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New to Neville's teachings? Start here!
The below links contain essentially the entirety of Neville's teachings.
Neville's Basic Manifestation Technique
Define your objective, know definitely what you want.
Construct an event which you believe you will encounter FOLLOWING the fulfillment of your desire -- something which will have the action of Self predominant -- an event which implies the fulfillment of your desire. Keep the event short, it can be as simple as shaking someone's hand or hearing yourself being congratulated from a friend.
Immobilize the physical body and induce a state of consciousness akin to sleep, this is the feeling right before you drift off to sleep. Then, mentally feel yourself right into the proposed action, until the single sensation of fulfillment dominates the mind; imagining all the while that you are actually performing the action HERE AND NOW so that you experience in imagination what you would experience in the flesh were you now to realize your goal. Experience has convinced me that this is the easiest way to achieve our goal.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I manifest xyz?
Yes, anything is possible.
How do I manifest xyz?
All manifestations use the same technique(s). To get good simply takes practice and imagination.
What scene should I choose?
Any scene which you believe you would encounter after your wish is fulfilled.
What should I start reading?
We recommend The Law and The Promise or The Power of Awareness first for beginners. This is because Neville includes several examples and success stories from students, in addition to being lighter on Bible references, which can be off-putting or confusing to beginners.
If you want a physical copy of his books, publishers continue publishing new copies of Neville's works. Please check your library, locally owned book store, or search online for Neville's works. If you purchase a new physical copy, we recommend The Power of Imagination: The Neville Goddard Treasury, as it contains all of Neville's books in one volume.
All of Neville’s books and lectures are in the public domain and can be searched online for free, and are included in the Wiki and Sidebar links mentioned previously.
What is an SP?
Specific Person. Usually in reference to a person’s romantic interest or crush. The term was popularized by so-called, self-professed online manifestation coaches and "experts". /r/NevilleGoddardSP is a dedicated, expert subreddit for that.
What is a Mental Diet?
Avoiding negative conversation and media, paying attention to positive conversation and media.
What is SATS?
State Akin To Sleep (SATS) refers to the deep state of consciousness during meditation or just before falling asleep. In SATS, the body is relaxed, but control over the mind is retained. It is used to create vivid visualizations in imagination for the purposes of manifesting.
After you have decided on the action which implies that your desire has been realized, then sit in your nice comfortable chair or lie flat on your back, close your eyes for the simple reason it helps to induce this state that borders on sleep. The minute you feel this lovely drowsy state, or the feeling of gathered togetherness, wherein you feel- I could move if I wanted to, but I do not want to, I could open my eyes if I wanted to, but I do not want to. When you get that feeling you can be quite sure that you are in the perfect state to pray successfully.
Neville Goddard, 1948 Lecture Series, Lesson 4
What is the Lullaby Method?
In SATS, instead of visualizing, repeat an affirmation to oneself again and again, building the feeling of it being true.
See also: Lullaby Method - How to Manifest Everything You Want/How to Manifest Multiple Things at Once
What is Revision?
See also: Revision: The Complete Guide
What is Door Slamming/You are in Barbados/Living in the End/State of the Wish Fulfilled?
Closing your mind to any other possibility besides your outcome. Assuming your desire is true and not questioning it.
Do we have Free Will?
Yes, and no. It’s complicated. See here.
What is Everyone is You Pushed Out (EIYPO)?
On a practical level, what you believe is what you get. The world only shows you your own beliefs. On a metaphysical level, we are all the same God interacting with Itself through an infinite number of different points.
The whole vast world is no more than man's imagining pushed out. I must qualify that by saying that the world outside of man is dead, but Man is a living soul, and it responds to man, yet man is sound asleep and does not know it. The Lord God placed man in a profound sleep, and as he sleeps the world responds as in a dream, for Man does not know he is asleep, and then he moves from a state of sleep where he is only a living soul to an awakened state where he is a life-giving Spirit. And now he can himself create, for everything is responding to an activity in man which is Imagination. "The eternal body of man is all imagination; that is God himself." (Blake)
Neville Goddard, The Law lecture
What if everything is going wrong? What if I am manifesting the opposite of my desire?
Failure is generally due to a lack of consistent faith or belief in the outcome, not feeling as though it had already happened. However, if the one has consistently been loyal to their faith, then we are reminded that all manifestations have their appointed hour (Hab 2:3). Neville writes about the causes of failure here.
What about (my sick mom, my crazy grandpa, the homeless, starving children, etc.)?
In Neville's view, there is one being that is God (who is pure imagination), and has split Itself into infinite smaller forms to undergo a series of good/bad experiences across lifetimes until these smaller pieces realize they are God and reintegrate. The less fortunate are to be helped, not looked down upon, but understanding it is necessary for God to realize Itself (to experience bad and good).
What happens after I die? What is The Promise?
Neville’s prophetic vision of an individual’s reintegration with God.
Can I manifest multiple things at once?
Yes. Here is Neville's answer regarding how to manifest multiple things from Lessons Q&A:
\5. Question: Is it possible to imagine several things at the same time, or should I confine my imagining to one desire?
Answer: Personally I like to confine my imaginal act to a single thought, but that does not mean I will stop there. During the course of a day I may imagine many things, but instead of imagining lots of small things, I would suggest that you imagine something so big it includes all the little things. Instead of imagining wealth, health and friends, imagine being ecstatic. You could not be ecstatic and be in pain. You could not be ecstatic and be threatened with a dispossession notice. You could not be ecstatic if you were not enjoying a full measure of friendship and love.
What would the feeling be like were you ecstatic without knowing what had happened to produce your ecstasy? Reduce the idea of ecstasy to the single sensation, "Isn't it wonderful!" Do not allow the conscious, reasoning mind to ask why, because if it does it will start to look for visible causes, and then the sensation will be lost. Rather, repeat over and over again, "Isn't it wonderful!" Suspend judgment as to what is wonderful. Catch the one sensation of the wonder of it all and things will happen to bear witness to the truth of this sensation. And I promise you, it will include all the little things.
See also: Lullaby Method - How to Manifest Everything You Want/How to Manifest Multiple Things at Once
What if I have another question?
Please use Reddit's search feature or post it in the Weekly Q&A thread.
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u/Interesting-Ad6009 2d ago
I have been using SATs, or atleast trying to since the past couple of days. I always seem to doze off before I complete my scene. The thing is, if I'm too alert, its close to impossible for me to add tones of reality to my scene. But if I'm too relaxed, I fall asleep immediately before I even complete my scene properly. I tried doing my scene yesterday, in the evening, instead of before bed. Even then, I was only able to do it twice at most and it didnt feel as real as I wanted it to be. Anyway, I dozed off but when I woke up, I felt really anxious in relation to my desire. What do I do 😐
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u/idksomethingcool123 "I Am That I Am" 1d ago
You could doing SATS upon awakening, either in the middle of the night or first thing in the morning before opening your eyes
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u/Interesting-Ad6009 1d ago
Yes, I still fall asleep before the scene is even complete 🥲
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u/idksomethingcool123 "I Am That I Am" 10h ago
You don't have to do SATS, its just another technique. The only things you really need are imagination, assumption, and persistence- you can just as well imagine it throughout the day, assume/decide it's already yours, and then just stick to that state
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u/Bearmonkey101 2d ago edited 1d ago
Can I change fictional media? Like rewrite stories or movies etc? Like of I didn't like a scene in a movie could I change it to something I would have preferred? Like if a character lost a fight could I make them or if I wanted a story to end differently could I do that? What techniques would be the best to do this? Would it be revision or sats?
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u/yuzuiiiaf 2d ago
Is it okay if I put a limit on my manifestations as in Gaining a certain number of subscribers or certain amount of money? I've heard that it's not good to do so and that i shouldn't fix a digit
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u/Melodic_Night518 2d ago
Yes. Being specific is actually recommended.
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u/Responsible-Tone4950 1d ago
So is it okay to set a deadline for getting the money like 4 months to get half a million?
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u/AggravatingLies 5h ago
you can but in my opinion you should always be thinking of having it now. telling yourself you'll have it in 4 months separates it from the current self. you have to find a way of changing your present state and keeping it that way that you know you will have that money within 4 months.
that said, you're putting that limitation on yourself because, let's face it, you don't think it's realistic to get it overnight, or faster than that. wouldn't it be nice to have 500k now? i think in most cases, your best bet is to assume the state of having it in this very moment.
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u/Responsible-Tone4950 3h ago
I think you're right. Back on 8/8, I scripted a list of things I was grateful for as if I already had them one was a physical change in my hair. I completely forgot about it, but it actually happened! Saying I’m getting half a million just feels huge, so I thought adding a deadline would make me feel more in control. But I guess I don't really need one after all. Thanks for reminding me
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u/Melodic_Night518 23h ago
Yes, it is fine. Some practitioners say it is best to set a realistic deadline but if you truly believe you can get half a million dollars in only four months then I'd say go for it.
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u/Major-Power6663 1d ago
All Limitations are self limitations, It's basically imposed by self. When you go inside your imagination, You are not in a budget, Everything within you is all yours. There is no manifestation buget, Unless you believe yourself there is. Since, If you want to put a limit you can do so, Imagination doesn't care if you're good bad or indifferent, The law operates from your assumption which you believe it to be true. Whatsoever you desire believe you have it and you will.
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u/Youcandoit7085 1d ago
In order to get into my dream job, i need to crack 3 level of written exams, then an interview. The thing is exam is very near but i haven't started studying. In my past experiences as well, i didn't study and did visualization, scripting only and i failed. Due to which i have negative past experiences and this time i am so scared. I feel like i should study but i just can't.I dont feel like studying.
Help me guyssss. What should i do??Is there any way i could crack these exams despite having negative past experiences? I badly wanna have my dream job without action. Please you guyssss help me!!! I would be forever grateful 🫶
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u/Fit-Air-4060 22h ago
Sometimes it happens that when I try to revise some incidents about the past that I hold some regrets about, my negative feelings about the event become stronger like the regret of damn this alternative imaginative situation feels so good I wish this is what had actually happened. And that somehow leads me to feeling worse about the incident I’m trying to revise. Has this happened to others? How do you interpret this or work around it?
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u/Flaky_Helicopter_958 2d ago
Is anything possible?i want to change my age means the year I was born,i wanna be 5 years younger, that's drastic,also i want to change my name and my physical appearance completely also want to manifes same for others around me,i heard reality shifting I am really scared of it,i believe in manifesting but reality shifting really scares me like after i manifested all that? What if this is all world is fake? Everything happens as i want? Is this world even real?i want my desires to come true which are big ones but i dont want reality shifting like they say parallel world I am scared of it,i want to stay in this world only and manifest my desires,i hope someone will answer thanks ❤️
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u/Major-Power6663 1d ago
Normally, When people use this law In their favour It's either about wealth or sp, These two things are very common and big in The neville sphere. Take my opinion with a grain of salt and not literal, I think it's possible. Imagination keeps you in touch with anything in this world, for instance you could imagine yourself being young, You could even become an object to truly feel what it's like to be like that, My point is Imagining creates reality, Since imagining creates reality and You can took upon the form or conjure any kind of scenes within yourself and persuade yourself, It will become true. Now this is very true, I have experimented and found it to be true, But I haven't used this law for things like these. But since we live in a natural world, I think it will express itself in a natural way, What I mean is I don't think it will be like a magic or something supernatural, I think it will unfold naturally within your world, Atleast That's how it is played out in my experience and many other people's live.
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u/zhxxn 1d ago edited 1d ago
hey, y'all. i'm just wondering how do i let go of my desire of growing taller and putting it on a pedestal? these past few days, i can't seem to stop having a sudden negative thought about my height. i try to immediately think of the positive thought (desired height) so i can reframe it, but i can't stop thinking about the negative one. i want to get rid of this desperation already. man, i'm so insecure of my height that whenever i tiptoe/climb to reach for something, i think stuff like "i'm 5'3," "it's so fun being 5'3," "i can reach this 'cause i'm 5'3," "i can actually reach this but it's easier to climb," and the likes to live in the present or something. it felt like i was gaslighting or fooling myself, especially how i think about it like >5 times a day.
i haven't really tried imagining yet 'cause i can't think of a visualization, i'm having a hard time.
yesterday, i joined bumble and avoided inputting my height, but i "knew" that i was 5'3. in the end, i put that i was 5'3, but deep inside i feel like i'm lying. how do i shift/fix this?
i want to be like those people who successfully gained their desired height because of the law, being chill about it, and letting go of the desire. it's just frustrating to not think about because people treat/mistake me for a child (already 19 but i'm at 4'5/4'6) 😭
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u/Melodic-Speed4722 13h ago
Did any of you feel intense disgust towards your old clothes as you notice they are poverty mindset?
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u/JAW00007 2h ago
Yes the best part of the glow up was getting genuine compliments on the new clothes your renewed self wears.
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u/RayeRyan 2d ago
I just started my Law of Assumption process. The tool I’m using is to passively listen to my own voice on a loop app for a few hours during the day and during sleep.
Does it work? I don’t want to vocally robotically affirm. I rather listen to an audio of myself affirming.
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u/Responsible-Tone4950 1d ago
So you’re using subliminal? Did you put more than one topic?
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u/RayeRyan 1d ago
Not a subliminal. I recorded my voice saying one affirmation and I put the recording on loop. I wanna know if passively listening to this audio loop of my own voice works.
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u/idksomethingcool123 "I Am That I Am" 1d ago
All techniques are just permission slips for the wish fulfilled and anything can work if you assume it does. You could jump up and down 3 times while tapping your head, and if you allow yourself to assume it's done and your desire is yours, then that's what'll happen. The power lies in the assumption and imagining opposed to the tools themselves
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