Awakend Imagination/The Search: (Includes the Search)

To the reviewer who says that this material is not for Christians, a view which is endemic, especially in the more fundamentalist groups, how about the following quote from the Man himself? "Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, `Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." (Mark 11:23-24)This is EXACTLY what Neville is recommending to do, no more, no less. Don't try to learn about Jesus from so-called "Christians"!

Said by many including the great Nisargadatta Maharaj is that our imagination creates our experience. Neville shows us how to use that imagination with sustained attention to create experiences and thigs that we want. His understanding of this principle agrees and possibly surpasses the other sources which are mostly channeled works. I've read a few Neville works and found audio lectures. His material is consistently enlightened. His books also seem to overlap quite a bit which is fine. You get the core ideas with any book but each has it's own flavor. His book "The Power of Awareness" is also terrific.

I first encountered Neville on the recommendation of a Religious Science practitioner. Since that time, I have read all of Neville?s books and all I can say is POWERFUL! I re-read this book for the second time and it seems that the principles explained and put forth in this book really shined in their clarity this time around.Neville says, ?Imagination is the gateway of reality?. As one reads this book, which one can be finish in one day, this idea of using one?s imagination in the basis of reality is constantly honed into the reader. Some may find his repetitive honing in of this concept too repetitive, but for me, this repetition was exactly what I needed to really grasp and truly understand the important concepts that Neville was trying to impart to the reader. Neville clarifies his concepts with actual stories of people manifesting what they imagined. Neville?s concepts are steeped in quotes from the Bible, not over done at all, which further illustrate and help the reader to grasp the concepts. ?The abundant life that Christ promised us is ours to experience now, but not until we have the sense of Christ as our imagination can we experience it.?Neville teaches the reader to use one?s imagination, with all of one?s senses, to manifest that which they desire in reality. Neville wants us to see it as fulfilled NOW, to act as if it were happening NOW and to abolish all negative thinking to the contrary. One has to let go and know that it will happen and to not wonder how or why. The mind is incredibly powerful, as Ernest Holmes, the founder of Science of Mind teaches: ?Change your thoughts, change your life.? Neville says, ?Man becomes what he imagines?. On both accounts ? so very, very true!The reviewer, who said that this book is not for Christians, has completely missed the entire thought and basis for this book. This book is for everyone, as one must have the belief that, Spirit, Christ, God, or what ever name you want to use, is at the heart of all we want, imagine and manifest. ?Imagination is Christ in man.? Neville points this out quite clearly and often, so that the reader can grasp this main and very important concept. Neville urges the reader to ?think from the end? ? in other words, to imagine that what you want has come to pass. ?To realize his ideal, man must first change the pattern which his imagination has followed. The way to change the outer world is to make the inner speech and action match the outer speech and action of fulfilled desire.?I absolutely love this book and have highlighted and underlined most of the book! This is a book that needs to be read more than once and referred to again and again. It works ? it truly works ? but one has to step out of fear, know and have faith that it will happen and know that it comes from God, from Christ, from Spirit, from The One. ?Inner speech mirrors imagination, and imagination is Christ.?This book is powerful, it is amazing and if followed, one *will* see m

One of my all time favorite books. I've read it at least 20 times.So much in this book rings true to me. Much of the same exact text I read earlier in Paul Twitchell's book the "Far Country." Paul Twitchell copied directly from Neville. I first read the ideas in this book 12 years ago. Unfortunately I'm still not sure how to apply the ideas to get everything I want. Maybe I am manifesting exactly what I am imagining and expecting on a subconscious level. Sometimes it takes a lot of courage to "Think from the End," and then to live by what you imagine. (Fear of going broke in my case.) Can I mold my life solely by what I imagine? Imagination is very important and much of the time action will help you manifest your imagination. Imagination appears to be in the inner worlds what action is down here on the physical. "We must move mentally from thinking of the end to thinking from the end."Imagination is the most fantastic principle of life to me. Life is beautiful when I live from my imagination and focus on my most beautiful dreams. Ask yourself if your life is basically a creation of your imagination and beliefs. Do you attract into your life circumstances by what you think, believe and imagine?I used this Imaginative principle to make negative situations into positive ones. When you look for the silver lining you almost always get it.

Don't be put off by the author's simple style. What he relates here is easily accessible and can be attempted by anyone. You can buy other books to "fine tune" your own personal method, but the simple truth that Neville gives here is simply stated, "imagination creates reality". By adopting the authors approach we can all influence our lives positively. An earnest attempt to follow what the author suggests will produce results. It may sound simple but no one said simple could not be profound. Besides, for the price of this book, you can't go wrong. If it doesn't change your life, pass it on to someone else and perhaps change theirs.