#70: Make It Sensory

Make It Sensory A Lecture in the Voice and Spirit of Neville Goddard You have longed for a change. You have pictured the better life, the healed body, the abundant supply, the loving relationship, yet it remains just beyond your reach. The reason is simple and profound: you have not yet made it sensory. You have not clothed your imagination with the living touch of reality, the clear sound of fulfillment, and the deep emotional surge of possession. Until you do, your desire remains a shadow, a mere wish drifting in the outer mind. But the moment you enter the scene of the wish fulfilled and give it the full sensory weight of touch, sound, and feeling, consciousness accepts it as fact, and the outer world must rearrange itself to match the inner reality you have created. Consciousness is the only reality. Your awareness of being is God. When you construct a scene that implies your desire is already realized and then make that scene vividly sensory, you are not hoping or begging; you are decreeing from the throne of your own being. You are rising in consciousness to the naturalness of the thing desired. Touch it. Feel the solidity of it. Hear the sounds that accompany it. Let the emotion of having it flood through you until the whole experience becomes more real than the room in which you sit. Then, and only then, has the birth taken place. Then, and only then, will the manifestation appear in your world. Consider what it means to make it sensory. You do not merely see a faint outline of the desired event. You enter it completely. You stand in the very center of the fulfilled moment. Suppose your desire is for a new home. Do not hover outside it as a spectator. Walk through its rooms in imagination. Run your hand along the smooth surface of the countertop, feeling its cool firmness beneath your palm. Place your feet upon the polished floor and sense the slight give of the wood or the soft yield of the carpet. Open a window and let the breeze touch your face, carrying the scent of the garden you now claim as your own. These are not idle details. They are the very substance of creation. The touch anchors the imaginal act in the deep of your being where reality is fashioned. Now add the sound. Hear the actual voices that belong to the fulfilled scene. Listen to the quiet conversation of those who rejoice with you in your new home. Hear the laughter rising naturally, the words of admiration spoken without effort. Let the sound of the front door closing behind you echo with finality, the sound of belonging. Let the distant call of birds outside the window become part of the living atmosphere. Sound is not decoration; it is confirmation. When your inner ear hears these things clearly, consciousness has registered the event as complete. The outer world will soon supply the corresponding sounds because you have first supplied them within. And then, most importantly, feel the emotion. Let the joy, the relief, the deep satisfaction of having it rise within you until your whole body participates. Feel the quiet gratitude that needs no words. Feel the warm certainty that this is now your life. Emotion is the secret current that carries the imaginal scene into expression. Without it, the scene remains cold and lifeless. With it, the scene becomes alive, vibrant, irresistible. You are not manufacturing emotion; you are allowing the natural emotion that belongs to the fulfillment to flood through you. When you feel it to the point of naturalness, you have truly become one with the state desired. This is the law. Man is forever decreeing that which he is conscious of being, and the most certain way to become conscious of being the thing desired is to make the fulfilled scene sensory in every respect. Touch it until it feels solid. Hear it until the sounds are unmistakable. Feel it emotionally until the joy is your present reality. Do not ask how it will happen. Consciousness has ways past finding out. Your only responsibility is to enter the scene and make it so real in touch, sound, and feeling that you cannot doubt its reality. When you can do this, the outer world has no choice but to reflect what you have accepted within. Many imagine vaguely and then wonder why nothing changes. They speak of their desire but never enter the actual moment of fulfillment and live there sensorily. They think about the thing rather than being the thing in imagination. But you are not here to think about your desire. You are here to become it in the only place that matters: the deep of your own consciousness. Construct the brief scene that implies the wish is fulfilled. Then, with quiet persistence, add the sensory details until the whole experience lives and breathes. Feel the handshake that seals the agreement. Hear the words of congratulations spoken directly to you. Let the thrill of accomplishment move through your chest and settle into peaceful certainty. Every night, before you slip into sleep, return to this sensory scene. Do not force it. Relax into it. Let your attention rest gently upon the touch of the object that confirms your new state, upon the sound that tells you it is done, upon the emotion that declares your satisfaction. As you fall asleep in this state, you are impregnating your deeper mind with the reality you have chosen. Sleep is the natural time when consciousness is most receptive. Give it the clear, sensory impression of the wish fulfilled, and it will do the rest while your body rests. You may find at first that the scene feels thin, that the touch is not yet solid, the sound not yet clear, the emotion not yet full. This is natural. Persist. Return again and again. Each time you dwell in the scene, it gains substance. The touch becomes firmer. The sound grows richer. The emotion deepens into a living current. Soon the imaginal act will feel more real than the so-called facts of the outer world. When that shift occurs, you have crossed the threshold. You are no longer wishing; you are knowing. And knowing is the father that draws the manifestation unto itself. The Bible speaks of this in many ways, though men have read it literally. When it says, “Taste and see that the Lord is good,” it is inviting you to make the divine reality sensory. Taste the fulfillment. See it. Touch it. Hear it. Feel it. The Lord is your own awareness of being. When you make the scene of your desire sensory, you are tasting and seeing the goodness of your own creative power. You are not violating any law; you are fulfilling the law. For the law is that you become what you are conscious of being, and the most direct path to that consciousness is the sensory reality of the fulfilled state. Consider how completely this changes your relationship to your desire. You no longer stand outside it, hoping it will one day arrive. You enter it now. You live in it sensorily now. The touch of the new reality is already under your hand. The sound of its confirmation is already in your ear. The emotion of its possession is already moving through your heart. This is not pretense. This is the highest use of your creative faculty. Imagination, when made sensory, is the very power of God in operation. You are not creating something from nothing; you are selecting a state and clothing it with the living substance of touch, sound, and feeling so that it solidifies in your world. Let no one tell you that this is difficult. It is the most natural thing in the world once you understand the principle. Your imagination is forever creating, whether you direct it or not. The outer world you see is the sensory projection of what you have been conscious of being. Now you are consciously choosing a new projection. You are deliberately adding the touch, the sound, the emotional reality that will make the new state natural to you. When it feels natural, it must express itself. There is no power in the universe that can prevent it. You may notice, as you practice this, that doubts arise. The senses of the outer man will try to contradict you. They will point to the old conditions and say, “It is not so.” Do not argue with them. Simply return to your sensory scene. Touch the new reality again. Hear the confirming sounds again. Feel the joy and satisfaction again. Each return weakens the old impression and strengthens the new. In time the outer senses will be forced to agree with what you have accepted in consciousness. For the outer world is only the reflection of your inner sensory acceptance. This principle applies to every area of your life. Whether your desire is for health, wealth, harmony, or creative expression, the method is the same. Construct the scene that implies the desire is fulfilled. Make it sensory. Feel the touch of the healthy body moving freely. Hear the words of the doctor or the friend confirming the improvement. Let the emotion of gratitude and vitality surge through you. Or, if it is abundance you seek, feel the crisp currency or the signed document in your hand. Hear the voice of the bank official acknowledging the deposit. Feel the deep relief and freedom that come with financial ease. Do this until the sensory reality is complete. The beauty of this practice is that it requires no external aid. You need no one’s permission. You need no special conditions. You only need the quiet moment when you can turn your attention inward and make the scene live. Tonight, when you retire, give yourself this gift. Choose one clear desire. Build the brief scene that would imply its fulfillment. Then, with calm authority, add the touch, the sound, and the emotional reality. Dwell there until you feel the naturalness of it. Fall asleep in that feeling. Do this consistently, and you will discover that the power you have been seeking outside yourself has always been within, waiting to be clothed with sensory life. As you continue this practice, you will notice a subtle yet profound change in your being. The world will begin to conform more quickly. Circumstances will shift in ways you could not have planned. People will appear who help bring your desire to pass. All this happens because you have changed your consciousness through the sensory reality of the fulfilled state. You are no longer the same person who began the practice. You have become the one who is conscious of being the thing desired. And man is forever out-picturing that which he is conscious of being. There is no limit to this power once you understand it. The same principle that brings a new home can bring perfect health, harmonious relationships, creative success, or any other genuine desire of the heart. The only requirement is that you make the scene sensory. Do not be content with a pale mental picture. Give it the full weight of touch, the clear ring of sound, and the deep current of emotion. When you can do this, you are operating at the level of the law itself. You are using the creative power that formed the worlds, and you are using it consciously. Let this truth sink deeply into you tonight. You are the operant power. Your imagination, when made sensory with touch, sound, and emotional reality, is the very God that spoke the words “Let there be light.” That same power is within you now. Use it. Enter the scene of your fulfilled desire. Touch it until it is solid. Hear it until it is unmistakable. Feel it emotionally until it is natural and inevitable. Remain in that state until sleep claims you. Then watch, in the days to come, as the outer world rearranges itself to match the inner sensory reality you have established. This is not a technique for occasional use. This is the way to live. Every desire that arises in you is an invitation to enter its fulfillment sensorily and accept it as done. When you live in this manner, life becomes a continuous revelation of your own creative power. The frustrations that once plagued you dissolve because you no longer accept them as final. You simply construct the opposite scene and make it sensory. You touch the new reality, you hear its confirmation, you feel its joy, and consciousness does the rest. You are standing at the threshold of a new life. The key has always been in your hand. Use it tonight. Make your desire sensory. Add the touch that makes it real, the sound that confirms it, the emotion that seals it. Do this with quiet certainty, and you will discover that the promise is true: “What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” The prayer is the sensory entering of the fulfilled state. The belief is the naturalness you achieve when touch, sound, and feeling have done their perfect work. Go now into this night knowing that you are the creator. You are not the victim of circumstance; you are its master. Through the sensory reality of the wish fulfilled you are decreeing the new world into being. Touch it. Hear it. Feel it. And it is done. This is the great secret. This is the power that has always been yours. Claim it tonight, and tomorrow you will begin to see the evidence of your own divine handiwork appearing in your world. The change is already taking place within you as you hear these words. The old sense of limitation is fading. A new sense of authority is rising. You know now what to do. You know how to make it sensory. You know that consciousness is God and that your sensory imagination is the instrument through which God acts. Rest in this knowledge. Return to your scene again and again. Touch the reality you desire. Hear its living sounds. Feel its deep emotional truth. Live there until it becomes your natural dwelling place. Then the outer world will have no choice but to reflect the glory you have established within. You are the light of your own world. Let that light shine through the clear, sensory reality of every desire you choose to fulfill. There is no power greater than the power you are exercising now in imagination. Use it wisely, use it lovingly, use it persistently, and you will walk this earth as one who has discovered the kingdom within. The kingdom is not coming; it is already here, waiting to be clothed with the touch, the sound, and the emotional reality of your fulfilled dreams. This is the truth that sets you free. Accept it. Live it. Make every desire sensory tonight, and watch as the world becomes the perfect out-picturing of the heaven you have created in consciousness. You are the Lord of your being. You have always been. Now you know how to exercise that lordship. Touch it. Hear it. Feel it. And it is so.