Infinite Potential

1. Your Imagination is the Architect of Reality

The only God is your own wonderful human imagination.

Imagination as the Divine. Neville emphasizes that the power to create your reality lies within your own imagination. This isn't just wishful thinking; it's the fundamental force that shapes your experiences. The imagination is not separate from God; it is God, the creative principle within you.

Shaping Your World. Your thoughts, feelings, and mental images are the blueprints for your life. By consciously directing your imagination, you can design the world you want to inhabit. This requires taking responsibility for your inner world and recognizing that you are the architect of your own destiny.

Practical Application. To harness this power, visualize your desires as already fulfilled. Immerse yourself in the feeling of having what you want, and let that feeling guide your actions. This isn't about passively waiting; it's about actively aligning your inner world with your desired reality.

2. Consciousness is the One and Only Reality

Consciousness is the resurrecting power—resurrecting that which man is conscious of being.

The Primacy of Consciousness. Neville asserts that consciousness is the foundation of all existence. What you are aware of being, you bring into reality. This means your inner state, your sense of self, is the primary cause, and your external world is merely a reflection of that inner state.

Rejecting External Causes. This perspective challenges the common belief that external factors determine your life. Instead, Neville argues that your consciousness is the ultimate sculptor, shaping your experiences according to your beliefs and assumptions.

Transforming Your World. To change your world, you must first change your consciousness. This involves shifting your attention away from unwanted circumstances and focusing on the state you desire to embody. By becoming conscious of being that which you desire, you initiate the process of transforming your reality.

3. Feeling is the Secret

Feeling is the secret of creation.

The Power of Emotion. Neville emphasizes that feeling, not just thinking, is the key to manifesting your desires. It's not enough to simply visualize what you want; you must also evoke the emotions associated with having it. This emotional intensity is what breathes life into your mental images.

Subjective Appropriation. The process involves mentally separating yourself from the objective world and attaching yourself through the secret of feeling to the subjective state. This is the function of the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, VAU, or the six days of work.

Living in the End. To harness the power of feeling, assume the attitude of mind that would be yours if your desire were already fulfilled. Dwell in that feeling, and let it permeate your being. This isn't about pretending; it's about genuinely embodying the state of having what you want.

4. Desire: God's Voice Within You

Your basic desires are words of promise or prophecies that contain within themselves the plan and power of expression.

Desire as Divine Guidance. Neville views desire not as a selfish impulse, but as the voice of God within you, guiding you toward your true potential. Your desires are not random; they are divinely ordained pathways to self-discovery and fulfillment.

Unconditional Acceptance. He urges you to embrace your desires without judgment or limitation. Do not condition your desire. Just accept it as it comes to you. Give thanks for it to the point that you are grateful for having already received it—then go about your way in peace.

The Law of Assumption. To realize your desires, assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled. This means living and acting as if you already possess what you want. This assumption, when held with unwavering conviction, will eventually manifest in your reality.

5. Faith: The Substance of Things Hoped For

Faith is feeling or living in the consciousness of being the thing desired; faith is the secret of creation.

Faith as Knowledge. Neville equates faith with knowledge, not blind belief. It's about knowing, beyond any doubt, that your desire is already a reality. This knowing comes from experiencing the feeling of the wish fulfilled.

The Mustard Seed Principle. He uses the analogy of the mustard seed to illustrate the power of unwavering conviction. A mustard seed is solely conscious of being a mustard seed. It is not aware of any other seed in the world. It is sealed in the conviction that it is a mustard seed.

Sealing Your Claim. To cultivate faith, immerse yourself in the feeling of being the thing desired. Wear this mood, this feeling that would be yours if you were already that which you desire to be; and in a little while you will be sealed in the belief that you are.

6. The Art of Mental Fishing

If you would catch that which is beyond your present capacity you must launch out into deeper waters.

Beyond Present Limitations. Neville uses the metaphor of fishing to describe the process of manifesting desires that seem beyond your current reach. To catch bigger fish, you must venture into deeper waters, beyond the confines of your present limitations.

Leaving Behind Problems. This involves taking your attention away from your problems and limitations. Turn your back completely upon every problem and limitation that you now possess.

Assuming the Nature of the Thing Desired. In this expanded state of consciousness, it becomes easier to feel yourself to be one with your desires. You become ‘crucified’ upon the feelings of wealth, freedom, and strength. Remain buried in the stillness of these convictions.

7. The Sabbath: Resting in Your Manifestation

The Sabbath is the mental rest which follows the fixed psychological state; it is the result of your six days of work.

The Interval of Rest. Neville introduces the concept of the Sabbath, a period of mental rest that follows the act of consciously impressing your desired state upon your subconscious mind. This interval is crucial for allowing your manifestation to gestate and come to fruition.

Mental Pregnancy. The Sabbath is a period of mental pregnancy; a period which is made for the purpose of incubating the manifestation. It was made for the manifestation; the manifestation was not made for it.

Living From the End. During the Sabbath, assume the attitude of mind that would be yours if your desire were already visibly expressed. This isn't about actively striving; it's about resting in the knowledge that your manifestation is on its way.

8. The Power of Blessing

With the knowledge of your power to bless you can open the doors of any prison—the prison of illness or poverty or of a humdrum existence.

Making Real the Unreal. Neville introduces the concept of "blessing," which involves making the unseen real through the power of your imagination. This is beautifully told in the story of Isaac blessing his second son Jacob in the belief, based solely upon feeling, that he was blessing his first son Esau.

The Blind Father. Isaac, the blind father, is your consciousness; your awareness of being. Esau, the hairy son, is your present objectified world—the rough or sensibly felt; the present moment; the present environment; your present conception of yourself; in short, the world you know by reason of your objective senses. Jacob, the smooth-skinned lad, the second son, is your desire or subjective state; an idea not yet embodied.

The Act of Sensing. With the objective senses tightly shut Isaac made, and you can make, the insensibly felt (the subjective state) seem real or sensibly known; for faith is knowledge.

9. Revision: The Pruning Shears of Your Life

Every revision is a victory over himself and therefore a victory over his enemy.

Correcting the Past. Neville introduces the concept of "revision," a powerful technique for altering your past experiences and, consequently, your present reality. This involves mentally rewriting past events to align with your desired outcomes.

The Art of Forgiveness. The art of living is the art of forgiving. Forgiveness is, in fact, experiencing in imagination the revised version of the day, experiencing in imagination what you wish you had experienced in the flesh.

Changing Your Future. By revising your past, you change your present and future. This is because your past experiences shape your current beliefs and assumptions, which in turn influence your reality.

10. The Promise: The Ultimate Mystical Experience

I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees thee.

Beyond Manifestation. Neville emphasizes that the ultimate goal is not simply to manifest desires, but to awaken to your true identity as God. This involves a series of mystical experiences, including the birth from above and the discovery of your son, David.

The Birth From Above. This is a personal mystical experience of the birth of oneself out of one’s own skull, symbolized in that of a child wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying on the floor.

The Resurrection of the Patriarchs. After the birth of the child a vibration similar to the one which preceded his birth started in my head. This time its intensity was centered at the top of my head. Then came a sudden explosion and I found myself in a modestly furnished room. There, leaning against the side of an open door was my son David of Biblical fame.

Last updated: April 24, 2025