Neville Lancelot Goddard (1905-1972) was a profoundly influential author and lecturer who became a leading figure in the New Thought movement. Born in Barbados to an English family, he moved to New York City in 1922 to study drama. However, his life took a pivotal turn when he met an Ethiopian rabbi named Abdullah, who introduced him to the esoteric teachings of the Kabbalah and the power of imagination. For decades, Neville taught that the human imagination is the operative power of God. He demystified the Bible, interpreting it not as a historical record, but as a psychological drama taking place within the human mind. According to Neville, the characters and stories of the Bible represent different states of consciousness that we can all access. The Core of His Philosophy Neville’s philosophy can be distilled into a few core principles: The Law of Assumption: Neville’s central teaching is that what you assume to be true, if persisted in, will harden into fact. In other words,...