciousness, likening sealed rooms to eggs awaiting activation. He warns against unethical use of the law and emphasizes selective, dignified imagining. The lecture includes Q&A on playing all parts in Scripture and a revision story.

Neville Goddard interprets the parable of the pearl of great price from Matthew 13, equating it with the discovery that Christ is one's own human imagination. He discusses selling all prior beliefs in external powers to purchase this pearl, complete trust in imagination as the only power. He illustrates with two practical imaginal acts performed by attendees.

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 discusses the Hebrew word "Olam" (eternity) placed in man's mind, equating the awareness "I am" with God. He interprets the miracle at Cana as representing three levels of awareness: objective fact, psychological meaning, and spiritual understanding. Letters from listeners illustrate the experience of becoming one with God and the need to relinquish intellectual pride for imaginal creation.