Neville Goddard often referred to “sacred truth” as the inner, living reality that can only be known through direct experience—especially through the power of imagination and feeling. Below are key insights about what he meant by sacred truth:
Neville Goddard on Sacred Truth 1. Truth Through Experience, Not LearningGoddard emphasized that genuine understanding doesn’t come from intellectual study alone. He taught that:
“True scriptural interpretation can never be gained through learning. Knowledge must be obtained from experience.” Cool Wisdom Books+14Cool Wisdom Books+14selfleadershipglobal.com+14
To truly know the sacred, one must embody it—to live it within one’s imagination and emotions, not just understand it mentally.
2. Truth Beyond External RealityHe insisted that sacred truth isn’t constrained by the physical world:
“Truth need not conform to external reality to which it relates. We are called to deny the evidence of our senses and to imagine what we want to be true as though it is true.” Transformed Hearts Counseling Center
Here, truth becomes a personal, imagined reality—a sacred state created within consciousness rather than something validated by the external senses.
3. Truth as Assumption and BeliefFor Goddard, sacred truth manifests when we truly assume, feel, and live our desired reality:
“Feeling is the assent of the subconscious to the truth of that which is declared to be true.” Reddit+12Cool Wisdom Books+12Read Neville Goddard+12Reddit+8Goodreads+8Reddit+8
Sacred truth is thus an inner conviction—a state so deeply felt that the subconscious registers it as real, even before physical manifestation.
4. You Are the TruthUltimately, Neville believed that humanity is itself the sacred truth in action:
“Nothing in the world is untrue if you want it to be true. You are the truth of everything that you perceive.” Reddit+1
This radical assertion places the creative power of truth fully within individual consciousness—making each person the living expression of divine truth.
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