Key Takeaways
1. Your Imagination is God: The Ultimate Creative Power
God is pure imagination working at the core of every human being, underlying every conceivable faculty.
Divine identity. The most profound truth you can discover is that your own human imagination is God. This isn't a metaphor or a religious dogma, but a practical, verifiable fact. The author, Katherine Jegede, initially resisted this idea, even after a personal tragedy, but through rigorous experimentation with Neville Goddard's teachings, she found irrefutable proof that her imagination was the source of all creation.
Unleash potential. This understanding liberates you from the notion of an external, separate deity and places the power of creation squarely within you. It means that "I Am" is not just a statement of existence, but a declaration of divine identity. When you say "I am happy," you are declaring "God is happy," and consciousness, which is God, will manifest that truth.
Beyond reason. While logic and reason may scoff at this idea, the author urges you to put it to the test. Your capacity for belief is limitless, and once you accept that all things are first imagined and that whatever you imagine is true, you unlock a life of unlimited possibilities. This radical shift in perspective is the foundation for all metaphysical mastery.
2. Your Inner State Shapes Your Outer Reality
It is our state of consciousness that is responsible for the circumstances of our lives, and once we are aware of our reactions, we are in a position to change them.
Self-observation is key. Before any external change can occur, you must become acutely aware of your internal state—your reactions, thoughts, and feelings. These form your true self, your state of consciousness, which is the sole architect of your life's circumstances. The author's journey, from a challenging childhood dynamic to professional dissatisfaction, highlights how unconscious states can manifest.
Clarity of aim. Once you observe your current state, the next crucial step is to define precisely what you desire to be, do, or possess. Think in terms of clarity of form, for a clearer image intensifies your feelings towards it, making it easier to physicalize. Do not limit your aim; creation is finished, and you cannot imagine something that does not already exist in consciousness.
Practice detachment. To appropriate a new state of consciousness, you must detach from your present one. This means consciously stopping unwanted reactions and occupying your mind with thoughts aligned with your desired aim. This daily practice breaks the cyclical nature of familiar problems, as your external environment always reflects your internal state.
3. Master Your Attention to Control Your Destiny
It is the attention we give to something in mind that is the life force of the thing considered.
Attention is life force. The direction of your attention is paramount; it is the life force that animates your imaginal acts. By controlling your subjective attention—your inward focus—you gain infallible, life-transforming power. The author emphasizes that we often remain oblivious to this power, constantly bombarded by external stimuli.
Subjective dominance. As you cultivate inward attention, your objective propensity lessens, meaning external limitations begin to fall away. Total control over your mind's movement within the subjective field grants you mastery over your fate. This is the mystery of God (Christ) in you, as your own imagination, revealing that all things are under your control.
Influence others. You can even direct the behavior of others, not through manipulation, but by recognizing that all are aspects of the one divine self. By mentally engaging with someone, imagining them saying or doing what you desire, you exert a preeminence that they are powerless to resist. This power, however, must only be used for good, as what you do to another, you do to yourself.
4. Transform Your Past and Present Through Revision
Revision alters your course.
Undo the past. The ability to literally undo past events, especially those that caused pain, is a powerful metaphysical technique called revision. This involves mentally traveling back in time, altering the event to how you wish it had occurred, and replaying the revised scene until it feels real. The author found immense strength in this practice during her recovery from a crime.
Daily practice. Make revision a daily habit, reviewing your day from waking to sleep. Stop at any displeasing event and rewrite the scene, playing it over until it feels natural and real to your subconscious mind. This process impresses a new reality upon consciousness, changing your future course and leading you to a better version of your life.
Beyond logic. Revision operates purely within consciousness, free from the constraints of logic, reason, or will. It allows you to relinquish the operation of your daily life to your higher being, knowing that once awake, there is no limit to what you can achieve. This practice is not just about changing events, but about awakening from the "sleep of the soul."
5. End Suffering by Embracing Your Divine Identity
Since your I Am is God, when you declare yourself to suffer, to be in pain, to have been wronged, are you not saying that Christ is suffering?
Christ is imagination. The biblical Christ is not a historical man but your own human imagination—God himself. The crucifixion symbolizes the union of God (consciousness) and man, meaning humanity and causation are inextricably joined. When you declare "I am suffering," you are declaring "God is suffering," and consciousness will manifest that truth.
Cast your burdens. To end suffering, you must transfer the sensation of pain, sorrow, or hurt from your physical self to your consciousness, which is infinite. By lying still and feelingly asking "Are you really God?" and "Do you suffer as I suffer?", then answering "Yes" and declaring "Prove it to me now," you allow the feeling to dissipate as it loses its structure and context within the infinite.
Forgive all. There is no separate source of evil; only man and consciousness passing through life for purification. By accepting that God operates in everyone, you can forgive any offender, understanding that they are merely playing a role in the universal performance of life. This radical acceptance activates your innate authority over the darkness in the world.
6. The Psychic Sexual Act: Conscious Creation Through Feeling
You have just performed a spiritual sexual act and you are now pregnant.
Creative climax. Just as physical creation culminates in a feeling of relief, you can replicate this creative act in consciousness to manifest desires. This "psychic sexual act" is a highly effective method for making your desires an objective reality, by intensely experiencing the feeling of your desire fulfilled.
Spiritual conception. Relax and imagine yourself being, doing, or possessing your desire. Breathe rhythmically and sensually, focusing on the pleasurable thrill or tremor building in your body, particularly a tingling in your creative organ. At the peak of intensity, take a deep inhalation and release, mirroring a physical climax. This explosion of power confirms your spiritual pregnancy.
Secretive gestation. After this "Immaculate Conception," you must keep your act secret. Doubt, especially from others, is the only thing capable of collapsing what you have established. Maintain secrecy through the necessary interval until your desire manifests physically. This act applies to all genders, using the symbolism of natural conception to illustrate a universal spiritual principle.
7. Cultivate Fearlessness Through Unconditional Love
Love creates. All things originate in love, no matter how insignificant they may appear, and the opposite effect of love is fear.
Love's origin. Imagination is born of love, and only through love can we truly know ourselves, others, and the truth that frees us from fear. When we imagine unlovingly, we deny ourselves this freedom, sending our power in destructive directions that create the horrors we face. Love and fear are the two primary operators of our mental faculties.
Filter with love. Train your imagination to pass all thoughts through the filter of infinite love. Think of someone you dislike, then ask yourself if you would accept those negative thoughts about yourself. If not, release them. Instead, imagine that individual as you wish them to be—kind, generous, thoughtful—and then embrace them mentally until you feel unity.
Defeat fear. This practice extends to self-criticism and any fear-inducing situation. By consistently viewing yourself and the world through the eyes of love, you defeat fear. A bully, for instance, cannot be a bully without the bullied; if you refuse to occupy the psychological state of one easily intimidated, all external threats become powerless.
8. Persistence and Secrecy Guarantee Your Success
When you believe that what you are imagining is true, you are guaranteeing your success in bringing what you imagine into physical view.
Unwavering belief. Success in manifestation hinges on your unwavering belief that what you are imagining is true. It's not enough to think about a desire once; you must persist in experiencing its reality subjectively until there is no discernible difference between the imagined and the physically real. This "naturalness" is the point of crystallization.
Keep it secret. The Bible's instruction, "Go, tell no man," is an essential rule. Sharing your objectives with others invites doubt through their words, smirks, or comments, which can delay or derail your manifestation. Protect your imaginal acts by keeping them hidden, allowing them to gestate and solidify without external interference.
Wear success. Success is a state of consciousness that must be worn at all times. Cultivate a phrase of not more than three words that encapsulates your sense of success, and repeat it feelingly until you are possessed by its power. This inner self-adulation, kept secret, glorifies God (your imagination) and transforms your thought patterns, making success second nature.
9. Awaken to Perfect Self-Expression: Your Life's True Purpose
God’s divine plan for us is to make men perfect as he is perfect.
Divine disturbance. We are currently in a deep sleep, unaware of our true divine identity. God constantly disturbs us through the language of desire, urging us to prove His existence within us. These desires—for wealth, health, better positions—are not selfish but divine inspirations to move us upward, preventing stagnation and leading to our awakening.
World as mirror. The world around you, with its financial fluctuations, political turmoil, and personal challenges, serves as a mirror, reflecting what is lacking in you or the psychological movements you need to make. No external policy or charitable act can redeem someone who persists in a psychological state of hunger or poverty; true change begins within the individual.
Embrace expansion. To awaken, engage in exercises that expand your consciousness, such as lying still, looking into darkness, and feeling after infinite love by repeating "I Am." This may lead to disconcerting sensations of expansion or visions of brilliant light, but it is a journey into the depths of your being, revealing your true purpose and leading to perfect self-expression.
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