Thought Circuitry

Neville Goddard’s 'Feeling is the Secret' begins with these lines:
“The world, and all within it, is man’s conditioned consciousness objectified. Consciousness is the cause as well as the substance of the entire world. So it is to consciousness that we must turn if we would discover the secret of creation.” You are the architect of your life - it is your inner world of thoughts and feelings that create your outer world of circumstance.

The Law of Cause and Effect is a universal law that applies to all things on the physical, mental, and spiritual planes. In the mental realm, your subconscious beliefs are the cause; what you experience in your physical world, is the effect. As above, so below, as within, so without - this is ancient Hermetic philosophy.

People have things about their lives they want to change, and they look ‘out there’ for solutions to their problems, but nothing changes. Borrowing money from a family member might solve your financial problems in the short term, but sooner or later, you will find your debts piling up again. Blaming your wife for your over-weight condition won’t make those extra pounds go away.

The first step in taking control of your life and solving your problems is understanding that you are the one who created them. Your subconscious mind doesn't know good from bad, or right from wrong – it creates according to the way it was programmed. If you want your problems to go away, you must change your habitual way of thinking. As Albert Einstein said, “You cannot solve a problem with the same mind that created it.”

If you are a lousy golfer and you want to improve your game, you must practice hitting balls. Professional golfers hit about 500 balls a day. The more time you spend working on your swing, the sooner your golf score will improve. This same principle applies to anything – you have to practice if you want to get better.

Do you ever think about what you think about? There is an old saying, “If you keep on thinking what you're thinking, you'll keep on doing what you're doing, and you'll keep on getting what you're getting.” The key to changing your life is to change your thinking habits.

Psychologists say that we have about 60,000 thoughts a day and that 90% of our thoughts are the same day in and day out. Your thoughts have creative power - as long as you think about things as they are, you will continue experiencing conditions as they are.

In his book, The Mental Equivalent, Emmett Fox says, “If you want to change some condition in your life, you must change your thought about it, and keep it changed. Then the condition will change accordingly.” He also says, “The secret of successful living is to build up the mental equivalent that you want; and to get rid of, to expunge, the mental equivalent of that you do not want.”

Neville had a saying, “Deny the evidence of the senses, and assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled.” You must train yourself to think and feel as if you are the person you want to be, living the life you want to live. If you change what you’re thinking, then you’ll change what you’re doing, and you’ll change what you’re getting. If you exercise on a regular basis and eat a healthy diet, you will be physically fit. If you want to live a good life with plenty of money, great health, and good relationships, then you must form the habit of thinking along these lines.

Set aside time every day for affirmations and visualizing. Imagine that you are now the person you want to be, living the life you want to live – this is the magic formula. Watch your words and thoughts and only say and think in terms of being and having what you want. As Florence Scovel Shinn put it, “Your word is your wand.” It will take practice, but the more time you spend conditioning your mind, the better you’ll get.

You will be amazed at how your life will change in positive ways. People will show up to help you achieve your goals. You won’t have to force yourself to do the things you’ve been putting off - you’ll do them because you want to.

In the bible it says, “The kingdom of heaven is within you.” What you create in your inner world of thoughts and feelings, will show up in your outer world of form and experience - because you are the architect of your life.

The reason you are stuck in your current reality is because you think you are this person and you think this is your life. You are recreating your reality everyday according to your consciousness.

What is consciousness?...

Your thoughts and emotions make up your consciousness. We think in words and pictures, but we also have feelings. The words and pictures are in your conscious mind, your feelings are rooted in your subconscious mind. Our emotions are like a physical form of a thought.

As long as you have the same thoughts and feelings about yourself and your life, things will remain as they are. If you don't like what you're watching on TV, you can change the channel and watch something completely different. You can do the same with your mind - you can imagine that you are living a different life.

Neville taught us to "Deny the evidence of the senses and assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled." Imagine that you are the person you want to be living the life you want to live. Practice this everyday until it becomes a habit - just like a golfer who practices hitting balls to perfect his swing and improve his game.

Neville said that the most fruitful form of prayer is talking to yourself. Take control of your thoughts and program your subconscious mind for all that you want, and it will create it for you. Read his book - Feeling is the Secret (1944).

I feel so happy all the time
I feel so wealthy all the time
Everything works out right for me