Neville Goddard is vastly underrated. His contribution, were it understood and realized, would be as momentous as the Protestant Reformation, but with no violence; rather, a quiet renewal from within the hearts of men and women.

I believe that Neville Goddard has construed Christianity brilliantly, on the basis of psychological and spiritual truth, all the while rejecting institutional nonsense. Can his view of Christianity inform the conduct of life and secular organization?

Lewis Mumford in 1922 published an analysis of the literature of imagined ideal societies, from Plato to the modern era. Did any of them really give a clear solution to the human condition? We will compare his conclusions to Neville’s view of Christianity, and see the implications for society.

Mumford, L. The Story of the Utopias (1922)

While modern thinkers define consciousness through intellect and attention, Neville aligns with esoteric tradition: consciousness is a direct, living experience that transcends thought itself.

Best references to explain and give instruction on individual consciousness:
(same as listed in previous episode What is Consciousness?-Journey to Neville Goddard)
1. PD Ouspensky (1947) In Search of the Miraculous (seminal Fourth Way text containing verbatim lectures by GI Gurdjieff, NB-Ch.VII).
2. RAlexander_self-remembering - exercise pdf; excerpt from (1954) Creative Realism - see this for full discussion.
3. Rodney Collin (1968) Theory of Celestial Influence (NB- Ch.14 for exposition and instruction of self-remembering)

To understand the nature of consciousness and how to evoke it is vital to understand Neville. Science, psychology and philosophy will not get you there. Let's get beyond inadequate and outdated concepts, and get to the real practice. Mentioned: Bernardo Kastrup (2021) Decoding Jung's Metaphysics.

Best references to explain and give instruction on individual consciousness:
1. PD Ouspensky (1947) In Search of the Miraculous (seminal Fourth Way text containing verbatim lectures by GI Gurdjieff, NB-Ch.VII).
2. RAlexander_self-remembering - exercise pdf; excerpt from (1954) Creative Realism - see this for full discussion.
3. Rodney Collin (1968) Theory of Celestial Influence (NB- Ch.14 for exposition and instruction of self-remembering).

“And all you behold, though it appears without, it is within, in your imagination..." (~Blake). Neville's worldview is elegant metaphysics.

Neville on Fire blog post with diagram of the mind.
Substack post.

Philosopher/ physicist Dr. Bernardo Kastrup (Analytic Idealism) supports Neville's thought in two main aspects: 1. The universe is all mentation. 2. Individuals are identities dissociated from source -- from God. We discuss benefits of adopting this extraordinary worldview.

Mentioned:
James Perloff (1999) Tornado in a Junkyard - the Relentless Myth of Darwinism

In the previous post, part 1, we saw that Neville Goddard and Bernardo Kastrup each arrived at the same foundational idea: what we take to be the physical world must actually be mental in nature. In this post we’ll examine how Bernardo’s system lends credence to yet another principle, really, the essential one in Neville’s thought; namely, that we are one with the universal source.

References:
Neville
Freedom for All (1942)
God Became Man (lecture 1969)
The Way (lecture, date unknown)

Bernardo Kastrup
Analytic Idealism - Online Course