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Martino Fine Books The Power of Awareness by Neville Goddard
Reprint of 1952 first edition. Full facsimile of the original edition not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Neville Lancelot Goddard was born in Barbados in 1905. He came to the United States to study drama at the age of seventeen and whilst touring with his dance company in England he developed an interest in metaphysics after striking up a conversation with a Scotsman. The Scotsman lent him a series of books on the powers of the mind. On his return he gave up the entertainment industry to devote his full attention to the study of spiritual and mystical matters. After traveling extensively throughout the United States Neville eventually made his home in Los Angeles where in the 1950s he gave a series of talks on television and radio and for many years lectured regularly to capacity audiences. In the 1960s and early 1970s he confined most of his lectures to Los Angeles New York and San Francisco. In his early lectures and books Neville dealt solely with what he called The Law the technique of creating ones physical reality through imagining. It is this portion of his expression that most closely accords with the teachings of the New Thought movement. In 1959 he began to experience what he called The Promise. In the latter part of the 1960s and early 1970s Neville gave more emphasis to The Promise than to The Law. One could use imaginal power to change ones circumstances he said but it would be temporary .and will vanish like smoke. He went on to explain that The Promise superseded The Law claiming Oh you can use it [The Law] to make a fortune to become known in the world all these things are done but your true purpose here is to fulfill Scripture. After subordinating The Law to The Promise he became as eager to hear accounts by those who had experienced The Promise and sharing such accounts as he had earlier of those with The Law. The Power of Awareness attempts to demonstrate how to use our mind to realize our wishes. As such it is an important part of the larger New Thought Movement in which Neville holds a prominent place.show more