The Way

"And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so." — Genesis 1:11 This verse in Genesis might seem like a simple agricultural moment in the creation story. But when interpreted through the teachings of Neville Goddard, it reveals a fundamental metaphysical truth: everything reproduces after its kind because the seed is in itself —a direct metaphor for how imagination creates reality . It's the first mention of the two trees in the Garden of Eden . The Seed Within Itself: A Core Principle of Manifestation Neville often stressed that your imagination contains the power to create your world . What you assume to be true in imagination plants a seed. And just as in Genesis 1:11, that seed contains everything needed to reproduce itself —after its kind. This means if you imagine from a state of joy, you will reap joy. If you imagine from fear, y...

“It is not good for me to be proud, but I will come to visions and special experiences of the Lord. I have knowledge of a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I do not know; or whether out of the body, I do not know: God knows), such a one was caught up to the third heaven. And I know such a man (whether in the body, or apart from the body, I do not know: God knows), that he was caught up into paradise, and heard words that may not be spoken, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.” — 2 Corinthians 12:1–3 (BBE) In 2 Corinthians 12:1–10, Paul recounts an extraordinary spiritual experience—being caught up to the third heaven, receiving divine revelations, and hearing unutterable truths. Alongside this awe-inspiring vision, he reflects on his personal struggle: a persistent “thorn in the flesh.” Amid this profound passage, two small words are repeated— “God knows.” These words, seemingly a simple aside, carry deep significance when viewed through Neville Goddard...

In Psalm 136:2 we read, “Give praise to the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.” At first glance, this seems like an expression of supreme reverence—God above all others. But when we pause to consider the original Hebrew, something richer begins to unfold. The phrase is rendered Elohim Elohim —God of gods. And in Neville Goddard’s framework, this repetition carries deep, symbolic resonance. Neville taught that the word Elohim refers not to a distant deity, but to the creative power of imagination —God as the law operating through human consciousness. “God only acts and is in existing beings or men,” he said. Imagination is not a tool of God. It is God . So what, then, does it mean to say Elohim Elohim ? Why repeat it? In Hebrew, repetition is never idle. It serves to amplify , to confirm , and often to mirror . This doubling, within Neville’s understanding, suggests that the law of imagination applies identically on multiple levels —within and without, the seed and the h...

Double Creation: The Inner and Outer Realms Neville Goddard often pointed to what appears to be a contradiction in the early chapters of Genesis—but what he saw instead was a revelation of the structure of reality itself . In Genesis 1 , creation is declared complete: “Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.” Yet in Genesis 2:5 , we read: “No plant of the field was yet in the earth… for the Lord God had not caused it to rain… and there was not a man to till the ground.” This, Neville taught, reveals the law behind all manifestation: creation happens twice . First in the invisible, imaginal world , and only later in the visible, material world . The first is the world of cause, the second the world of effect. In Neville’s words: “Imagining creates reality.” What you imagine and accept as true is the real seed. Rain, in this sense, symbolises emotional acceptance , and the ground represents the subconscious mind . Once the inner act is accepted...