Peace be unto you.”(John 20:19)
These are the first words spoken by the risen Jesus to His disciples, gathered behind closed doors in fear and disbelief. To the literalist, this may be a moment of divine mystery. But in the framework of Neville Goddard, this is no supernatural event—it is the unveiling of a profound psychological truth: your own I AM awareness, once crucified to an idea, returns in transformed assurance.
The Crucifixion as Psychological Fixation
Neville taught that the crucifixion symbolises the moment a new state of consciousness is firmly impressed upon the subconscious mind. This is not death, but the death of the old man—the old self-image—and the beginning of something new.
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me…” (Galatians 2:20)
You no longer merely hope for a change. You have assumed the new identity. You have “died” to what you were and fixed yourself upon what you desire to be.
The Resurrection: Inner Assurance
Then comes the resurrection—the moment when what you’ve imagined begins to assert itself. You start to feel calm. Confident. At peace, even though nothing has yet changed externally.
“Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.” (John 20:20)
This joy is the sign that the inner work has begun to bear fruit. You are no longer doubting. You are knowing.
Breaking Through the Locked Room
“The doors were shut… came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.” (John 20:19)
The closed room symbolises the limitations of reason and the senses. But the I AM—your imagination—is not bound by these doors. It appears despite the odds. The assumed state begins to break through what once seemed impossible.
Doubting Thomas: The Demand for Proof
Even still, there is a part of us that doubts. That wants evidence before belief.
“Except I shall see… I will not believe.” (John 20:25)
Thomas represents the part of consciousness that refuses to believe without proof. But Jesus answers:
“Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.” (John 20:29)
Neville’s central message: Believe first—then it shall appear.
Eating the Fish and Honeycomb: Embodying the Assumed State
“And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them.” (Luke 24:42–43)
Jesus eating in front of His disciples symbolises the assimilation of the new state into the everyday. The imagined has become tangible. The spiritual has entered the physical.
The Vanishing: When You Become the State
“And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.” (Luke 24:31)
Jesus vanishes because there is no more need for separation between the “imagined” and the “real.” The assumed state has become you. The outer and inner are one.
Conclusion: The Risen Imagination is You
When you persist in imagining, despite fear, despite locked doors, despite doubt—your resurrection is inevitable. The risen Jesus is not someone outside you, but the return of your own imagination, triumphant.
“Peace be unto you.” (John 20:19)
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