“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, ‘Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.’”
— Galatians 3:13
This verse may appear cryptic at first glance, but through Neville Goddard’s mystical approach, it reveals a hidden spiritual mechanism: the movement from bondage to freedom, from effort to effortless assumption—through the power of imagination.
The Curse of the Law: Living by Appearances
In Neville’s teaching, “the law” doesn’t simply refer to the Mosaic commandments—it symbolises the state of consciousness bound by external cause and effect.
It’s the mindset that says:
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You must earn your good through effort.
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Life rewards merit, not belief.
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You are separate from God and from fulfilment.
This is the curse: the belief that life happens to you from the outside, rather than through you from within.
Christ as Your Imagination
Neville taught that Christ is your own human imagination—the divine power to assume a new state of being and make it real.
“Imagination is the only redemptive power in the universe.”
— Neville Goddard
To say that Christ redeems us from the curse of the law is to say:
Imagination frees us from the futility of trying to earn our desires through outer striving.
It replaces toil with assumption, deserving with acceptance, striving with stillness.
Hanging on a Tree: Not Just the Cross, but Eden
The tree in Galatians 3:13 is often linked to the cross, but its symbolism reaches even further back—to the trees of the Garden of Eden.
Neville interprets Eden as the realm of consciousness. And the trees—the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil—symbolise two inner worlds:
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The Tree of Life: unity, imagination, direct creation.
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The Tree of Knowledge: duality, judgment, separation.
To “hang upon a tree” is to enter this dual world: to believe in good vs evil, reward vs punishment, worthy vs unworthy.
It is the fall into appearances—the belief in a world outside of the self.
And yet, it is within this very state that Christ (Imagination) chooses to descend.
Imagination Redeems from Within
The phrase “being made a curse for us” points to a profound truth:
Imagination willingly enters the limited form (the tree), not to remain cursed—but to transform it from within.
This is not suffering for the sake of suffering. This is spiritual alchemy.
By assuming the state of your desire—even while appearances suggest otherwise—you hang your new identity on the tree. You fix it in place. And from that crucifixion… you resurrect.
The Pattern Hidden in the Verse
Galatians 3:13, decoded through Neville’s insight, reveals a spiritual pattern:
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The Curse – Belief in external cause (the law).
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The Descent – Imagination enters the body, the appearance, the limitation (the tree).
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The Fixing – A new state is assumed and held, despite appearances.
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The Resurrection – The new state takes form and sets you free.
“Dare to assume that you are what you want to be and you will compel everyone to play their part.”
— Neville Goddard
The Garden Was Never Lost
You were never truly cast out. You simply fell asleep to your own power. The tree you hang upon is also the door back in.
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The Tree of Knowledge represents the curse of duality.
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The Tree of Life represents the freedom of imagination.
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Christ (Imagination) hangs on one to reawaken the other.
You are not here to escape the tree—you are here to transform it.
Final Word: Assumption Is Redemption
You are not cursed. You are not separate from your fulfilment.
You are imagination, hanging on the tree of human experience, transforming it by assuming boldly—and rising in the power of what you have dared to accept as true.
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