Feeling Twisty

“There is only one God, one cause of all life. He is not only above all and through all; he is in all. The universally diffused individuality is in each one of us in his fullness. Dwelling in each individual bodily, the father sleeps until the storm is over. Then he awakens and rebukes the storm that he created during his sleep, and there is a great calm. If you will accept this as your philosophy of life, and not turn to the left or the right, but claim you are solely responsible for the phenomena of your life, you will find it much easier to live."
From Neville Goddard's lecture, "Freedom."

“Do I really believe that imagining creates reality? If I do, I couldn’t worry, for worry is to only conjure what I fear in this world. For worry is an imaginal act.  I couldn’t possibly be concerned about anything if I really believe that imagining creates reality." Neville Goddard 
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.” 1 John 4:18

The topic for this episode came up during a lovely conversation I had with a friend. We chatted about what I do when I am experiencing pain, when symptoms are shouting for attention. 

“I have given you every place that the sole of your foot will tread on, as I told Moses.” Joshua 1:3
Wherever I go in imagination, even if it’s harmful to me, it will be mine. Whatever state of consciousness I inhabit, I’ll express.

Prayer is made up of two Greek words. One means 'vicinity of, movement toward,' and the other means, 'to wish.'
When we have a desire, we move toward the fulfillment of that wish. We exchange the state we are in for the state of the wish fulfilled. And we do what God did and does. We move across the living waters within us.

On the level most people prefer to talk about, the promised land is whatever those things are that you want in life. Health, wealth, security, love. And you find the fulfillment of those desires by turning to the only God - I AM.

In Imagination I live and move and exist. 

"Know what forgiveness is? It’s a creative power. You take anyone in this world and the minute you see them less than they ought to be seen, you identify them with the idea that you’d like to see them express, and persuade yourself that they are expressing it. That is creative power: it tests your ability to enter the opposite and partake in the opposite. It’s all creation. And here you start to create in the biggest way by using your Imagination." From Neville's lecture, "The Man Within"

I have had plenty of "failures" since diving into Neville and I can some up the reason why with one word. Timidity. 
 
 

"If I assume that I am the man that I want to be, let me observe my reactions.  If they are as they were, I have not identified myself with my choice, for my reactions are automatic and so If I am changed I would automatically change my reactions to life."
From Neville's lecture, "Changing The Feeling of I"
 
I can easily tell if I am in my preferred state by noticing my reactions. How about you?