"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God hed he created him; male and female he created them." — Genesis 1:27 Neville Goddard’s Law of Assumption Interpretation This verse reveals the essence of self-creation through imagination — the core principle of Neville’s Law of Assumption, which teaches that what you assume to be true in your consciousness manifests as your reality . “God created man in his own image” signifies that man is a reflection of divine awareness within himself — the “I AM” presence imagining and defining who he is. To create here means to assume an identity in the imagination ; you “create” yourself by assuming a particular state of being internally. The phrase “male and female he created them” reflects the dual nature of consciousness — active and receptive, masculine and feminine qualities within the self — symbolising the complete spectrum of inner awareness needed for creation. It also suggests that these qualities coexi...