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Back to EpisodesThe New and Living Way: You Cannot Go Where You Have Not Imagined – A Neville Goddard Lecture on the Power of Imagination
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In this lecture, Neville Goddard reaffirms that the only subject he ever truly discusses is the power of imagination—which he equates with God and Jesus Christ. He asserts that man's imagination is vast enough to contain all possibilities, and that no one can experience anything unless they have first walked there in imagination.
The Central Teaching: Imagination is God
Neville identifies the eternal body of man as imagination, which Scripture refers to as Jesus. He challenges traditional religious interpretations that limit Jesus to a historical figure, instead presenting him as the personification of divine creative power within every individual.
He explains that nothing happens without first being imagined—consciously or unconsciously. Every event in life, from personal circumstances to world affairs, is the outpicturing of imaginal activity. Whether or not one recognizes this truth, imagination is the driving force behind all events.
The Power of an Imaginal Act
To illustrate this principle, Neville shares an example of how a lawyer's imaginal act led to a significant real-world event. The lawyer passionately imagined a future scenario while defending a case, and years later, events unfolded exactly as he had foreseen. This highlights Neville's key point:
He warns that people often fail to recognize the connection between what they once imagined and what later manifests, leading them to dismiss imagination as the cause.
Faith is Response to Revelation
Neville emphasizes that faith is not about acquiring new knowledge through external means but is instead a response to revelation. The greatest revelation, he asserts, is the realization that imagination is Jesus Christ, the creative power of God.
This means:
- Prayer is simply imagining with feeling and intensity.
- The Bible is a psychological drama happening within the individual, not a historical record.
- Accepting this truth allows one to walk "the new and living way" into the Holy of Holies—the realization of divine identity.
The Inner Path to God
Neville references the Book of Hebrews (Chapter 10) to describe this new and living way, explaining that:
- Entry into the Holy of Holies (divine realization) is through the "blood of Jesus."
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