The Way

A Neville Goddard Interpretation The Bible is not a record of history, but a revelation of consciousness. Every event, name, and structure reflects states of the inner world—the inner speech, assumptions, and imaginal activity that shape outward life. Read through the Law of Assumption, the stories of Babel and Pentecost are intimately connected. They form a symbolic arc: one marks the scattering of inner power, and the other its full return. Together they reveal the journey of imagination from confusion to command. Babel: The Fracturing of Inner Speech “And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech...” (Genesis 11:1) In symbolic terms, “the whole earth” speaks of the subconscious—the receptive layer of the self, the field into which all assumptions are sown. For it to be of “one language” means that imagination and belief were unified. There was no contradiction between what man said inwardly and what he felt to be true. This is the state of unbroken creative flow—man kno...

Exploring Neville Goddard's Double Structure of Imagination One of the more mysterious, often overlooked implications in Neville Goddard’s teaching is this: God is imagining us, and we are imagining ourselves . This isn't a contradiction. In fact, it forms the very framework of Neville’s psychological reading of Scripture—where God is not some external being, but your own wonderful human imagination . Let’s unpack this dual structure. God as Imagination: The Original Dreamer Neville repeatedly said, “God and man are one.” Not because man is equal in personality or power to some external deity, but because man’s very consciousness is divine in origin. “Man is all imagination. Therefore, man must be where he is in imagination, for his imagination is himself.” — Neville Goddard, Out of this World God is not a man in the sky. God is the I AM —the root awareness behind all states, the first principle of being. In this view, God becomes man, descends into individuality ,...

In the Bible, the word "tongues" goes beyond just literal languages—it represents the inner speech that flows from the subconscious and shapes the reality we experience. According to Neville Goddard, "tongues" can be understood as our inner conversation—the silent dialogues we constantly have with ourselves. Our world is the reflection of these assumptions. When we look at the Bible through Neville's perspective, references to tongues are not about language alone but about how imagination and belief align, or misalign, with the desired outcome. Let’s explore how these passages relate to the creative process Neville describes: 1. The Tower of Babel – Fragmented Imagination (Genesis 11:1–9) The story begins with a people who share a single language and set out to build a tower to reach the heavens. This one language represents a focused imagination. However, as they shift their focus towards the external structure, they lose sight of the creative source—imaginatio...

The story of the Tower of Babel, found in Genesis 11:1-9, is one of the Bible’s most famous tales of human ambition and divine intervention. On the surface, it’s a story about a people who sought to build a tower that would reach the heavens, but in doing so, they were scattered across the earth. Traditionally, this story is seen as a lesson about human pride and the consequences of overreaching. But through the lens of Neville Goddard's teachings on imagination and creation, the Tower of Babel takes on a much deeper and more personal meaning—one that speaks to how we use our creative power. The Tower as a Symbol of Imagination The people of Babel were united in their purpose: to build a tower that would reach the heavens. In many ways, this tower represents the human desire to transcend the earthly realm, to create something grand and powerful through the use of imagination. Imagination, in this context, is the means by which we can reach higher states of consciousness, just as th...

The Tower of Babel represents the unified but limited internal dialogue we experience when we attempt to create without understanding the true power of imagination. Genesis 11:4 "Then they said, 'Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.'" The confusion at Babel symbolises the inner conflict that arises when we attempt to identify our nature and identity with the external, basing our lives on it. Without a solid understanding of imagination as the cornerstone of creation, our words and thoughts (internal language) become scattered and ineffective. Language at Babel: Internal Conflict and Fragmentation In Neville’s terms, language at Babel represents the way we talk to ourselves. When self-talk lacks an understanding of the power of imagination, creation becomes unstable. The people of Babel were building without the foundation of imaginatio...