Out of This World

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Out of This World

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en

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A transformative guide to manifesting desired outcomes through disciplined inner practice, Neville Goddard's 'Out of This World' teaches readers to alter their future by shifting their concept of self. By utilizing focused imagination and assuming the feeling of wishes fulfilled, individuals can access a higher dimension where reality is malleable. This practical manual invites readers to remove the veil of the senses, replacing external limitations with spiritual focus to reshape their lives in harmony with their deepest desires.

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In 'Out of This World,' Neville Goddard presents a profound exploration of the power of consciousness to shape reality. He argues that the future is not predetermined by external events but is flexible, determined entirely by an individual's attitudes and concepts of self. Goddard introduces the concept of a 'fourth dimension'—a dimensionally larger world where time and space are fluid, allowing the mind to observe and alter events before they occur in the three-dimensional world. The book's central thesis is that assumptions become facts. By persistently holding a specific concept of self, even if denied by the senses, a person can harden that assumption into a concrete reality. Goddard emphasizes that desire is the mainspring of action; one cannot move without a desire to do so. Therefore, progress lies in obeying the voice of desire and assuming the feeling of the wish fulfilled immediately. Goddard provides a specific technique for this transformation: the 'waking dream.' Readers are instructed to immobilize their physical bodies, induce a state akin to sleep, and then vividly imagine an event that implies the fulfillment of their desire. Crucially, they must feel themselves performing the action 'here and now,' not visualizing it from a distance. This practice allows the mind to rearrange sensory impressions, constructing a new future from the vast array of possibilities available in the fourth dimension. The text further explores the nature of imagination as a creative force comparable to God. Goddard asserts that there is no power outside human consciousness to resurrect the dead or create life; the 'I AM' consciousness is the root of all existence. He encourages readers to focus only on the lovely and the good, as the imagination responds indifferently to both good and evil. By defining oneself as the ideal one wishes to be, the external world inevitably dissolves and reshapes itself to match that inner reality. Ultimately, the book concludes that there is no one to change but self; true transformation requires an internal shift in consciousness, which then manifests as external perfection.

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• Philosophy
• Spirituality
• Self-Help