What Is This Teaching?
The Power of Awareness is the teaching that your self-aware state - the thoughts, feelings and assumptions you occupy - is the fertile ground from which your experiences are imagined into being. By purposefully directing and sustaining a chosen state of awareness (how you feel and conceive yourself), you change how imagination shapes your outer life.
Core Principles
- Awareness is creative: whatever state of consciousness you persist in will organize your experiences around it
- Feeling is the engine: feeling the reality of an inner assumption gives it power to produce external evidence
- Imagination precedes form: imaginal acts carried in a controlled state of awareness bring about corresponding outer conditions
- Attention and persistence: brief, frequent returns to the chosen awareness, and refusal to accept contradictory states, consolidate manifestation
Quick Techniques to Start Today
- Micro-Return (for use any time): Pause for 10-30 seconds; breathe slowly; name your current feeling (tired, worried, hopeful); deliberately shift to a chosen feeling that reflects your desire (calm, confident, fulfilled) and hold it for 15-30 seconds. Repeat whenever you catch yourself drifting
- Two-Minute Imaginal Act: Close your eyes, recall one vivid scene that implies your desire is already true (e.g., signing keys to a new home). Bring sensory detail and, most importantly, the feeling of completion; hold it for 90-120 seconds before opening your eyes. Do this once or twice daily
- Evening Revision (Neville technique): At night, replay the day and mentally rewrite any scenes you disliked so they end as you wished. Feel the correction as real. This reprograms your sleeping awareness and seeds the next day’s events
Key Insights
- Awareness is not passive observation; it is the active soil that nurtures imagination.
- People often mistake transient thoughts for their true state; the decisive factor is the feeling behind thoughts.
- Small, repeated shifts in attention are more powerful than occasional grand visualizations.
- Evidence changes only after you consistently occupy a new assumption long enough for imagination to arrange circumstances.
- Dissolving limiting assumptions requires replacing them with believable inner scenes and feelings, not arguing against them mentally.
Biblical Foundation
“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
Mark 11:24
Neville's interpretation:
prayer is not begging but an imaginal act. To "ask" is to assume in imagination the state of already having; to "believe" is to sustain the feeling of that assumption until it hardens into experience. The verse supports using inner conviction (awareness) as causal.
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
Hebrews 11:1
Neville's interpretation:
faith is an inner certainty produced by living in the mental image of the desired outcome (the "assumption"). This conviction precedes manifestation and functions as the operative awareness that brings the unseen into the seen.
“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he." (literal sense)”
Proverbs 23:7
Neville's interpretation:
consciousness (the "heart" or inner thought) forms identity and experience. Changing what you persistently imagine and feel changes who you are and therefore what you attract.
These verses taken together provide a scriptural basis for using directed imagination (awareness) as the means of creative prayer or transformation.
Step-by-Step Practice Method
- Clarify the desire and state the end - Choose one clear, specific desire (not a list). Phrase it as an achieved state: e.g., "I am financially free," "I am in a loving, committed relationship," "I am strong and healthy." - Define sensory details: what you see, hear, feel, and how you act in that state
- Mental Diet (daily foundation) - From waking to sleeping, monitor thoughts. When a contradictory thought or fear arises, mentally dismiss it and replace it immediately with a short scene or sentence that implies the wish fulfilled. - Use "I AM" statements consistent with the assumed state (e.g., "I am peaceful about money" rather than "I won't be anxious"). Be mindful: the "I AM" determines identity
- SATS (State Akin To Sleep) - core imaginal practice - Timing: just before sleep (15-25 minutes), when the body is relaxed and imagination is vivid. Also useful in brief midday rests. - Relaxation: lie down, breathe slowly, release body tension. Let eyes close and enter a drowsy, receptive state. - Construct a short, specific scene: imagine one brief vignette that would only be true if your desire were fulfilled. Keep it simple and sensory-rich (e.g., receiving a congratulatory call, signing a contract, hugging your partner). The scene should be believable enough to feel real but definitive about the outcome. - Feel it real: cultivate the emotion naturally associated with that scene - gratitude, relief, joy, calm. The feeling is the signal you are "assumed'' into the state. - Repeat gently: replay the scene until sleep or for 10-20 minutes, then let go without anxiety. Surrender into sleep if it comes
- Revision (daily corrective for past events) - End each day by revising any upsetting or unresolved scenes from the day: replay them in imagination but alter the ending to the desired outcome. Make the revised scene vivid and feel as if it truly happened differently. - Use revision for past disappointments, disagreements, and mistakes to change the emotional impression they leave on your consciousness
- Living in the End (daytime integration) - During the day, act from the state of having the desire fulfilled. Small consistent acts (speech, posture, choices) that align with the assumed identity reinforce the inner state. - When faced with evidence to the contrary, do not argue with reality; instead, return to the inner assumption and perform a tiny imaginal act (a short mental scene or affirmation) to re-anchor the state
- Inner Conversation Control - Pay attention to inner dialogues. Convert doubts into short affirmative corrections and then imagine a micro-scene that affirms the correction. Example: thought "I'll never find love" becomes "I am loved" + a 10-second imagined taste of being loved
- Journaling and Tracking - Keep a practice log or PDF-style notes: intention, SATS scene, sensations, revisions, and signs/synchronicities observed. Reviewing increases faith and identifies patterns
- Consistency and patience - Practice daily. Short, consistent application of SATS and mental diet is more effective than intermittent intense sessions. When disbelief rises, reduce the scene’s dramatic content and emphasize feeling-over-image until conviction grows
Real-World Applications
Example:
❌ Wrong way:
- Constantly checking bank balance, worrying over bills, visualizing lack or the process of acquiring money (loan applications, hustling) and expecting struggle. Using affirmations that negate abundance ("I don't want to be poor anymore") which emphasize lack
✅ Right way:
- Define the end: "I am financially free and at ease." SATS scene: see an exact moment of being paid, or a bank alert showing the desired balance, feel relief and gratitude, hear congratulations from yourself or a partner. Mental diet: replace anxious thoughts with short images of paying bills with ease. Day practice: spend as if you already have financial freedom in small ways (choose generosity consistent with the assumed state). Expect small synchronicities (unexpected payments, helpful contacts)
Example:
❌ Wrong way:
- Chasing, analyzing every interaction, rehearsing negative outcomes, or begging for attention. Conversationally trying to convince others to be a certain way, and focusing on absence
✅ Right way:
- Define the end: specific qualities and the felt sense of being loved. SATS scene: a calm intimate moment (a meal together, affectionate words) experienced in imagination with sensory detail and warmth. Revision: rewrite recent uncomfortable interactions to a peaceful resolution before sleep. Daytime: behave from the assumed identity (kind, secure), do not try to force evidence or interrogate others. Allow the other to respond to your new state
Example:
❌ Wrong way:
- Obsessing over symptoms, researching catastrophically, constantly checking signs, and imagining disease progression. Saying "I hope I get better" which holds the opposite polarity of uncertainty
✅ Right way:
- Define the end: "I am vibrant and energetic." SATS scene: imagine performing a normal, healthy activity (running with ease, laughing with friends) with full bodily sensation. Revise medical appointments or negative test scenarios into calm, positive outcomes. Daytime mental diet: when pain or worry arises, acknowledge it gently, then imagine a micro-scene of normal functioning. Combine with appropriate medical care and sensible physical practices; inner work complements external action
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Expecting immediate external proof and quitting early - Why people fail: impatience; equating manifestation with instant physical evidence. - How to avoid: measure internal indicators (confidence, ease, synchronicities) not only external results. Maintain regular SATS and mental diet for weeks and adjust intensity, not frequency
- Doing vivid imagery without feeling - Why people fail: images lack emotional conviction, so imagination remains fantasy without producing inner change. - How to avoid: prioritize feeling over visual detail. Cultivate the specific emotion (relief, gratitude, calm) as you imagine
- Inconsistent mental diet (allowing contradictory assumptions) - Why people fail: fleeting negative thoughts erode assumed state. - How to avoid: practice immediate replacement techniques (short scenes, "I AM" corrections). Use revision each night to clear residue
- Focusing on the means instead of the end - Why people fail: fixating on how it will happen (who, when, what steps) keeps you in lack consciousness. - How to avoid: assume the end and let imagination provide unexpected means. Take practical steps when appropriate, but stay mentally in the fulfilled state
- Trying to control others or external conditions rather than changing awareness - Why people fail: attempting to manipulate external behavior ignores that fulfilment arises from inner identity. - How to avoid: concentrate on embodying the desired inner state; allow others freedom while trusting the law to reshape circumstances or attract new conditions. General tip: when faith is weak, reduce scenes to believable, emotionally accessible moments and build conviction incrementally
Advanced Techniques
- Deep Revision (extended practice) - What it is: a systematic nightly rewriting of multiple past events that produced traumatic or limiting impressions. - How to practice: each night pick 2-3 significant episodes. Enter SATS-like relaxation and replay each event, altering the outcome in the smallest convincing way until it feels right. Add sensory detail and conclude with gratitude. Over time, the emotional charge of those memories dissipates and your present assumptions shift
- Living As The End Identity (identity transposition) - What it is: instead of repeating success scenes, you adopt the inner life and daily routine of the fulfilled person. - How to practice: create a week-long sketch of how "you" behave, speak, manage time, make decisions when the desire is fulfilled. Each morning and evening rehearse living that day as the fulfilled self; during the day, make choices consistent with that script. This method accelerates psychological embodiment and draws external synchronistic events
- Micro-SATS & Waking Imaginal Anchors (practical refinement) - What it is: short, frequent imaginal acts during waking hours to reinforce SATS. - How to practice: 3-5 times daily, pause for 60-120 seconds, close eyes, and imagine a tiny scene that implies the wish fulfilled while evoking the feeling. Use triggers (a phone notification, a red cup) to cue these micro-SATS so the new awareness pervades waking life. Bonus: "I AM" Affirmation Embedding - Work consciously with "I AM" phrases drawn from scripture-style declarations (e.g., "I am at peace," "I am provided for"). Pair each with a micro-scene. Say them quietly in a relaxed, assumptive tone rather than as forceful commands
Signs of Progress
- Increased inner calm and less anxious chasing
- Brief spontaneous images or feelings that align with the assumption
- Dreams that reflect the desired state or symbolic confirmation
- Subtle shifts in language and self-descriptions (using "I am" differently)
- Small coincidences or synchronicities that point toward the desire (helpful calls, random information, people showing up)
- Opportunities or people appearing that fit the assumed state
- Changes in others’ responses to you as your demeanor changes
- Tangible material changes consistent with the assumption (money, relationship milestones, measurable health improvements)
- Sustained identity shift: you find it natural to think and act from the fulfilled state
- Oscillation: periods of progress and apparent stalling are normal. Do not abandon the assumption during dips.
- Cleaning phase: sometimes circumstances shift in uncomfortable ways as old patterns dissolve - this is usually temporary.
- Evidence accumulates: first inner conviction, then small outer confirmations, then fuller realization.
- Track inner-feeling metrics (daily scale 1-10 for conviction/ease) and external micro-evidence (log synchronicities).
- If inner-feeling scores rise but physical evidence lags, continue practice - inward change is the leading indicator.
- If after consistent, daily work for 8-12 weeks there is no inner change, simplify scenes, reduce drama, or revisit core limiting beliefs. Consider coaching or supportive therapy for deep-seated blocks.
- The Power of Awareness works by converting habitual inner states into new identity through imaginal acts, feeling, and disciplined mental diet. Success shows first as inner peace and conviction, then as aligning outer events. Regular SATS, revision, and living-in-the-end accelerate and stabilize results.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I return to awareness during the day?
- Micro-pauses: Set a timer or use natural triggers (doorways, phone rings, breaks) to take a 10-30 second pause. Close your eyes if possible, breathe slowly, and inwardly say "I am this" or "I am peaceful" until you feel a subtle shift
- The Anchor Question: Ask "Where am I? What am I assuming?" This quick introspection reveals whether you are identifying with the imagination (I) or with the outer evidence. Identify the feeling and then deliberately assume the desired one
- Mini-imaginal acts: Use tiny scenes (you receiving a compliment, finding money, finishing a task) that take 20-90 seconds. Do them vividly with sensory detail and the feeling-of-the-wish-fulfilled, then go back into the day
- Breath + I AM: Breathe in and mentally say "I"; breathe out and say "AM." Let the breath anchor presence. Repeat 4-6 times to ground yourself. Dealing with blocks: You may find distraction, resistance, or a strong insistence that "this is how things are." When doubt arises, don't try to argue with the evidence; use Neville's technique of revision and small tests. Choose a small, believable desire and assume it through short imaginal acts until the world confirms it. That builds trust and dissolves the autobiographical argument that "I can't change." The biblical practice of prayer is reframed here: "Ask and it will be given to you" (Matthew 7:
- is not a pleading to external forces but the instruction to occupy your inner room with the desired state. Do this repeatedly during the day. Awareness is strengthened by repetition and by the feeling that accompanies the assumption. Over time you will find the default posture shifts from reactive to creative
What does it mean that awareness is fundamental?
- and "The kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:
- point to this inner, creative Self. Practically this shifts the emphasis from trying to change outside conditions to changing your inner feeling and assumption. Awareness is not merely passive witnessing; it is creative. Whatever you occupy yourself with, you are affirming and forming. As Proverbs says, "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:
- . Neville teaches that your feeling-of-the-wish-fulfilled - the inner conviction that your desire is accomplished - impresses your awareness and brings the outer corresponding state. Common objections and blocks: people ask, "If awareness is everything, why do I still see lack and disease?" Neville answers: appearances are not the judge of reality; they are the effect of past assumptions. Awareness functions under law: persistence of assumption hardens into fact through imagination. That means you are not instantly absolved of past impressions - you must revise and persist in the new assumption until the outer world conforms. This is the practical work: not wishful hoping but disciplined assumption and feeling. Actionable steps to embody that awareness:
- Practice the short statement "I AM" as presence: whenever you feel scattered, inwardly say "I AM" and notice what follows - anxiety, peace, image. Label it and decide the state you want
- Spend 10 minutes daily in an imaginal act where you live in the end - feel, sense, and see one scene that proves the wish is fulfilled
- Use nightly revision (rewrite the day's limiting scenes as you wish they had been) to replace old impressions in your awareness. Biblical anchors include Hebrews 11:1 ("Faith is the substance of things hoped for") and Mark 11:24 ("Whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and you will"). Neville reframes these as instructions about the sovereign power of inner awareness to realize the desired reality when it is assumed with feeling and persistence
How does awareness dissolve limiting assumptions?
- Detect: Use the practices above to notice the limiting assumption (e.g., "I am not good enough," "Money is scarce"). Be specific about when it shows up
- Disidentify: Remind yourself that the assumption is not your true self but a conditioned pattern. Say: "I notice I am assuming ___" instead of merging with it
- Revise and Replace: Construct a short imaginal scene that embodies the opposite assumption (e.g., you paying bills easily, being praised at work). Enter that scene with sensory detail and the feeling-of-the-wish-fulfilled
- Persist: Neville stressed the necessity of persistent, disciplined assumption. Repeat the imaginal act nightly and briefly during the day until the old assumption no longer exerts sway. Common obstacles: - Immediate counter-evidence: When the world appears to contradict the new assumption, do not argue with appearances. Neville taught that appearances are powerless; only your inner state determines reality. Use small tests to build faith. - Inner critics and fear: These are just other assumptions speaking. Acknowledge them, then deliberately turn to the imaginal scene and feel your new state. The biblical injunction to "take every thought captive" (2 Corinthians 10:
- aligns with this practice - bring thoughts into obedience to the chosen assumption. Why this works (Neville's view): Because imagination and awareness are causative. When you inhabit an assumption firmly, you impress consciousness with it; consciousness then orchestrates outer circumstances to match. This is not mere optimism - it is disciplined metaphysical technique. The proof is in persistent application: as Hebrews 11:1 says, "Faith is the substance of things hoped for," and Neville defines faith as the sustained assumption entertained with feeling until it hardens into fact
What is the link between awareness and imagination?
- The Feeling Scene: Before sleep, enter a short scene that proves your desire is fulfilled. Make it sensory and finish emotionally satisfied. This impresses awareness during the receptive state
- Revision: Re-imagine events that didn't go your way, rewriting them as you wish they had been. This labor rewires your imagination's assumptions
- Living in the end: During the day, inhabit the completed state by acting, speaking, and feeling from that assumption. Allow imagination to dictate your posture in life. Common concerns: People ask, "Am I deluding myself?" Neville answers: you are training the divine faculty within you to produce outwardly what you have inwardly assumed. The Bible's Mark 11:24 - "believe that you have received it, and you will" - supports this psychological law. Results are the test. Start with small experiments; imagination will prove itself when you persist in feeling until outer events conform
What practices sharpen awareness of my current state?
- Daily Inventory (5-10 minutes): Pause and ask: "What am I assuming about myself, others, and the future?" Name the feeling (fear, expectation, boredom) and the image associated. Writing these observations builds clarity and breaks automaticity
- The "I AM" Audit: Throughout the day, whenever a strong emotion or recurring thought appears, finish the sentence "I am..." and notice what follows. If you hear "I am unlucky," you have found a limiting assumption to revise
- Revision (nightly): Before sleep, revise the day’s events as you wish they had been. Neville taught that the state of consciousness just before sleep is creative and receptive; this practice erases limiting impressions and consolidates chosen assumptions
- Imaginal Sitting (10-20 minutes): In quiet, conjure a short, sensory-immersed scene of your fulfilled desire. Focus on what you see, hear, smell, taste, and especially how you feel. When you can sustain the feeling, you are practicing precise awareness of your inner state
- Small Tests: Choose a minor desire (a parking spot, a call from a friend, a small sale) and use a brief imaginal act until you feel it done. Observe the results. Small wins sharpen your ability to distinguish between assumption and outer evidence. Blocks and how to handle them: Blaming circumstances, chronic doubt, or an inner critic are common. Use compassion and curiosity rather than condemnation when observing them. If your self-observation is met with shame, practice neutral naming ("There is fear") rather than self-attack. Scripture supports gentle renewal of mind: "Be transformed by the renewing of your mind" (Romans 12:
- . Reinforce the new state with repetition, not argument
The Bible Through Neville
Esther 5:8
1 Thessalonians 5:20
Isaiah 33:5
Nahum 2:8
Micah 3:5
Hebrews 4:16
Isaiah 24:1
Esther 8:7
Philemon 1:1
Daniel 3:17
Neville Bible Sparks
Daniel 5:10
Luke 6:21
Acts 13:26
Deuteronomy 1:6
Genesis 32:20
Jeremiah 26:8
John 11:8
Ezra 6:20
Proverbs 29:21
Ecclesiastes 6:12
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