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GODDARD - THE POWER OF AWARENESS: Mastering Success Through Assumption - Neville Goddard (1952)
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(00:00:00) 1. I AM
(00:04:59) 2. Consciousness
(00:09:10) 3. Power of Assumption
(00:14:22) 4. Desire
(00:17:06) 5. The Truth That Sets You Free
(00:21:40) 6. Attention
(00:25:51) 7. Attitude
(00:32:25) 8. Renunciation
(00:35:14) 9. Preparing Your Place
(00:38:41) 10. Creation
(00:41:38) 11. Interference
(00:44:06) 12. Subjective Control
(00:46:13) 13. Acceptance
(00:49:53) 14. The Effortless Way
(00:52:37) 15. The Crown of the Mysteries
(00:54:27) 16. Personal Impotence
(00:55:49) 17. All Things Are Possible
(00:58:27) 18. Be Ye Doers
(01:01:29) 19. Essentials
(01:05:54) 20. Righteousness
(01:09:33) 21. Free Will
(01:15:08) 22. Persistence
(01:19:37) 23. Case Histories
(01:47:31) 24. Failure
(01:52:16) 25. Faith
(01:56:42) 26. Destiny
(01:58:32) 27. Reverence
THE POWER OF AWARENESS: Mastering Success Through Assumption - Neville Goddard (1952).
The Power of Awareness by Neville Goddard, first published in 1952, is one of the most profound guides to the Law of Assumption in metaphysical literature. In this concise yet powerful book, Goddard reveals that consciousness is the only reality and the creative force behind all human experience. Your outer world — success, health, relationships, and circumstances — is simply a mirror of your inner state of awareness and your concept of self. Drawing on biblical passages interpreted psychologically, Goddard shows that “I AM” is the divine name of God within you — the unchanging awareness of being. By deliberately changing your self-concept through disciplined imagination and the feeling of the wish fulfilled, you can transform your life. The book rejects external causes and empowers you to become the conscious creator of your reality. Creation is already finished; manifestation happens when you assume the desired state as already real and persist until it hardens into fact. This 27-chapter masterpiece offers a complete system for success through the power of awareness.
1. I AM :The book opens with the foundational truth: “I AM” is the self-definition of God and the eternal center of consciousness. No matter what concepts you hold (rich/poor, healthy/ill), the awareness of simply being remains unchanged. Your concept of self determines your world because consciousness is the only substance, rearranged by your assumptions. Goddard urges readers to leave the mirror (external appearances) and change their face (inner concept). Key quote: “Let the weak man say, ‘I am strong’” (Joel 3:10). This chapter liberates the reader from victimhood by revealing that you are the operant power.
2. Consciousness: Consciousness is the one and only reality—the first cause-substance from which all phenomena arise. Nothing exists for you except through your awareness of it. The world is not separate from you; it is a projection of your consciousness. Differences in experience come from arrangements of the same mind-substance, like a magnetized versus demagnetized piece of steel. Health, wealth, and circumstances are not created but manifested by your concept of self. Turn from objective appearances to the subjective center—your own awareness—to master life.
3. Power of Assumption: Man’s chief delusion is believing in causes outside his own consciousness. All experience flows from your state of consciousness (what you think, desire, believe, and consent to as true). Transformation requires renewing the mind through assumption: assume the feeling of your wish fulfilled until it becomes your dominant state. Goddard distinguishes mental knowledge (thinking of a thing) from spiritual knowledge (becoming it). Like the moth plunging into the flame, you must die to your old self to embody the new. Imagination is the redemptive power; assumption is the method.
4. Desire: Changes in life appear as chanc
(00:04:59) 2. Consciousness
(00:09:10) 3. Power of Assumption
(00:14:22) 4. Desire
(00:17:06) 5. The Truth That Sets You Free
(00:21:40) 6. Attention
(00:25:51) 7. Attitude
(00:32:25) 8. Renunciation
(00:35:14) 9. Preparing Your Place
(00:38:41) 10. Creation
(00:41:38) 11. Interference
(00:44:06) 12. Subjective Control
(00:46:13) 13. Acceptance
(00:49:53) 14. The Effortless Way
(00:52:37) 15. The Crown of the Mysteries
(00:54:27) 16. Personal Impotence
(00:55:49) 17. All Things Are Possible
(00:58:27) 18. Be Ye Doers
(01:01:29) 19. Essentials
(01:05:54) 20. Righteousness
(01:09:33) 21. Free Will
(01:15:08) 22. Persistence
(01:19:37) 23. Case Histories
(01:47:31) 24. Failure
(01:52:16) 25. Faith
(01:56:42) 26. Destiny
(01:58:32) 27. Reverence
THE POWER OF AWARENESS: Mastering Success Through Assumption - Neville Goddard (1952).
The Power of Awareness by Neville Goddard, first published in 1952, is one of the most profound guides to the Law of Assumption in metaphysical literature. In this concise yet powerful book, Goddard reveals that consciousness is the only reality and the creative force behind all human experience. Your outer world — success, health, relationships, and circumstances — is simply a mirror of your inner state of awareness and your concept of self. Drawing on biblical passages interpreted psychologically, Goddard shows that “I AM” is the divine name of God within you — the unchanging awareness of being. By deliberately changing your self-concept through disciplined imagination and the feeling of the wish fulfilled, you can transform your life. The book rejects external causes and empowers you to become the conscious creator of your reality. Creation is already finished; manifestation happens when you assume the desired state as already real and persist until it hardens into fact. This 27-chapter masterpiece offers a complete system for success through the power of awareness.
1. I AM :The book opens with the foundational truth: “I AM” is the self-definition of God and the eternal center of consciousness. No matter what concepts you hold (rich/poor, healthy/ill), the awareness of simply being remains unchanged. Your concept of self determines your world because consciousness is the only substance, rearranged by your assumptions. Goddard urges readers to leave the mirror (external appearances) and change their face (inner concept). Key quote: “Let the weak man say, ‘I am strong’” (Joel 3:10). This chapter liberates the reader from victimhood by revealing that you are the operant power.
2. Consciousness: Consciousness is the one and only reality—the first cause-substance from which all phenomena arise. Nothing exists for you except through your awareness of it. The world is not separate from you; it is a projection of your consciousness. Differences in experience come from arrangements of the same mind-substance, like a magnetized versus demagnetized piece of steel. Health, wealth, and circumstances are not created but manifested by your concept of self. Turn from objective appearances to the subjective center—your own awareness—to master life.
3. Power of Assumption: Man’s chief delusion is believing in causes outside his own consciousness. All experience flows from your state of consciousness (what you think, desire, believe, and consent to as true). Transformation requires renewing the mind through assumption: assume the feeling of your wish fulfilled until it becomes your dominant state. Goddard distinguishes mental knowledge (thinking of a thing) from spiritual knowledge (becoming it). Like the moth plunging into the flame, you must die to your old self to embody the new. Imagination is the redemptive power; assumption is the method.
4. Desire: Changes in life appear as chanc