The Power of Imagination: The Neville Goddard Treasury by Neville Goddard

The Power of Imagination: The Neville Goddard Treasury Reviews

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  Lenin

  I don’t know if this book will ever read my ‘Read’ shelf. It’s filled with so many amazing ideas that I am unable to go in a liner fashion and finish the whole work—much like
  Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, 9 Vols..
  
  This is a beautiful collection of most of Neville’s famous works. The formatting is beautiful. The compilers added icing to the cake by placing Israel Regardie’s ‘Neville, A Portrait’ at the beginning of the book. This is an important step, as Regardie’s essay on Neville gives a different viewpoint, thus helping the reader, especially those who may otherwise think Neville’s methods don’t work.
  
  Regardless of anyone having any success following Neville’s teachings, I find Neville’s writings to be well thought out, precise, and so poetic that they never get boring in spite of a thousand repetitions.
  
  
  If you are a long term fan of Neville Goddard, do read the article on his life written by Mitch Horowitz, during the launch of this book.
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  Christian

  Neville Goddard clearly understood the way reality works, sharing the same intuitive vision that Swedenborg, William Blake, and various Islamic mystics had. At times I wished he had been more faithful to the nuances of his topics, but he generally got around to them later in the book. Above all, he expertly clarified some vague thoughts I had about the relationship between imagination and the physical world.
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  Katya

  Another short, not wholly-realized review.
  
  Neville Goddard grew up in the time of William Isaac Thomas and Dorothy Swain Thomas and was a contemporary of Robert K. Merton. All these intellectuals spoke of the power of the mind, of self-communication and of internalized ideas in the development of self and of one's personal reality (my very rough take on and limited knowledge of their work). In general, Goddard does a fine job of inspiring one to convert his or her thinking, therefore converting his or her truth. This is a self-help book after all.
  
  It's the other major aspect of the book that seemed a bit forced to me; Goddard attempts to link all things "Christianity" - God, Jesus, the cross, specific stories - to self, to imagination and to the entire universe of behavioral confirmation. Some of his associations worked, but many seemed contrived, like he was desperately trying to make everything fit into a tidy new spiritual movement. So thumbs up on the self-fulfilling prophesy aspect of the book and thumbs sideways on the Christianity tie-in.
  
  I listened to this on Audible. The narrator, Mitch Horowitz, was superb.
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  Ana

  There's something in me that resonates on such a deep level with Neville's books and teaching. This book is no exception. I absolutely love the way he explains consciousness and all the different psychological states by quoting the Bible. Timeless wisdom and a real gem!
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  Jess

  No rating. Repetitive and based deeply off the teachings of Christ and various stories from Christianity.
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  Chris Esposo

  Might be the worst "book" I've listened to thus far. It is interesting, however, as a historical artefact, as it may be one of the first instances of the modern American self-help genre that now litter 20 - 30% of the shelf space in all bookstores. This is a collection of lectures the author made in the 50s in LA and SF, on using one's inner beliefs to will/manifest success into reality.
  
  The author seems to liberally borrow words, phrases, and ideas from late 19th-century Protestant revival movements and sounds like a post-modern Christian preacher huckster himself. A lot of his ideas center on reading select passages from the OT/NT from the perspective of "God", and using the notion of divine creation as a model to which the reader can manifest success in life, I presume money, business etc.
  
  A lot of the book read like knock-off transcendentalism, and it's unclear to me if the author himself really understood what he was saying, beyond some vague notions of the power of inner will to manifest "creativity".
  
  I do see the seeds of a lot of modern self-help gurus in these words, especially Napoleon Hill, and all those that followed, like Tony Robbins.
  
  Not really worth more than a few dollars, and doubtful even that much value. Not recommended.
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  Carl Holmes

  A very thought provoking read on Christ consciousness and working towards embodying the Christ that is in us as a new creation. Fairly easy reading, but the concepts get a little deep and you find yourself re-reading parts. It is very counter intuitive to how we have been taught, but intuitive in helping to re-engage with the world with the understanding of Christ in us, a new creation. To quote Einstein, "imagination is more important than knowledge." This book builds on that.
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  Elisabeth Cordelia

  As a non-christian who is fully aware of just how evil Christianity in all its forms has been, I wasn't sure I could get anything out of this book. As you can see by my rating, the value of the message was able to surpass the method. I share this to encourage others with the same hesitation. The bible was frankly used as a vehicle to teach what I feel is the antithesis of the religion that utilizes it; Personal empowerment and guiltless inherent divinity.
  
  Goddard has identified the universal truth I think all of us who are deeply spiritual have identified, which is that we are all divine creators. The same conclusions he drew from Christianity can frankly be drawn from most if not all spiritual modalities. Nothing that's stated in this book or in his philosophies isn't already plainly observable or easily intuited for those who've been paying attention. We have a lot more power and influence over our circumstances than most of us were ever taught.
  
  I think this book is a valuable tool for anyone who is just beginning to learn about their nature or is struggling to make things happen for themselves. I can't emphasize enough how much religious background really doesn't matter.
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  Artemis Lavand

  Quite repetitive in some ways, didn't dig the religious referencing as I'm not religious at all but rather pagan, and despite of that this was an interesting and easy read. Neville's interpretation of these religious texts in order to meet his narrative and to get his point across fascinated me in an odd way. I can see he's not the greatest on fully verbalizing what he wishes to say but if you reread some lines and pretend you're reading words of someone who's talking quickly and such then you can easily understand his points. I'd say it's a 3.5 since it was a a tad bit rushed.
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  Harsha Paulraj

  Neville's one of the best at describing the true nature of reality, i.e. one limitless consciousness. He does draw on Biblical allegory and that might come off as sounding "religious" but that's not what Neville's about: he's about understanding the hidden message behind the symbolism. It's an excellent read although it might not qualify as exquisite prose.
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  Cindy

  I love this book for Neville's poetic writing and golden nuggets that anyone can apply to their life. There is an unexplainable aspect of life and this book says many things that resonate with my experience so far. Believe it or not, it doesn't hurt you to try because what have you got to lose? You see it when you believe it :)
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  Caitlin

  If you're into Law of Attraction stuff, this will be up your alley. If you're looking for practical application, there's not much (If you're looking for that, Mitch Horowitz is the closest I've found).
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  Stephanie Synclair

  Another must read by Neville!
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  Khayal Mahsum

  The story is real miracle.
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  Massimiliano La Rocca

  Another must read. Good selection of topics.
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  Ruthline Ignacio-Capriles

  So clear!
  
  One has to have taken prior steps before to catch this study. In the case it is so, it will be of great help so to accomplish one's aim in life.
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  Marie

  I don’t know why I’m reading this. I guess I desperately want to believe that I can just wish for things really hard and they’ll happen.
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  Kimberly Tilley

  Neville is wonderful. I don't agree with all of his views but I've never read something he's written that didn't give me something valuable I can use. This is a collection of many of his books.
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  Radhika Nair

  It's an amazing read !!!
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  Claudia

  Nella versione italiana molti errori di traduzione, un libro datato ma che alla fine da ottimi spunti sui quali fare approfondimento per chi è interessato all'argomento.
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  Fatima

  "The world is just your imagination pushed out."
  Best book you could ever read to realize who you are.
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  RoxiV

  Too much emphasis on Bible explanation and definition. Would expect more details on how to use your imagination and mind more specifically…
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  Crystal Blanton

  2.5 stars. Didn’t impress me much and leans heavily on the Bible.
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  Thordur

  Neville Goddard is actually religious in his writing and goes a lot into discussing christian aspects in this book. He is not orthodox biblical, catholic or protestant as can be known. Here comes the power of imagination and the power of I Am. In that way we can say that he is talking about affirmations and that you can set your mind of imagination free if you want to.
  
  This book takes no time to read. It is 142 pages and can be read in a day. Still this book is filled with spiritual ideas and believes in human capacity with even deeper meanings. If you are not religious and not philosophical in any way, this might not be a book for you. If you take the Bible seriously in a literal way, this book might disturb you because it plainly says that the characters of Bible never existed, they are only metaphors belonging to the spectrum of the mind.
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  Roots

  Master Teacher!