Your mind is not apart in your body. All the cells, all the
organs, and all the heartbeats echo the thoughts and the feelings that you have
in you. Neville Goddard who taught the Law of Assumption, exposed that
imagination is the creative force behind all reality -including your health.
Neville states that healing starts when you start with the
assumption of feeling well although no physical change is evident yet. That
assumption is then followed by your body, which is slowly restoring its balance
and harmony.
This paper will take you through an easy everyday activity
according to the teachings of Neville Goddard that will assist you in curing
your ailments and experiencing long-term well-being. It is a technique that you
can practice day by day, whether at home, during bedtime or in silent
contemplation, to get your mind and body in the best possible health.
1. Understanding the Neville Goddard Method of Healing
I was taught by Neville that it is God in action that you
imagine. What you imagine, you create. This implies that when you always think
that you are sick, weak or broken your body still reflects that.
But when you start picturing yourself as powerful, glowing
and cured, then your subconscious will accept your picture as the truth and
your body will begin to align itself to that picture.
He reduced it to a single sentence.
Suppose the emotion of the desire accomplished.
Why not make your own desire come true, and feel well
already? You do not hope to grow well; you are now healed.
2. The Mind-Body Connection
The science of today is gradually coming to the realization
that the mind and body are closely intertwined as Neville explained decades
ago. Each thought causes your brain to react with a chemical reaction to your
cells and organs.
So, negative thoughts (fear, stress, doubt) use up hormones
that undermine your immune system.
Positive thoughts (peace, love, gratitude) cause hormones
that heal the body to be balanced.
Imagination coupled with emotion is a powerful healing tool
that gets transmitted all over your body by your subconscious. The technique
used by Neville consists in altering your inner emotional state - and your
physical body will automatically follow.
3. The Law of Assumption the Foundation.
According to the Law of Assumption, whatever you assume to
be true will be your truth. This is what the whole philosophy of Neville is
based on.
Suppose that you believe, “I am sick; that belief is
reflected in what you live.
Suppose your reason, I am healthy, that is how you believe
it should be, that belief must also come into existence-- since your
subconscious minds believe it to be true.
You do not have to fight or plead in order to be healed. All
you need to do is to presume that it has been done.
4. The Daily routine: Part-by-Part Healing routine.
The following is a direct, basic, and timetabled daily
exercise based on the teachings given by Neville and which you can adopt to
heal your body and keep healthy.
Enter a Relaxed State
Seek out some quiet spot where you are not disturbed. Get
down or lie down and shut your eyes. Breathe slowly and deeply and relax your
body. Neville described it as the State Akin to Sleep (SATS) very profoundly of
being in a state of deep relaxation as your conscious mind silences and your
subconscious opens.
Have a Mental Image of Superior Health.
Imagine a brief scene now, which suggests your total
healing.
It could be:
• Walking
freely without pain.
• Saying
and smiling, I feel amazing!
• Someone
you love saying to you, you look so healthy!
Select a scene that is natural and satisfactory. Stop
dreaming that one day you will be healed, dream that you are already healed.
Feel It Real
This is the most significant part. Imagine the happiness,
the relief and the thankfulness as though your recovery has already occurred. Your
feeling is the secret. It is not what you want that you get, said Neville. You
get to be like what you think you are. In case you are healthy, strong, and
whole your subconscious recognizes it and starts to express it physically.
Repeat Before Sleep
The last scene before sleep, perform that same healing scene
again. Allow it to wind round and round in your mind until you fall asleep.
This is the moment that is so strong as your conscious
resistance is forgotten, and your subconscious mind is functioning. The main
point that Neville highlighted was that what you go to sleep thinking about is
what your subconscious mind builds in the next few days.
Express Gratitude
At the end of each session say, Thank you, my perfect
health. Inclination is a way of closing the deal, which is gratitude makes your
assumption true and maintains your vibration high.
Although the symptoms may appear, they remain similar. It is
reprogramming your subconscious and that needs repetition and faith.
5. Morning Practice: Begin Your Day with Health Consciousness
What you think is the first thing in the morning is what
puts your vibration into the whole day. Take this moment to declare wellness
and vitality.
Try This Morning Ritual:
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Prior to rising out of bed, repeat aloud:
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I am a good, energetic, and alive person.
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Imagine yourself going through your day
comfortably and with vitality.
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Hold the water in bits and visualize it as
cleaning and refreshing the body.
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Smile and give thanks to your body with its
strength and healing power.
When you wake up in this conscious way you set yourself on
the path towards a well day.
6. Healing with Affirmations
Affirmations are brief, strong phrases that help in forming
your unconscious beliefs.
The following are some of the useful Neville-style health
affirmations to apply on a daily basis:
• I am
quite healthy and energetic.
• All my
body cells are glowing with life and balance.
• I am the
very personification of health divinity.
• My body
immediately reacts to positive thoughts.
• The
energy of healing passes through me easily.
Say them, with feeling-- not with words. Experience the
reality of every word you say.
7. Applying Imagination to Direct Itself to Particular Problems
In case you are healing a particular part of the body, or
you are experiencing a certain condition then you can control imagination.
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Sample Visualization of Pain or Illness:
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Visualize a golden glow around the afflicted
region.
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As we breathe it grows brighter and stronger
still.
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Get warmth, comfort and life in the body.
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Whisper: This part of me is complete and
perfect.
Your fancy is motion of energy-- and the motion of energy
produces physical change.
8. The Position of Faith and Perseverance
Mental healing does not involve magic in a moment - it is a
process of faith, repetition. Neville used to say frequently, persevere in the
supposition that what you want is accomplished.
When doubts arise, remember:
• The
process of healing occurs internally.
• What you
suffer now will be transient echoes of past ideals.
Continue assuming health. Until it grows natural to you. Single-mindedness
transforms imagination into the actual world.
9. Overcoming Doubt and Fear
The greatest hindrance to recovery is fear. You make it too
strong when you are afraid of being sick. You end results when you are afraid
of failure.
To overcome doubt:
Stop examining your symptoms on an hourly basis.
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Say positive words rather than fearful ones.
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implications only to the final outcome -optimal
health.
In mind: whatever you focus on is what will be your reality.
It is sickness that fear feeds upon but faith that heals.
10. The Magic of the Neville Method
Although the teachings of Neville were spiritualistic, most
of his opinions have been supported by modern psychology. The visualization and
positive belief proved to:
• Enhance
the immune system.
• Enhance
the postoperative recovery.
• Lessen
stress hormones and inflammation.
• Enhance
general mood and energy.
When you think that you are getting better, your body starts
to work the same mechanisms that make it so. Science explains it as the placebo
effect - Neville referred to it as faith.
11. Believing in Your Healing through Action
Manifestation does not substitute medical care, it
complements it. Take positive action with your new mentality:
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Eat healthy foods with appreciation.
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Keep yourself hydrated and sleep well.
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Move your body not ringingly.
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Keep off negative environments and discussions.
Every action just proves you right that you have been healed
already.
12. Real-Life Application Case
Suppose one has chronic fatigue and runs this Neville
routine every night:
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I dreamt of running in a park happily.
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It is happy and powerful in the scene.
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Falls asleep with that picture each night.
In a short matter of weeks, their strength starts to come
back. Better markers are found in their doctor. Their body merely conformed to
the new self-image. I am healthy. And this is the application of the Law of
Assumption in the physical realm.
13. Common Mistakes People Make
The traps to avoid when practicing the healing technique
that Neville uses are:
Waiting to believe:
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waiting before believing.
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Trust to begin with and you will know later.
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Change of techniques prematurely.
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Be consistent in one practice.
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Focusing on illness.
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Never talk or think about symptoms - think about
health.
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Forcing results.
Calm down and leave your assumption to play out. The process
of healing is not about struggle but is about conformity.
14. Imagination gratitude:
These two elements embody the notion that every patient
deserves wellness and that health is not something everyone possesses. These
two factors reflect the idea that each patient is worthy of wellness, and not
all people are healthy. Every manifestation will be quickened by gratitude.
Thankfulness makes your subconscious mind think that you have received what you
desire.
Write down 3 things you like about your health every day:
• “I’m
grateful for my clear mind.”
• I am
grateful to have such a strong heart.
• I like
the fact that my body is self-healing.
Connect with the appreciation deeply - it disperses the
energy of healing.
15. Nightly Review: The Bridge to Healing
Neville had advised you to look back upon your day in
imagination before going to sleep. Delta waves Repeat past events as you would
have liked them to be, rather than the way they occurred.
To be healthy, check yourself out as:
• Calm,
happy, and full of life.
• Gyrating
about and feeling good.
• Thankful
and serene of mind and body.
Your subconscious will engrave that new story and come to
life as you fall asleep.
Conclusion
The process of body healing (made by Neville Goddard) is not
wishful thinking, but it is conscious creation. When you take the perception of
being well and live by that perception on a daily basis then your surrounding
world has to adjust.
Your best healing agent is your imagination. Waste not on
it, visualize thyself beautiful, powerful, complete. Act like you are cured. Be
thankful for each breathing, each beat of the heart, every step of improvement.
Neville Goddard said it best:
Believe in the reality of your assumption, and see the world
do its part in the fulfilment.
Healing is not in the future, I am telling you it is
happening now, now in your mind and imagination. Believe in the process, train
every day, and in no time, you will be able to see the truth of the eternal
wisdom of Neville: Your health is brought along by the power of your
assumption.