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Neville Lancelot Goddard (1905-1972) was an American mystic author who was famous for his writing on metaphysical subjects.[1][2] He interpreted Bible from a psychological perspective, i.e. treating it not as a record of historical events, but a collection of parables on how the human mind works.[3] As he wrote, “Instead of looking upon the Bible as the historical record of an ancient civilization or the biography of the unusual life of Jesus, see it as a great psychological drama taking place in the consciousness of man.”[4] Goddard is often associated with the New Thought Movement,[5][6] which promotes metaphysical ideas such as the Law of Attraction,[7][8] and he remains one of the most quoted authors for the subject in the 21st century. [9][10][11]
Biblical Interpretations
Below are some examples of Goddard’s interpretation of the Bible:
I Am
Source | Passage (NKJV) | Interpretation |
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Exodus 3:14 | I AM has sent me to you. | God is man’s awareness of being. The awareness of being is the door through which the manifestations of life pass into the world of form. Consciousness is the resurrecting power – resurrecting that which man is conscious of being. Man is ever out-picturing that which he is conscious of being.[4] |
Psalm 46:10 | Be still and know that I AM God. | |
Isaiah 45:5 | I AM the Lord and there is none else. | |
Mark 8:29 | But who do you say that I AM? | |
Revelation 22:13 | I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. |
Biblography
Neville Goddard had published the following books:
- At Your Command (1939)[4]
- Your Faith Is Your Fortune (1941)[12]
- Freedom for All—A Practical Application of the Bible (1942)[13]
- Feeling Is the Secret (1944)[14]
- Prayer—The Art of Believing (1946)[15]
- Out of This World (1949)[16]
- The Creative Use of Imagination (1952)[17]
- The Power of Awareness (1952)[18]
- Awakened Imagination (1954)[19]
- Seedtime and Harvest (1956)[20]
- The Law and the Promise (1961)[21]
References
- ^ Carter, Frank (2018). Neville Goddard : the Frank Carter lectures. [Place of publication not identified],: AUDIO ENLIGHTENMENT. ISBN 1-941489-37-0. OCLC 1032016258.
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: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Horowitz, Mitch (2018). Miracle : the Ideas of Neville Goddard. New York: G & D Media. ISBN 978-1-7225-2010-6. OCLC 1082981971.
- ^ Giurdanella, Marco (2011-11-01). "Neville Goddard (1905-1972) and the "New Thought"". Tesi Online.
- ^ a b c Goddard, Neville Lancelot (1939). At Your Command. New York City: Goddard Publications.
- ^ Horowitz, Mitch (2018). The Miracle Club : How thoughts become reality. Rochester, Vermont. ISBN 978-1-62055-766-2. OCLC 1020423964.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Allen, Shanon; Allen, David (2014). The power of I AM. ISBN 978-0-692-23368-9. OCLC 922707256.
- ^ Byrne, Rhonda (2008). The secret. Byrne, Rhonda. (Atria books/Beyond Words hardcover edition October 2016 ed.). New York. ISBN 978-1-4165-5499-8. OCLC 758675550.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Byrne, Rhonda,. The power. Sequel to: Byrne, Rhonda. (First Atria books hardcover edition ed.). New York. ISBN 978-1-4391-8178-2. OCLC 634742461.
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has extra text (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Jegede, Katherine (2018). Infinite possibility : How to use the ideas of Neville Goddard to create the life you want. New York, New York. ISBN 978-0-525-50443-6. OCLC 1039079743.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ McGee-Chiusano, Laura (2015). Unclouded Mind : Spiritual Insights For Personal Development And Healing. Balboa Press. ISBN 978-1-5043-4579-8. OCLC 1147791856.
- ^ Vitale, Joe (2011). The Key The Missing Secret for Attracting Anything You Want (1., Auflage ed.). New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-03934-2. OCLC 904821360.
- ^ Goddard, Neville Lancelot (1941). Your Faith Is Your Fortune. New York City: Goddard Publications.
- ^ Goddard, Neville Lancelot (1942). Freedom for All—A Practical Application of the Bible. New York City: Goddard Publications.
- ^ Goddard, Neville Lancelot (1944). Feeling Is the Secret. New York City: Goddard Publications.
- ^ Goddard, Neville Lancelot (1945). Prayer—The Art of Believing. New York City: Goddard Publications.
- ^ Goddard, Neville Lancelot (1949). Out of This World. New York City: Goddard Publications.
- ^ Goddard, Neville Lancelot (1952). The Creative Use of Imagination. New York City: Goddard Publications.
- ^ Goddard, Neville Lancelot (1952). The Power of Awareness. New York City: G. & J. Publishing Co.
- ^ Goddard, Neville Lancelot (1954). Awakened Imagination. New York City: G. & J. Publishing Co.
- ^ Goddard, Neville Lancelot (1952). Seedtime and Harvest. New York City: G. & J. Publishing Co.
- ^ Goddard, Neville Lancelot (1952). The Law and the Promise. New York City: G. & J. Publishing Co.