Neville Goddard Terminology Guide with Biblical References

Explore the foundational terms of Neville Goddard’s teachings, each illuminated with relevant Bible passages. These terms reframe traditional scripture as practical instruction for inner transformation and the manifestation of desires.

1. I AM

Definition: Your fundamental awareness of being; God within you.
Bible References:

• Exodus 3:14 — “I AM THAT I AM.”

• John 8:58 — “Before Abraham was, I am.”
  Neville’s View: This is the name of God and your own essential identity. Any state you attach to “I AM” becomes manifest.

2. Imagination

Definition: The creative power of God in man.
Bible References:

• Genesis 1:27 — “God created man in his own image.”

• Ephesians 3:20 — “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly... according to the power that worketh in us.”
  Neville’s View: Imagination is not fantasy — it is the spiritual act that precedes manifestation. God creates through imagination, and so do you.

3. Assumption

Definition: Accepting a desired state as already true.
Bible Reference:

• Mark 11:24 — “What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”
  Neville’s View: Assuming the feeling of the wish fulfilled impresses it on the subconscious and brings it to life.

4. Feeling

Definition: The emotional acceptance of a state.
Bible References:

• Romans 4:17 — “... calleth those things which be not as though they were.”

• Proverbs 23:7 — “As he thinketh in his heart, so is he.”
  Neville’s View: Feeling is the secret — thought without feeling is powerless.

5. State / State of Consciousness

Definition: A psychological identity or condition. You move from one state to another.
Bible References:

• Ecclesiastes 3:1 — “To everything there is a season...”

• Luke 15:17 — “And when he came to himself...”
  Neville’s View: You’re not stuck — any Biblical character can be assumed as a state now.

6. Revision

Definition: Changing past events in imagination to heal or rewrite outcomes.
Bible References:

• Joel 2:25 — “And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten.”

• Genesis 50:20 — “Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good.”
  Neville’s View: By revising a scene, you revise its emotional imprint and create a new chain of events.

7. Subconscious

Definition: The creative womb of reality; receives impressions from the conscious mind.
Bible Reference:

• Luke 1:38 — “Be it unto me according to thy word.”
  Neville’s View: Whatever the conscious mind persistently feels as true is impressed upon the subconscious, which brings it to pass.

8. Faith

Definition: Loyalty to the unseen reality.
Bible Reference:

• Hebrews 11:1 — “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
  Neville’s View: Faith is imaginative. To persist in the unseen assumption is true faith.

9. Bridge of Incidents

Definition: The natural but often unpredictable series of events leading to the fulfilment of a desire.
Bible References:

• Romans 8:28 — “All things work together for good...”

• Psalm 37:23 — “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD.”
  Neville’s View: You don’t control the bridge — assume the end, and the means will unfold.

10. Living in the End

Definition: Dwelling mentally in the state of the wish fulfilled.
Bible Reference:

• John 11:41 — “Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.”
  Neville’s View: Imagine from the end, not toward it. Live as if it were true.

11. Death

Definition: Letting go of one state or identity; symbolic, not physical.
Bible References:

• 1 Corinthians 15:31 — “I die daily.”

• John 12:24 — “Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone...”
  Neville’s View: Death is simply moving from one state of consciousness to another.

12. Crucifixion

Definition: Fixing an assumption in imagination. Also refers to psychological pain involved in state transitions.
Bible Reference:

• Galatians 2:20 — “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live...”
  Neville’s View: Crucifixion is not tragedy but transition — the moment of full identification with your new state.

13. Resurrection

Definition: The rising of a state into manifestation.
Bible Reference:

• John 11:25 — “I am the resurrection, and the life.”
  Neville’s View: When your assumption becomes reality, the state has resurrected in your world.

14. Inner Speech

Definition: The mental dialogue you continually hold with yourself.
Bible References:

• Isaiah 55:11 — “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth...”

• Luke 7:7 — “... but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.”
  Neville’s View: Your inner speech is your command to life. Watch what you’re saying inside — it’s creating.

15. Prayer

Definition: The controlled use of imagination to accept a new state.
Bible References:

• Matthew 6:6 — “Enter into thy closet... and pray to thy Father which is in secret.”

• Matthew 21:22 — “All things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.”
  Neville’s View: Prayer is the art of assuming the feeling of the wish fulfilled — not asking, but claiming.

16. Law and Promise

Definition:

• Law: The impersonal, mechanical process of manifestation (assumption, feeling, persistence).

• Promise: The mystical, individual fulfilment of union with God — Neville’s personal experiences.
  Bible References:

• Galatians 3:18 — “God gave it to Abraham by promise.”

• Romans 2:11 — “For there is no respect of persons with God.”
  Neville’s View: The Law works for all who apply it. The Promise is the spiritual destiny of every soul.

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