Neville On Fire

I discuss the mental universe and its implications in more detail in this episode’s video talk.@nevilleonfire Paid tier: $5/mo. Here you will find downloadable files:· Audio narration of Chapter segments.· Full video discussion - further reflections; my personal background and examples;· Reader’s notes pdf: sources not appearing in book bibliography.Thank you for your attention. I hope you find value in Season 3 of the Neville on Fire podcast.Neville Goddard and the Christian Imagination: How to Transform Your Concept of Yourself. 

Why Awareness of Being Comes First. See free preview of full video discussion at my substack page:@nevilleonfire Join my paid tier: a space to discuss your application of Neville's ideas. Here you will find downloadable files:· Audio narration of Chapter segments.· Full video discussion - further reflections; my personal background and examples;· Reader’s notes pdf: sources not appearing in book bibliography.Thank you for your attention. I hope you find value in Season 3 of the Neville on Fire podcast.Neville Goddard and the Christian Imagination: How to Transform Your Concept of Yourself. 

Join my paid tier at @nevilleonfire Downloadable files:· Audio narration of the Chapter segment.· Full video discussion - further reflections; personal background and examples;· Reader’s notes pdf: sources not appearing in book bibliography.BOOKNeville Goddard and the Christian Imagination: How to Transform Your Concept of Yourself. 155 pages, 20 chapters, annotated bibliography, index and appendix of exercises. Paperback. Kindle version set at $1.99 for an introductory period.

"In the first place what must be understood is that man on this earth is in a very strange situation." (Maurice Nicoll).Book:Neville Goddard and the Christian Imagination: How to Transform Your Concept of YourselfSubscribe:Substack channel 

Thank you to all subscribers. In this episode, I resume posting and start to discuss my new book. I also make announcements about new materials via a paid tier ($5) on my substack channel.Neville Goddard and the Christian Imagination: How to Transform Your Concept of YourselfSubstack channel

Book draft chapter 1. S1E01 revised, inviting your comments.https://nevilleonfire.com/https://nevilleonfire.substack.com/Resources1. PD Ouspensky (1947)  In Search of the Miraculous (seminal Fourth Way text containing verbatim lectures by GI Gurdjieff, NB-Ch.VII).2. RAlexander_self-remembering - exercise pdf; excerpt from (1954) Creative Realism - see this book for full discussion.3. Rodney Collin (1968) Theory of Celestial Influence (NB- Ch.14 for exposition and instruction of self-remembering)  4. Neville Goddard Radio podcast (Barry Peterson): Episode 95 Fundamentals[piano samples - my own composition]

Conscious intervention is required for psychological growth.

First, review of first 15 episodes Season 2. Then explore incremental psychological “deaths” - a healthy practice to move forward. Sedona Method is discussed in more detail than we had covered in S1. Resources: YT - Sedona Method seminar videos.YT - See also The Sedona Method.Rumble: Sedona audio series.

Science tries to define consciousness where it does not exist, and hypnosis while being immersed in it. From new standpoints , we explain the evidence.Related episodes:

Second in a mini-series entitled Conscious Self-Persuasion: Beyond Hypnosis and the Waking Sleep.ReferencesFlammer, E. and Bongartz.W. (2003) “On the efficacy of hypnosis: a meta-analytic study” Contemporary Hypnosis 20:4.Eason, A. D., & Parris, B. A. (2019) “Clinical applications of self-hypnosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.” Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 6:3.).Dr. Esther Bartlett (1968) “A Proposed Definition of Hypnosis” American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 11:2. Neville Goddard (1951) Feeling is the Secret

Mini-series title: Conscious Self-Persuasion: Beyond Hypnosis and the Waking SleepReferences:Dr. R. Alexander, Creative RealismP.D. Ouspensky, In Search of the MiraculousChomsky, N., Herman, E., Manufacturing Consent“The Manufacturing of a Mass Psychosis – Can Sanity Return to an Insane World?” academyofideas.com, 24 April, 2021D. Viggiano, 2011, “Overview of Literature on Jungian Hypnotic Dream-Work”, Contemporary Hypnosis and Integrative Therapy, 28:2 Michael Talbot, The Holographic Universe

The real world is the unification of both the inner and outer worlds. They must come together in a single, undivided experience. 

Neville Goddard is vastly underrated. His contribution, were it understood and realized, would be as momentous as the Protestant Reformation, but with no violence; rather, a quiet renewal from within the hearts of men and women.

I believe that Neville Goddard has construed Christianity brilliantly, on the basis of psychological and spiritual truth, all the while rejecting institutional nonsense. Can his view of Christianity inform the conduct of life and secular organization?  

Lewis Mumford in 1922 published an analysis of the literature of imagined ideal societies, from Plato to the modern era. Did any of them really give a clear solution to the human condition? We will compare his conclusions to Neville’s view of Christianity, and see the implications for society.Mumford, L. The Story of the Utopias (1922)

While modern thinkers define consciousness through intellect and attention, Neville aligns with esoteric tradition: consciousness is a direct, living experience that transcends thought itself.Best references to explain and give instruction on individual consciousness: (same as listed in previous episode What is Consciousness?-Journey to Neville Goddard)1. PD Ouspensky (1947)  In Search of the Miraculous (seminal Fourth Way text containing verbatim lectures by GI Gurdjieff, NB-Ch.VII).2. RAlexander_self-remembering - exercise pdf; excerpt from (1954) Creative Realism - see this for full discussion.3. Rodney Collin (1968) Theory of Celestial Influence (NB- Ch.14 for exposition and instruction of self-remembering) 

To understand the nature of consciousness and how to evoke it is vital to understand Neville. Science, psychology and philosophy will not get you there. Let's get beyond inadequate and outdated concepts, and get to the real practice. Mentioned: Bernardo Kastrup (2021) Decoding Jung's Metaphysics. Best references to explain and give instruction on individual consciousness: 1. PD Ouspensky (1947)  In Search of the Miraculous (seminal Fourth Way text containing verbatim lectures by GI Gurdjieff, NB-Ch.VII).2. RAlexander_self-remembering - exercise pdf; excerpt from (1954) Creative Realism - see this for full discussion.3. Rodney Collin (1968) Theory of Celestial Influence (NB- Ch.14 for exposition and instruction of self-remembering).

“And all you behold, though it appears without, it is within, in your imagination..." (~Blake). Neville's worldview is elegant  metaphysics.Neville on Fire blog post with diagram of the mind.Substack post.

Philosopher/ physicist Dr. Bernardo Kastrup (Analytic Idealism) supports Neville's thought in two main aspects: 1. The universe is all mentation. 2. Individuals are identities dissociated from source -- from God. We discuss benefits of adopting this extraordinary worldview.Mentioned:James Perloff (1999) Tornado in a Junkyard - the Relentless Myth of Darwinism

In the previous post, part 1, we saw that Neville Goddard and Bernardo Kastrup each arrived at the same foundational idea: what we take to be the physical world must actually be mental in nature. In this post we’ll examine how Bernardo’s system lends credence to yet another principle, really, the essential one in Neville’s thought; namely, that we are one with the universal source.References:NevilleFreedom for All (1942)God Became Man (lecture 1969)The Way (lecture, date unknown)Bernardo KastrupAnalytic Idealism - Online Course 

[update: re-edited] I see a certain affinity between the thought of Bernardo Kastrup and that of Neville Goddard. While their two systems have discrepancies, I believe that Bernardo's philosophy of Analytic Idealism can help explain foundational aspects of Neville's worldview. For example, he offers a rigorously argued case that, just as Neville contends, all is mental, not physical.Essentia Foundation course presented by Bernardo Kastrup - Analytic Idealism  B Kastrup (2014) Why Materialism is BaloneyB Kastrup - home page

Hypnotic rhythm means the repetitive patterns in life which tend to engender fossilized habits of thought and feeling. This can ruin our mental landscape - or we can use it to power our own regeneration.References:Neville Goddard - Your Faith Is Your Fortune (Ch 3)Napoleon Hill - Interview with the Devil

1. Create a record of quality.2. Overcome self-doubt.3. Overcome fear of non-expertise.4. Self-teach through critical questioning.5. Self-teaching is continual refinement and culling.6. A record of quality preserves life-changing ideas against life’s onslaught.7. Real movement in life is not in time, but in quality of state.8. Discard the fallacies of age.9. The external world is really mind - an idea to explore via self-teaching.

Our understanding of a key idea is limited by our habitual associations to it...1. I began this exploration in E02.2. CS Lewis: life in time and space is a gift -- and therefore it is in some sense a clever artificial arrangement.3. Continual alternation in life between inward focus/self-growth and outer doing and accomplishment.4. We don’t want to emphasize, but rather diminish the division between the psyche and the external world (see exercise in E20).5. Why is this division between internal and external so natural to us?  a. We can’t accept that the vast complex external world is somehow us.  b. We can’t accept basic unity with other people.  c. We can’t accept the negative and evil parts of the world.6. Strangely enough, these objections can actually be answered as we continue to contemplate the paradoxical idea that the world is ourselves pushed out.7. Unity with others can be seen as a practical notion; yet in E26 the necessity of individuality is emphasized. 8. Although evil in the outer world is emanating from us, it is continually a question of what you accept as true.9. The background static of the mind results from being plugged into the unity of mind (the subconscious).10. But consciously, the elements of the mind are things to be selected and arranged as we wish. (See E05.)11. The quality of the ideas you have (E21) will determine what you encounter in the world.12. Throughout the series of 30 episodes to date, you will find:   a. presentation of core ideas that Neville is offfering and an assessment of their value;   b. interpretation and explanation of those ideas with references to other thinkers and traditions;   c. practical exercises to overcome difficulties and to strive to internalize and live by the precepts of Neville Goddard.Thank you for your time and attention in listening to Neville On Fire.

A series of points regarding daily practice...1. “I don’t criticize; I don’t judge; I don’t complain.” Follow this, and save energy to be usefully redirected. 2. Single point of awareness, non-identification, opens a path of escape: you are not “that person”.3. Apply imagination to reach conscious solution: be self-persuaded as to your nature and identity.4. You might work better at night.5. This kind of experimentation is self-motivated learning; it engages the active mind.6. Now is the accepted time; the eternal present is waiting for you to move into the desired state.7. In earlier episodes we surmised Neville’s world view; we have a view of life and its conduct.8. We perceive that the universe responds with certainty; the law of conscious growth is impersonal.

The truth about the monetary system and what it says about our psychology.[Update: The paragraph mentioning 'fractional reserve lending' has been deleted, as this practice is now superceded by 'capital adequacy requirements'. Money creation is still an extraordinary privilege granted to private firms. ~15 Nov 2022]1. Revisiting: political awakening in relation to spiritual awakening. 2. “Essence” has legitimate and heartfelt desire for truth, even in the world of Caesar.3. Truth in the world of economics and finance: Stephen Mitford Goodson.4. How Goodson touched the third rail: the extraordinary fraud of public and household debt.5. Alternative voices.6. Conclusion: significance of this financial information in the context of Neville’s ideas.RESOURCES Stephen Mitford Goodson (1948 - 4 August 2018)INTERVIEWS in chronological order:Podcast: Andrew Carrington Hitchcock discussing the circumstances of Goodson’s death. September 2018.Podcast conducted by Andrew Carrington Hitchcock Aug 2017 (detailed)Video - televised on ‘Straight Talk’ in South Africa 16 July 2017 Podcast conducted by Dr Peter Hammond (Hitchcock’s frequent guest) 20 December 2016Podcast conducted by Deanna Spingola (Republic Broadcast Network) 01 Oct 2012PUBLICATIONSBooksInside the South African Reserve Bank: Its Origins and Secrets ExposedA History of Central Banking and the Enslavement of Mankind The Genocide of the BoersAdolf Hitler and the Third ReichHendrik Frensch Verwoerd South Africa's Greatest Prime MinisterRhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith The Debunking of a MythGeneral Jan Christian Smuts The Debunking of a MythSearch author at these sites:https://www.blackhousepublishing.com/https://www.barnesandnoble.comhttps://www.abebooks.comhttps://www.amazon.com/Articles (several) - search at:https://barnesreview.org/A History of Central Banking - unofficial audiobook with commentary - search at:https://www.bitchute.com/https://odysee.com/RELATED RESOURCESThe Money Masters by Bill Still (video)Money as Debt by Paul Grignon (video)The Web of Debt, by Ellen Brown (book)

Indications from the worlds of literature and visual art help to approach Neville's ideas.1. Summary of E25 and E26: The poet and his protege. 2. How do their views align with Neville's precepts?3. Further indications from Ezra Pound: what did he seek in a writer?4. Quotes from Der Blaue Reiter -- wisdom from the world of visual art.5. We find in art the very same concern for constancy of purpose and mental presence.6. Taking a break from podcasting. Possible book and scripts for meditation forthcoming.Thank you for your time and attention throughout 27 episodes!RESOURCESCookson, W. (ed.) Ezra Pound -- Selected Prose 1909-1965 (Faber, 1973)Kandinsky, W.; Marc, F. Der Blaue Reiter

Author, artist and the poet’s biographer Eustace Mullins relates his revealed truth. 1. Inspiration from E025: Ezra Pound.2. Follow up with his biographer: Eustace Mullins, Conversations with John F Kennedy.3. Two themes: metaphysics and personal instruction.4. Primacy of consciousness: humanity is asleep.5. Life is a sort of Purgatory (not an absolute notion).6. Collectivist groups.7. Paradoxical nature of groups, their activities and results. Institutional values of “the good”.8. Man requires for survival “the unremitting hostility of others”.9. Personal instructions: People seek unreality -- but escapism only creates more and greater problems.10. Is killing off your goals equivalent to suicide?11. “The individual” is a highly unique concept in itself.12. Man must be reminded of his own nature. 13. The life work of both the poet and his protege arrives at principles with strong parallels in Neville, Buddhism (Alan Watts’ view), and Fourth Way.Note:One should take critically epithets levelled at Ezra Pound and Eustace Mullins in conventional online sources. One must check the facts, notably that Pound and Mullns were condemned by, respectively, Alger Hiss and Dr. Otto John, two confirmed traitors. Hiss was found guilty of perjury regarding his treasonous activity in spying for Soviet Russia while working in the US administration. Intelligence chief Otto John burned the first edition, 10,000 copies, of Mullins' book on the Federal Reserve. The book burning took place in liberated (post-WWII) West Germany, shortly before the perpetrator Otto John defected to the Communist East. It was indeed their pioneering work (Pound as mentor and outspoken critic, Mullins as researcher and author) in exposing the precise origins, goals and activities of the Federal Reserve that earned them the wrath of the authorities.RESOURCESMullins, Eustace Conversations with John F Kennedy

The poet and scholar Ezra Pound gives inspiration to overcome seeming defeat. 1. Essential assumption: “I am the creative source”. Doubt: Do I really believe this?2. Negative state surruptitiously engenders doubt, indecision, worry.3. Poet’s vision: I know who I am . Inspiration derived from example of Ezra Pound.4. Pound: background, history.5. His adopted mission to look into political/economic roots of war.6. His major work “Cantos”, and parallel example of modern art: direct experience.7. How can we take this artistic expression as instruction in the conduct of life?8. Do not be mesmerized by the narratives of popular culture and institutions.9. Is it nonsense? There is a consistent ethical position in the example of Ezra Pound.10. Neville’s similar message: Put aside all other processes; live by intent and imagination.11. Did Pound live by this ethos? Displayed unwavering presence of mind and courage.12. This is the example we need: “’inexhaustible resources of character” to meet adversity.RESOURCESMullins, Eustace (1961) This Difficult Individual, Ezra Pound

The deliberate use of the imagination has a healing effect...1. Key revelation: deliberate engagement of imagination in speaking has healing effects.2. Nicoll: instructed by Gurdjieff that consciousness is healing in its effect.3. Neville: advocated “revision” -- to remake a past event to effect healing. Testimonials are published.4. Biblical quote: “My word shall not return unto me void.”_____5. Why don’t we use this faculty? We don’t have a balance in both hearing and expression.6. There is a spectrum: Unconscious/mechanical hearing and reception of information...7. By contrast... deliberate/conscious hearing and creative expression.8. Consciously creative talking is sorely lacking in our understanding and practice._____9. Popular culture does not promote intelligent communication.10. Technology, while practical, can have a deleterious effect._____11. Necessary to receive ideas, reformulate and then express them for personal relevance.12. E.g, Jung would do (amateur) art and sculpture for its therapeutic, psychological benefit.13. E.g., You have to express (write down, paint, etc.) dreams to give them form and work with them._____14. Summary: deliberate, mindful use of the faculties of reception/hearing and expression.15. Past use of diaries.16. In using these practices, people are self-healing.- The first aspect: find and destroy detrimental narratives.- The second aspect: Create (perhaps more difficult!)17. Image: the old films of great dictators. Take it psychologically to redeem this picture.18. Neville: “I remember when” -- perfect example of an orator, using vivid description, to create.19. I started out... in E16 and more at length in E20, investigative reporter Jon Rappoport conducted interviews with “Jack True”, whom he described as the most innovative hypnotherapist he had ever met.Rappoport:“I’ve written hundreds of articles that attempt to stimulate imagination, I’ve had to take into account the resistance...The word "will" has been pretty much removed from the modern vocabulary...To live through and by imagination is a choice, taken or not taken in freedom.”Jack True: “A person pretends, on some level, that all this business about imagination doesn’t mean much at all. But actually it’s very, very big. The trance he’s in is all about not using his imagination. That’s how he says no. He falls asleep. He walks around, but he’s asleep. He’s asleep IN A PARTICULAR WAY. He is asleep when it comes to imagination. Which means he’s asleep when it comes to the core of existence!”RESOURCESJon Rappoport Interview with “Jack True” (pseudonym) part 1 of 3

How to establish beneficial assumptions and maintain them?1. Assumptions may be held relatively consciously or subconsciously, in the background of the mind.2. Try to observe, bring to light, and dissipate detrimental background assumptions.3. Cultivate a positive “feeling tone” as the result of an affirmation exercise: focus on one specific goal.4. How to deal with several aims that are concurrent, in different scales, different targets?5. Advice of Robert A. Russell. (see Biblical ref.)6. Advice of Neville is parallel. (see ref.)7. How is it that multiple affirmations could be contained in a background assumption? 8. Beneficial to maintain a positive assumption: no downside; catch the odd moments; switch it on.9. Incorporate the disciplines of mind [E05]; e.g., thankfulness; and throw off the “old man”.10. The whole idea of the assumption... you can’t approach a mysterious thing directly.11. Perhaps in some mythical Golden Age, self consciousness was the norm.12. Your experimentation with assumptions and other techniques will be individual.RESOURCESBiblical quote. Phill. 2:5-6“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.”Prayer - The Art of Believing, Ch. 7 ~Neville“Our subconscious assumptions continually externalize themselves that others may consciously see us as we subconsciously see ourselves, and tell us by their actions what we have subconsciously assumed of ourselves to be. Therefore let us assume the feeling ‘I AM Christ’ ” .

I must “act by clear imagination and intention”...IntroductionHere is the premise: to stop wasting energy and go directly to what we want. Neville’s brilliantly confident formulation is this: I must “lay aside all other processes” and “act by clear imagination and intention.” In the last episode we considered political/social issues. I’m asking now: do you desire a deep blue, natural sky? To follow up, go to the show notes.PART I Problem: the maddening play of contradictions1. conceptual contradiction: internal vs eternal2. emotional contradictions: the vicissitudes discussed in E03; Fourth Way: stop being at the mercy of the pendulum3. identity contradiction: abject humility vs God within us4. faith (certainty) vs. doubt (uncertainty); Faith, on its own, doesn’t have an active quality without understandingPART II Solution: “Lay aside all other processes” and go to the imagination5. the mid-point: find a point of stillness6. ruthless [E18]: drop all of the usual associations, identifications7. the drive belt of impressions: self-remembering [E01]8. law of least action [E20]9. Searl Effect Generator: [E16] illustration (by analogy) of consciousness10. escape from the “release” phenomenon (Nicoll) [E14]11. disciplined denial  [E05]12. courage [E05]RESOURCESBlue sky problem. Use your own careful observation to verify or deny. Relates to E21. Aerosol Crimes - Clifford CarnicomProbably the first and most dispassionate treatment of the subject by a rigorous scientific researcher.Interview with Rosalind Peterson, Agriculture Defense Coalition, CaliforniaSkyWatch 19 Aug 2021Starts at 7:36. Aluminum poisoning of humanity - J Marvin Herndon, Current Science 2015 Vol 108 #12'I describe evidence of clandestine geoengineering activity...'Depopulation tools1:10-6:32“After years of denial and ridicule, finally admitted to exist by our governments.”

Did Neville have any definite political or social views?..1. neville: positive view2. neville: transcendental view3. neville: asserting the power of the imagination4. principled position to inform our affirmations5. imperative of liberty and its economic/political arrangement6. our system7. why socialism always fails its people but benefits its leaders8. socialism cannot be partially implemented9. an objectively correct position10. long form affirmationRESOURCESAustrian economicsMises, L. von(audiobooks - Mises Institute)   The Mises Reader   Economic Calculation in the Socialist CommonwealthFalse historical narratives exposedAntony Sutton: National Suicide: Military Aid to the Soviet Unionlecture, based on his book of the same title. “Approximately 95% of Soviet technology was actually built by Western firms. The socialist regime could not innovate because of their central planning system.”  Television broadcast #1Interviewer: “Tell us all over again: why?”Sutton: “Why... is to bring about, I suspect, a planned, controlled world society in which you and I will not find the freedom to believe and think...”Television broadcast #2Sutton: Scholarly treatment (investigation and exposure) of secret society, its activity and level of power.Medical cartelJon Rappoport (2003) Aids Inc Government #1 cause of deathR.J. Rummel (1994) Death by GovernmentFederal reserve as private cartelG Edward Griffin (2010) The Creature from Jekyll Island.Eustace Mullins (1952) The Secrets of the Federal Reserve

Discussion of motivation and experiential technique...Neville quotes philosopher Douglas Fawcett, one of the philosophers of transcendental idealism.The secret of imagining is the greatest of all problems, to the solution of which everyone should aspire, for supreme power, supreme wisdom, and supreme delight lie in the far-off solution of this mystery.In this podcast series, we are taking Fawcett at his word, and exploring this essential mystery. He says that this truth is “the most important, most utterly enthralling” we could hope to find.negative motivation1. The scope and degree of deception and control. 2. The gravity of habit in thoughts, assumptions, and narratives accepted as true.positive motivation3. What is the significance of embracing and consciously developing the imagination? It is not just an “add-on.” It is transformative.4. Therapeutic function. The cause of illness is accepting reality as it appears.5. Method... the creative state. Progression: hypnosis; self-hypnosis (How to Meditate); Neville’s “controlled reverie”.Don’t be too bound by semantics -- in other words, strict definitions and instructions.6. Moving meditation. Long form affirmation; akin to acting. Use it in movement, both as exercise and a new way to be in the world.SummaryQuiet self realization forms a foundation for moving meditation. Consciousness and creation work together. The world should be place of wonder and marvel. RESOURCESNote: This episode draws on ideas from two anonymous sources interviewewd by investigative reporter Jon Rappoport (see The Matrix Revealed) who I mentioned in E16. One (“Ellis Medavoy”) is an insider in the world of propaganda creation; the other (“Jack True”) an innovator in hypnotherapy (misnamed) where the client’s imagination is allowed expression, effecting healing where psychotherapy and analysis had failed. (This is paid content. A search on these interviews may bring up partial posts for free.)Rappoport: The Secret Behind Secret Societies is a video of his lecture (1998); there is his book by the same title. 'Secret society' has a specific definition. Dated, you say. Well, see if this information is not actually exactly relevant for us today. It is a dual presentation: 1. an expose of the cartels dominating society; 2. the depth and power of the human imagination, and how this faculty is unrealized by the average person.Neville GoddardPrayer, the Art of Believing Chapter 2The Power of Awareness Chapter 14

1. Rationale for podcast series.  2. Encountering the archetype...IntroductionPart I  I feel compelled to reiterate the purpose of this podcast series. The listener should know exactly what my intention is. Part II  Encountering the archetype: a further exploration of the world without as the world within.Part I1. Recapitulation: pupose, rationale, limitations.2. An exploration; series of ideas as ordered as possible; listener’s responsibility.3. Four main influences (see list of resources).4. They are a preparation or foundation for considering Neville’s more radical views.Part II5. The world is you pushed out.6. Experience of encountering the archetype.7. One inspiring example: the John Searl story; parallels with Neville’s experience.8. Man can create an intelligible life for himself.SUMMARY RESOURCESPD Ouspensky (1949) In Search of the Miraculous Maurice Nicoll(1952) Psychological Commentaries on the Teaching of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky, Vol I-V(1952) Living Time and the Integration of the LifeCG Jung (1964) Man and His SymbolsDr. Rolf Alexander(1954, Pageant Press) Creative Realism (reprint by Literary Licensing is a facsimile of the original)(1960, Dutton, NY, ) The Mind In Healing  (not the so-called "The Healing Power of the Mind")(1943, Overton Press, Lake Tahoe) The Doctor Alone Can’t Cure YouDocumentary: The John Searl Story, wriiten and directed by Bradley Lockerman

Drifting (devoid of vision) vs. shifting over...IntroductionBoth Napoleon Hill (Interview with the Devil) and Maurice Nicoll warn against drifting, as does Neville himself. There are many ways of drifting, on different scales. One effective action against drifting is to make a mental shift.1. DRIFTING - INSTITUTIONAL MAN2. DRIFTING ON AN HOUR TO HOUR BASIS3. BEING RUTHLESS4. DRIFTING COUNTERACTED BY LATERAL SHIFTING5. DRIFTING ON A SOCIETAL SCALE6. DRIFTING BY IGNORING THE REALITY OF THE PSYCHE7. DRIFTING BY FAILING TO FIND WORTHWHILE MEANING8. DRIFTING BY LYING TO ONESELFRESOURCESNapoleon Hill, Interview with the DevilMaurice Nicoll, Psychological Commentaries

Several challenges to human freedom - how does Neville answer?Introduction1. The institutional retraints on freedom and imposed formation of self:familyeducationreligionworkpopular commercial culture, mass media, social mediagovernmentfinancehealthcare systemmilitary, war, sports, etc.2. C.G. Jung and Individuation... locate yourself within, define yourself rather than letting the world tell you who you aredon’t try to fix your weak points; focus on your strengths establish some connection with the higher (seemingly outside oneself)3. Political information focusing on individual libertiesE12 - What characterizes programs of institutional mass hypnosis and mass psychosis?YT channel: Academy of IdeasObedience and the Rise of AuthoritarianismThe Psychology of ConformityThe Manufacturing of a Mass Psychosis - Can Sanity Return to an Insane World?Counter-attack: bring order to our own minds;humour and ridicule; parallel structures.call for courage -- just as this virtue is called for in Neville’s 12 Disciplines of Mind E54. ConclusionBy comparison to the above: the fundamental and radical quality of Neville’s idea:- “tell him who he is” -- this is the one unique and powerful message that is missed by every institution, school of thought, political philosophy, system of virtues, etc...RESOURCESRobert S. de Ropp (1989) The Master Game: Pathways to Higher ConsciousnessYoutube channel: Academy of IdeasYoutube channel: Philosophies for Life. Carl Jung - How to Realize Your True Potential in LifeNeville Goddard (1948) Out of this WorldPlease check my new blog at https://nevilleonfire.substack.com/Thought pieces, related to podcast, in under 500 words each.

We are too used to self deprecation. How to hold on to spiritual gains?..Introduction1. Recent reviews of first principles: self creation; meditation; appropriation of the wish fulfilled. 2. Possible results or refuges that we unwittingly fall into in failing to own our success.3. All of these are unacceptable. Institutional training may prevent us from internalizing gains.4. How to hold on to these gains when they seem to be destined to fade away?  5. An answer: the reversal from a passive to an active mind; to be consciously creative.a. self creation on a personal levelb. affirmations in personal and broader spheres 6. Examples.7. Conclusion: consolidate gains through the active mind and related creativity.RESOURCESRepeated:Nicoll, Maurice (1952) Living Time and the Integration of the Life

How to do meditation, consistent with Neville’s instructions.IntroductionMeditation has many connotations and practices. What is important here is an underlying concept of the mind and spirit, an understanding of your own identity, to inform your practice, which is grounded in the ideas we have been considering, especially those in E4 (How to Really Use Affirmations).1. Concept of meditationa. Meditation, in the concept of it explained here, is equivalent to Neville’s explanation of prayer.b. Meditation, as I will explain it, is also equivalent to Alexander’s explanation of auto-hypnosis or self-suggestion.c. The essential element that ties together Neville and Alexander is the element of consciousness. Your highest faculty is asserting and repeating mindfully. 2. Understand your state; your consequent desire; your aim.a. Heartfelt desire -- in the personal sphere; trivial mattersb. Heartfelt desire -- in the personal sphere; matters of importance: for oneself; for othersc. Heartfelt desire -- in the broader social sphere -- matters of great import.3. How to approach multiple desires and goalsa. notesb. graphic symbol4. Procedure Quiet, privacy and dedicated time.5. Self-remembering; self-awareness; highest possible conscious focus6. Relaxation7. Quick induction8. Remain awake, address the passive part of your beinga. - use words, affirmations  - visualization  - all sensory modes  - pure meaningb. use the appropriation of the wish fulfilled - most important9. GratitudeFlows naturally from the previous point. Gratitude and thankfulness 10. Remainder of the day“Walk in that assumption.” “Remain faithful to that assumption.” Connect this with the state of mind discussed in E14 where, instead of abandoning ourselves, to a “release” phenomenon, characterized by fragmentation, worry and doubt, bring yourself to the higher single point of consciousness and faith.Summary

The only way to acquire consciousness is consciously.IntroductionLet’s consider the idea of self-creation. We can see the intersection of the ideas and instructions of authors: Neville; Rolf Alexander; Maurice Nicoll; Eckart Tolle.1. Neville: awakened imagination -- expanded definition2. Alexander: self awareness as the life’s purpose3. Nicoll: if there is truth within us, there is a lot that is superficial to it4. Recent example of dysfunction5. Our own parallel experience 6. Nicoll’s explanation: the release phenomenon (i.e., subjection to lower level mental function)7. Approaching the work as one of our usual projects -- a future goal in time8. “The power of now” and “The creation of now”9. The consciousness (the imagination) is not in time, it is timeless 10. Daily experiences -- negative release into chaos. 11. These are subject to conscious noticing and positive release (Sedona method -- see E013).12. The only way to consciousness is to go consciously; and we are hoping for grace.13. Is this all just a mind game, or are we attaining to something more real?14. How far away from our conscious goals we stray.15. Conclusion: stop continual reacting and start continual creating.SummaryKEY QUOTE“Change of being is not a patchwork process.” (Nicoll, M. Living Time p. 234)RESOURCESRepeated:Neville, (1954) Awakened Imagination & The SearchAlexander, Dr. Rolf (1956) Creative RealismNicoll, Maurice (1952) Living Time and the Integration of the Life

Many ways to die to oneself are considered.IntroductionI did not post in the last 2 weeks. Discussion of illness. 1. Planet in its orbit - proximity to and remoteness from conscious source, as a test.2. Subtlety, refinement of state is desirable.3. Put off the old mental conversations.4. Helpful image of the serpent. 5. Blake: died many times since. Maurice Nicoll explains the seeming flatness and nothing to fall back on.6. Sedona Method: releasing; letting go.7. Where does the method lead? From having to wanting to being. Premature, artificial development is never a good thing (Alexander).Neville’s natural progression: accepting desire and wishes as expressions of one’s state.8. Summary: Need for a careful consideration of one’s worldview, one’s definite chief aim, and honesty with oneself about level of development. KEY QUOTE“There seems to be nothing to fall back on. What we actually lose is the ordinary feeling of ourselves.” (Nicoll, M. Living Time p. 75)RESOURCESNeville, Seedtime and Harvest, Chapter Seven.Sedona Method Release Technique 1992, series of 8 videosRepeated:Maurice Nicoll (1952) Living Time and the Integration of the Lifemp3 download - Neville Mental DietsAlexander, Dr. Rolf (1956) Creative Realism

Mental sovereignty: escape the hypnotic influence of dominant narratives.1. Dominant narratives as hypnotic programs, and our own mental sovereignty.2. Mass hypnotic sleep -- society.3. Hypnotic sleep -- on an individual basis.4. Authors in field of hypnosis, self-hypnosis, autohypnosis: no idea of true consciousness.5. By contrast: GI Gurdjieff, Dr. R. Alexander and Neville: all hold a distinct concept of consciousness and are acutely aware of mass hypnosis used in society.6. What characterizes programs of institutional mass hypnosis and mass psychosis?7. Self-hypnosis, autosuggestion, affirmations -- used constructively to realize abundant life.8. Key difference in technique: use true conscious faculty, instead of surface-level readjustments.9. Recap: mass hypnotic control programs vs the acquisition of consciousness to achieve aims and even affect society at large.10. What is hypnosis really all about? How does it fit into Neville’s world view?Summary: Consider conscious use of self-persuasion. The extraordinary effects demonstrated by the phenomenon of hypnosis are dependent on belief systems. Knowing this, we release ourselves from dominant institutional narratives and realize more fully our freedom of choice.KEY QUOTE"At the present time most of us pass our lives in a state of hypnotic trance... To escape from the slavery imposed by our subconsciousness we must become conscious.” Alexander, Dr. Rolf (1956) Creative RealismRESOURCESChomsky, N and Herman, E (1988) Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass MediaTripp, James (2021) Hypnosis Without TranceNote: not recommended for our purposes, as it is mostly a treatise on how to control others.Two particularly good examples of standard literature on self-hypnosis (within the limitations discussed).Pulos, L. (1994) The Power of Visualization (audio series) All else by Pulos also recommended.Maltz, M. (1960) Psycho-CyberneticsMentioned:P. Yogananda (1946) Autobiography of a YogiRepeated:Ouspensky, P.D. (1949) In Search of the Miraculous Alexander, Dr. Rolf (1956) Creative Realism

Explore Neville's claim: the Bible as “fantastic psychological instructions.”..1. Why do we bother to entertain in a serious way Neville’s claim?2. Why I consider Neville’s presentation to be so compelling: a conscious influence, originating in the esoteric tradition.3. Quotes indicating fantastic psychological instructions.i. “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt in us” John.ii. “ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them” 2Cor.Echoed in Blake: “Why stand we here trembling around, calling on God for help, and not on ourselves, in whom God dwells?” iii. “do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test?” 2Cor.iv. “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:” Php.v. ”...until Christ is formed in you” Gal.4. Summary description of our own nature5. Affirmation [to be completed by the listener]KEY QUOTE“I speak of ancient prayers; many of them are much older than Christianity. These prayers are, so to speak, recapitulations; by repeating them aloud or to himself a man endeavours to experience what is in them, their whole content, with his mind and his feeling.” (from talk by G.I. Gurdjieff in 1916, as reported in Ouspensky, P.D. In Search of the Miraculous)RESOURCESRepeated:In Search of the Miraculous by P.D. Ouspensky

Maintain the connection to the higher. 1. Mind model i. Personality (Artificial) and Essence (Genuine; Higher Self)ii. Subconsciousiii. Conscious2. Relaxation3. Receptivity and acceptance4. Connection: "let this mind be in you..."5. Seeing through evil6. Extraordinary persistence plus understanding7. Purity: realization that imagination is the sole cause8. Revealing the good9. Gratitude: “the highest form of acceptance is thanksgiving“10. Rather than mere belief in God, invoke experience of God11. We don’t work for results12. Switch on the light; rise above shortcomings and make the connectionSummary: Review of episodesRESOURCESRobert A. RussellYou Can Get What You Want, If You Find it Within Yourself-audiobook, narrated by Barry Pederson (Youtube channel: Giving Voice to the Wisdom of the Ages)Comments:I drew on ideas from Russell in this episode. He was an Ecumenical minister. Of course, his concept of Jesus (evidently) as an historical personage does not accord with Neville's view; nor is it necessary to consider evil spirits as actual separate beings (as opposed to merely negative tendencies within the psyche). Those points aside, I think you will find what he says supports and complements Neville's message really well. I don't think there's anything wrong with using Neville's concepts when listening to Russell: i.e.,  awareness of being, pure consciousness is God; while the faculty of human imagination is Christ Jesus. So often in our discussions we are dealing with the ups and downs, the doubts, the negative inner talk, etc. We often despair that we cannot seem to appropriate fully the desired end state, because the evidence of the senses is too powerful; despondency ensues. Well, consider Russell's advice on how to clean house and maintain the right attitude. I hope you find it useful!

Continuing exploration of paradoxical aspects of Neville’s teaching.Introduction1. Awareness of being as God.2. A seeming contrast in experience. 3. The promise - same for everyone? 4. Our nature: unitary yet fragmented.5. “All that you behold, although it seems without, it is within, in your imagination.” 6. Detrimental effects of institutions. 7. The nature of evil as a necessary part of creation. 8. Two contradictory aspects.ConclusionsRESOURCES[see also show notes E8 for Alan Watts quotes]Alan WattsOut of Your Mind Part 2“The thinker of the thoughts is an abstraction we create out of memory.” 0:30:00Reality Escapes All ConceptsYoga is “the state in which the individual self ... finds that it is ultimately Atman... the supreme self.”1:18:00NevilleFreedom For All Chapter 1 ”...that which he is, is an illusion created by himself (the Father) in an attempt at self-definition.”Silvie Ivanova NewEarth mirror siteG. Edward Griffin’s interview with Norman Dodd, investigator of Tax Exempt FoundationsJohn Taylor Gatto (2002) Dumbing Us DownJames Perloff (1999) Tornado in a Junkyard: The Relentless Myth of Darwinism

A sketch of Neville’s worldview: seeming contradictions.1. Neville the heretic2. The truth, hidden in a false wrapping3. The paradox of the problem of evil4. The paradoxical human condition 5. Comments on the paradox6. ConclusionsRESOURCESMichel de Molinos, The Spiritual GuideOne of the best known “quietists”Nicoll, Maurice (1952) The New Man - An Interpretation of Some Parables and Miracles of ChristBritish psychologist, exponent of C.G. Jung and Fourth Way; published interpretations of Scripture.Jacobi, Jolande (1965) The Way of IndividuationStudent of C.G. Jung gives a precis of his psychology.Cremo, Michael A. (2003) Human Devolution: A Vedic Alternative to Darwin’s TheoryDiscusses also his earlier work (co-authored) Forbidden ArcheologyIvananova, Silvie, newearth Youtube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVUIu90W_XgAlan WattsThe fundamental principle of Buddhism1:18:15 “You are the total energy that constitutes the universe playing that it’s you. [...] The colossal reality, the energy that is everything -- that is a unitary energy, that is one, plays at being many.” Watts remarks that this is fundamental to Hinduism, Buddhism and Taoism. He could have added: Christianity!1:48:30 “The world is not existing independently of those who witness it.” You are everything1:03:10 “You have difficulty in conceiving this as a Westerner because we have all been brainwashed by several centuries of put-down theories of Man.”3:16:13 “You can see at one level that the evil side of things is part of the total harmony... The joy of life is to be in the process of getting rid of it.”RepeatedOuspensky, P.D. (1949) In Search of the Miraculous Account of study of the Fourth Way, brought to the West by G.I Gurdjiefff.

Neville Goddard’s approach to faith was unconventional, yet rooted in the Bible...Views of Christianity, and how they affect the project of assimilating Neville’s ideas.1. Types of religion for types of persons2. Comparing methods and religions is a matter of balance3. Self-change involves challenging identity4. Neville’s explanation of Christianity5. Objections by conventional church-going Christians and even many non-religious persons6. Further objections: Neville’s thought is misguided, a faulty interpretation against historical authority 7. What is the standard of personal truth? 8. Further objections: self deception via evil entitiesSummary and ConclusionNeville, it appears, was the recipient of an underground current of psychological thought, enhanced by his own mystical revelations, not to mention his diligence in reading, rereading and practically memorizing all 66 books of the Bible -- all the while checking translations and commentaries. The result was his intuitive discovery of the blueprint for self change. He showed people how to extricate themselves from self-imposed persecutions in order to achieve what they had thought was impossible, against reason, against the social order, against the economic order, and against the laws of probability.KEY QUOTE“We fight for our opinions, not because we believe them, but because they involve the ordinary feeling of oneself.” (Maurice Nicoll Living Time)RESOURCESUPDATE: Credit goes to Jordan Maxwell (inadvertently edited out of the audio) for expose of thick pagan overlay in present day Christianity, and for investigating the etymology of the word “church”.The Naked Truth - critical survey of conventional religion. Keys to Understanding the Hidden Symbols in the Bible - discusses the origin of the familiar waving of hands in Christian churches.Matrix of Power - expose of political and institutional power.Nicoll, Maurice (1952) Living Time and the Integration of the LifeBritish psychologist, exponent of C.G. Jung and Fourth Way; published interpretations of Scripture.G.R.S. Mead (1900) Fragments of a Faith Forgotten (1900)On the Gnostics.John Hus (Movie, 1977) Dramatization of life of 15thC cleric who defied the church.

Review of Episodes 1-5: techniques and methods..Premise: to set out ordered series of ideas -- still a good idea. Yet time, patience, and an individual approach are all needed for engagement with the ideas. Constant review, repetitions, re-statements and re-formulations are needed. Constant changing of techniques and methods is needed, to avoid a dead and mechanical practice. Exercises and techniques: E1Rolf Alexander. Neville: Fundamentals.E2Link to Neville’s lectures - daily meditative sessionE3Comments on 8 specific solutions.E4Techniques related to affirmations to retrain the subconscious.E5Comments on 12 disciplines of mind.Additional content:Assagioli, Psychosynthesisthe nature of the mental statemotivation and Hill, N. Interview with the Devilquote from BlakeEinstein; Copernicus: primacy of the imagination KEY QUOTE“It takes many restatements and reformulations of new ideas before they start to gain currency of thought.”RESOURCESE6 - Summary of Techniques pdf100kwatt Youtube channel -- Neville’s lectures (his own voice)Assagioli, R. Psychosynthesis - A Manual of Principles and Techniques

Twelve Disciples - not historical personages, but mental disciplines. IntroductionNeville’s explanation of the 12 Disciples as aspects of the mind occurs in Chapter 18 of Your Faith is Your Fortune. Our purpose is to offer an interpretation and commentary on this extraordinary self-training. Neville’s introductionThe disciples received the power against “unclean spirits, sickness and disease.” Understanding this psychologically, it means a series of mental practices to revolutionize the mental economy; i.e., leaving behind unworthy content and gaining new standpoints.“Discipleship” means to awaken and bring to consciousness, to distinct awareness, these qualities, and so to effect a reversal of mind, so that they are no longer harmful and chaotic, but harmonized and beneficial.1. Simon, later surnamed Peter. The foundational practice and concept is that of self-consciousness. Notice that Simon is, precisely, this aspect of the mind that “discovers the I AM [awareness of being]...”. 2. Andrew, or courage. When the “facts of the case”, the apparent conditions of life, do not accord with your concept of what is worthwhile and ideal, then you find yourself in direct opposition to what most people will say is “reality”.3. James the righteous judgeThis is the quality of accurate assessment or evaluation of others. 4. John the belovedIt is the continuation and intensification of the same quality we started with, of “hearing” only the good. 5. PhilipThis aspect of the mind understands experientially, not theoretically, how Man (human beings) and God (the creative principle) are related. 6. Bartholomew, the imaginative facultyThe name etymologically means “abounding in furrows” -- obviously, being very fecund or fertile -- an appropriate symbol for the imagination.7. Thomas, disciplined denial "You're in denial!" Yes -- in a good way.8. Matthew, gift of GodNeville gives a fresh view on the nature of desires. 9. James, son of AlphaeusThis capacity of discernment strikes me as a function of higher consciousness.  10. Thaddeus, quality of praise and gratitudeThankfulness can and must precede the receipt of the gifts prayed for. 11. Simon of CanaanThe human condition is in some respects dire. We can follow Neville’s instructions and put things right. 12. JudasEntirely reversed from the ordinary understanding. Here is the psychological death, making way for the new person.KEY QUOTE“The twelve disciples represent the twelve qualities of mind which can be controlled and disciplined by man.”(Neville, Your Faith is Your Fortune, Chapter 18)RESOURCESEssentialNeville GoddardYour Faith is Your Fortune, Chapter 18Freedom for All, Chapter 2Feeling is the SecretRepeatedNeville GoddardAt Your Command, Part 1MentionedRobert A. Russell, You Can Get What You Want If You Find it Within YourselfP.D. Ouspensky, In Search of the Miraculous

Affirmations are form of prayer. How to make them more effective?..Consider Neville’s advice and nuances of technique. The goal is to inject fresh energy, conviction and effectiveness into our affirmations.1. Premise: we are awakening. We are self-regulating, self-developing, self-teaching. 2. Neville’s discussion of the sub-conscious mind is most helpful. engage in an exchange, create a rapport, with oneselfthe subjective mind is the sub-conscious: it is 100% susceptible to or subject to suggestionit is deductive in its thinking process, as opposed to inductiveit admits unconditionally the suggestion presented to itThe entire basis of affirmation is a reversal of mind, where we switch the polarity or the vector, so to speak, to stop being programmed by suggestion and instead provide the suggestion.Another reference to validate the premise: Claude Bristol, The Magic of Believing.3. Mind and speech. Two principles referred to by Neville from the Hermetica.4. Speech. Its nature and origin; its creative function.5. What is vain repetition? Speech without mind.6. Goal: speech with conscious intention. Shall not return unto me void.7. Goal: feeling of the wish fulfilled. (Word = logos = meaning). Go straight to the meaning -- the only thing worth having -- the state itself.8. Exception: use vain repetition as a means to get started, to pull oneself out of difficulty.9. Techniques: short formlong form elaborate description channels or forms of speech: thought, physically spoken, read silently, read aloud, recorded, listened to.10. Psychological instructions from Book of James: ship’s rudder; horse’s bit. Persistence. Do not fall into the trap of continually listening to new ideas without putting them into practice.KEY QUOTE“Stop all of the old mechanical negative inner talking and start a new positive and constructive inner speech from premises of fulfilled desire.” (Neville, Awakened Imagination and The Search, Chapter 5)RESOURCESRepeatedby Neville; text and audio by Barry Peterson:Prayer, The Art of Believing Essentialby Neville; text and audio by Barry Peterson: Awakened Imagination and The SearchMentionedClaude Bristol, The Magic of Believing