What is SATS, the state akin to sleep?

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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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.

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.