Book draft chapter 1. S1E01 revised, inviting your comments. https://nevilleonfire.com/ https://nevilleonfire.substack.com/ Resources 1. PD Ouspensky (1947) In Search of the Miraculous (seminal Fourth Way text containing verbatim lectures by GI Gurdjieff, NB-Ch.VII). 2. RAlexander_self-remembering - exercise pdf; excerpt from (1954) Creative Realism - see this book for full discussion. 3. Rodney Collin (1968) Theory of Celestial Influence (NB- Ch.14 for exposition and instruction of self-remembe...
Jul 10, 2025•16 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Conscious intervention is required for psychological growth.
Jul 03, 2025•11 min•Season 2Ep. 17
First, review of first 15 episodes Season 2. Then explore incremental psychological “deaths” - a healthy practice to move forward. Sedona Method is discussed in more detail than we had covered in S1. Resources: YT - Sedona Method seminar videos . YT - See also The Sedona Method . Rumble: Sedona audio series ....
Jun 27, 2025•19 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Science tries to define consciousness where it does not exist, and hypnosis while being immersed in it. From new standpoints , we explain the evidence. Related episodes:
Jun 19, 2025•16 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Second in a mini-series entitled Conscious Self-Persuasion: Beyond Hypnosis and the Waking Sleep. References Flammer, E. and Bongartz.W. (2003) “On the efficacy of hypnosis: a meta-analytic study” Contemporary Hypnosis 20:4. Eason, A. D., & Parris, B. A. (2019) “Clinical applications of self-hypnosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.” Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 6 :3.). Dr. Esther Bartlett (1968) “A Proposed Definition of...
Jun 11, 2025•17 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Mini-series title: Conscious Self-Persuasion: Beyond Hypnosis and the Waking Sleep References: Dr. R. Alexander, Creative Realism P.D. Ouspensky, In Search of the Miraculous Chomsky, N., Herman, E., Manufacturing Consent “The Manufacturing of a Mass Psychosis – Can Sanity Return to an Insane World?” academyofideas.com, 24 April, 2021 D. Viggiano, 2011, “Overview of Literature on Jungian Hypnotic Dream-Work”, Contemporary Hypnosis and Integrative Therapy , 28:2 Michael Talbot, The Holographic Uni...
Jun 05, 2025•14 min•Season 2Ep. 13
The real world is the unification of both the inner and outer worlds. They must come together in a single, undivided experience.
May 29, 2025•15 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Neville Goddard is vastly underrated. His contribution, were it understood and realized, would be as momentous as the Protestant Reformation, but with no violence; rather, a quiet renewal from within the hearts of men and women.
May 22, 2025•14 min•Season 2Ep. 11
I believe that Neville Goddard has construed Christianity brilliantly, on the basis of psychological and spiritual truth, all the while rejecting institutional nonsense. Can his view of Christianity inform the conduct of life and secular organization?
May 15, 2025•13 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Lewis Mumford in 1922 published an analysis of the literature of imagined ideal societies, from Plato to the modern era. Did any of them really give a clear solution to the human condition? We will compare his conclusions to Neville’s view of Christianity, and see the implications for society. Mumford, L. The Story of the Utopias (1922)
May 08, 2025•12 min•Season 2Ep. 9
While modern thinkers define consciousness through intellect and attention, Neville aligns with esoteric tradition: consciousness is a direct, living experience that transcends thought itself. Best references to explain and give instruction on individual consciousness: (same as listed in previous episode What is Consciousness?-Journey to Neville Goddard ) 1. PD Ouspensky (1947) In Search of the Miraculous (seminal Fourth Way text containing verbatim lectures by GI Gurdjieff, NB-Ch.VII). 2. RAlex...
May 01, 2025•15 min•Season 2Ep. 8
To understand the nature of consciousness and how to evoke it is vital to understand Neville. Science, psychology and philosophy will not get you there. Let's get beyond inadequate and outdated concepts, and get to the real practice. Mentioned: Bernardo Kastrup (2021) Decoding Jung's Metaphysics. Best references to explain and give instruction on individual consciousness: 1. PD Ouspensky (1947) In Search of the Miraculous (seminal Fourth Way text containing verbatim lectures by GI Gurdjieff, NB-...
Apr 24, 2025•16 min•Season 2Ep. 7
“And all you behold, though it appears without, it is within, in your imagination..." (~Blake). Neville's worldview is elegant metaphysics. Neville on Fire blog post with diagram of the mind . Substack post .
Apr 17, 2025•14 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Philosopher/ physicist Dr. Bernardo Kastrup (Analytic Idealism) supports Neville's thought in two main aspects: 1. The universe is all mentation. 2. Individuals are identities dissociated from source -- from God. We discuss benefits of adopting this extraordinary worldview. Mentioned: James Perloff (1999) Tornado in a Junkyard - the Relentless Myth of Darwinism
Apr 10, 2025•14 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In the previous post, part 1, we saw that Neville Goddard and Bernardo Kastrup each arrived at the same foundational idea: what we take to be the physical world must actually be mental in nature. In this post we’ll examine how Bernardo’s system lends credence to yet another principle, really, the essential one in Neville’s thought; namely, that we are one with the universal source. References: Neville Freedom for All (1942) God Became Man (lecture 1969) The Way (lecture, date unknown) Bernardo K...
Apr 03, 2025•15 min•Season 2Ep. 4
[update: re-edited] I see a certain affinity between the thought of Bernardo Kastrup and that of Neville Goddard. While their two systems have discrepancies, I believe that Bernardo's philosophy of Analytic Idealism can help explain foundational aspects of Neville's worldview. For example, he offers a rigorously argued case that, just as Neville contends, all is mental, not physical. Essentia Foundation course presented by Bernardo Kastrup - Analytic Idealism B Kastrup (2014) Why Materialism is ...
Mar 28, 2025•15 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Hypnotic rhythm means the repetitive patterns in life which tend to engender fossilized habits of thought and feeling. This can ruin our mental landscape - or we can use it to power our own regeneration. References: Neville Goddard - Your Faith Is Your Fortune (Ch 3) Napoleon Hill - Interview with the Devil
Mar 21, 2025•13 min•Season 2Ep. 2
1. Create a record of quality. 2. Overcome self-doubt. 3. Overcome fear of non-expertise. 4. Self-teach through critical questioning. 5. Self-teaching is continual refinement and culling. 6. A record of quality preserves life-changing ideas against life’s onslaught. 7. Real movement in life is not in time, but in quality of state. 8. Discard the fallacies of age. 9. The external world is really mind - an idea to explore via self-teaching.
Mar 13, 2025•14 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Our understanding of a key idea is limited by our habitual associations to it... 1. I began this exploration in E02 . 2. CS Lewis: life in time and space is a gift -- and therefore it is in some sense a clever artificial arrangement. 3. Continual alternation in life between inward focus/self-growth and outer doing and accomplishment. 4. We don’t want to emphasize, but rather diminish the division between the psyche and the external world (see exercise in E20 ). 5. Why is this division between in...
Oct 28, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 30
A series of points regarding daily practice... 1. “I don’t criticize; I don’t judge; I don’t complain.” Follow this, and save energy to be usefully redirected. 2. Single point of awareness, non-identification, opens a path of escape: you are not “that person”. 3. Apply imagination to reach conscious solution: be self-persuaded as to your nature and identity. 4. You might work better at night. 5. This kind of experimentation is self-motivated learning; it engages the active mind. 6. Now is the ac...
Oct 21, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 29
The truth about the monetary system and what it says about our psychology. [Update: The paragraph mentioning 'fractional reserve lending' has been deleted, as this practice is now superceded by 'capital adequacy requirements'. Money creation is still an extraordinary privilege granted to private firms. ~15 Nov 2022] 1. Revisiting: political awakening in relation to spiritual awakening. 2. “Essence” has legitimate and heartfelt desire for truth, even in the world of Caesar. 3. Truth in the world ...
Oct 15, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Indications from the worlds of literature and visual art help to approach Neville's ideas. 1. Summary of E25 and E26: The poet and his protege. 2. How do their views align with Neville's precepts? 3. Further indications from Ezra Pound: what did he seek in a writer? 4. Quotes from Der Blaue Reiter -- wisdom from the world of visual art. 5. We find in art the very same concern for constancy of purpose and mental presence. 6. Taking a break from podcasting. Possible book and scripts for meditation...
Jul 15, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Author, artist and the poet’s biographer Eustace Mullins relates his revealed truth. 1. Inspiration from E025: Ezra Pound. 2. Follow up with his biographer: Eustace Mullins, Conversations with John F Kennedy . 3. Two themes: metaphysics and personal instruction. 4. Primacy of consciousness: humanity is asleep. 5. Life is a sort of Purgatory (not an absolute notion). 6. Collectivist groups. 7. Paradoxical nature of groups, their activities and results. Institutional values of “the good”. 8. Man r...
Jul 01, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 26
The poet and scholar Ezra Pound gives inspiration to overcome seeming defeat. 1. Essential assumption: “I am the creative source”. Doubt: Do I really believe this? 2. Negative state surruptitiously engenders doubt, indecision, worry. 3. Poet’s vision: I know who I am . Inspiration derived from example of Ezra Pound. 4. Pound: background, history. 5. His adopted mission to look into political/economic roots of war. 6. His major work “Cantos”, and parallel example of modern art: direct experience....
Jun 24, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 25
The deliberate use of the imagination has a healing effect... 1. Key revelation: deliberate engagement of imagination in speaking has healing effects. 2. Nicoll: instructed by Gurdjieff that consciousness is healing in its effect. 3. Neville: advocated “revision” -- to remake a past event to effect healing. Testimonials are published. 4. Biblical quote: “My word shall not return unto me void.” _____ 5. Why don’t we use this faculty? We don’t have a balance in both hearing and expression. 6. Ther...
Jun 17, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 24
How to establish beneficial assumptions and maintain them? 1. Assumptions may be held relatively consciously or subconsciously, in the background of the mind. 2. Try to observe, bring to light, and dissipate detrimental background assumptions. 3. Cultivate a positive “feeling tone” as the result of an affirmation exercise: focus on one specific goal. 4. How to deal with several aims that are concurrent, in different scales, different targets? 5. Advice of Robert A. Russell. (see Biblical ref.) 6...
Jun 10, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 23
I must “act by clear imagination and intention”... Introduction Here is the premise: to stop wasting energy and go directly to what we want. Neville’s brilliantly confident formulation is this: I must “lay aside all other processes” and “act by clear imagination and intention.” In the last episode we considered political/social issues. I’m asking now: do you desire a deep blue, natural sky? To follow up, go to the show notes. PART I Problem: the maddening play of contradictions 1. conceptual con...
Jun 03, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Did Neville have any definite political or social views?.. 1. neville: positive view 2. neville: transcendental view 3. neville: asserting the power of the imagination 4. principled position to inform our affirmations 5. imperative of liberty and its economic/political arrangement 6. our system 7. why socialism always fails its people but benefits its leaders 8. socialism cannot be partially implemented 9. an objectively correct position 10. long form affirmation RESOURCES Austrian economics Mis...
May 27, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Discussion of motivation and experiential technique... Neville quotes philosopher Douglas Fawcett, one of the philosophers of transcendental idealism. The secret of imagining is the greatest of all problems, to the solution of which everyone should aspire, for supreme power, supreme wisdom, and supreme delight lie in the far-off solution of this mystery. In this podcast series, we are taking Fawcett at his word, and exploring this essential mystery. He says that this truth is “the most important...
May 20, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 20
1. Rationale for podcast series. 2. Encountering the archetype... Introduction Part I I feel compelled to reiterate the purpose of this podcast series. The listener should know exactly what my intention is. Part II Encountering the archetype: a further exploration of the world without as the world within. Part I 1. Recapitulation: pupose, rationale, limitations. 2. An exploration; series of ideas as ordered as possible; listener’s responsibility. 3. Four main influences (see list of resources). ...
May 13, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 19
