Reality Creation

What Is Reality Creation?

Reality creation is the principle that your consciousness is not merely observing the world but actively generating it. In Neville Goddard's teaching, this is not a metaphor or motivational concept — it is the literal mechanics of existence. The physical world you see, touch, and experience is a projection of your inner state of consciousness.

Neville stated this plainly: "The world is yourself pushed out." Everything you encounter in your external reality — every person, event, and circumstance — is a reflection of your inner assumptions and beliefs. You are not a passive observer of a pre-existing world. You are the creator of the world you experience.

This teaching places full responsibility and full power in the hands of the individual. There is no external force determining your fate. No luck, no destiny imposed from outside. Your reality is your creation, whether you are aware of it or not.

The Mechanics of Reality Creation

Neville drew heavily on biblical mysticism and his own experience to describe how reality creation works. He taught that imagination is God — the creative power of the universe — and that every human being is an expression of that power.

The process works through a clear chain: your assumptions form your state of consciousness, your state of consciousness impresses your subconscious mind, and your subconscious mind projects the corresponding physical reality. This projection does not happen magically or instantaneously. It unfolds through what Neville called the bridge of incidents — a natural-seeming sequence of events that leads from your current circumstances to your assumed end.

What makes this teaching radical is that it eliminates the middleman. There is no need to petition an external God, align with cosmic forces, or manipulate energy fields. You go directly to the source — your own imagination — and create from there.

Reality Creation vs. Reality Observation

Most people live as though reality is something that happens to them. They observe their circumstances, react to events, and form beliefs based on evidence. This is what Neville called living by the senses or being a slave to the 3D.

The reality creator reverses this flow. Instead of letting circumstances dictate beliefs, you let your chosen beliefs dictate circumstances. Instead of observing what is and feeling accordingly, you feel what you choose and observe the world reshape itself to match.

Neville illustrated this with a practical example. If you need a certain amount of money and your bank account shows zero, the reality observer feels anxiety and lack. The reality creator acknowledges the current balance but assumes, in imagination, that the money is already provided. The creator does not deny the current evidence — they simply refuse to accept it as the final word.

How to Practice Conscious Reality Creation

1. Accept Full Responsibility

The first step is acknowledging that your current reality is your creation. This can be uncomfortable, especially when circumstances are painful. But without this acceptance, you remain in the role of victim rather than creator. Neville was uncompromising on this point: if the world is yourself pushed out, then you and only you have the power to change it.

2. Decide What You Want to Create

Be specific about the reality you want to experience. General desires produce general results. Define the end state clearly. What does your life look like when this reality exists? What are you doing, saying, feeling?

3. Assume It Is Already Done

This is the creative act itself. In imagination, enter the state of your wish fulfilled. Do not try to figure out how it will happen. Do not plan the steps. Simply assume the end result and dwell there mentally and emotionally.

4. Persist in the New State

Your old creation will not vanish overnight. The physical world has momentum, and previous assumptions continue to play out for a time. Your job is to persist in the new assumption until it becomes your dominant state. As Neville said: "Persistence in the assumption that your desire is already fulfilled is the secret of creation."

Common Questions

If I create my reality, did I create the bad things too?

Neville answered this honestly — yes. Not necessarily through conscious intention, but through unconscious assumption. Fear, worry, and habitual negative beliefs are all creative acts. The purpose of understanding reality creation is not to assign blame but to reclaim power. If you created it, you can un-create it and create something better.

Is reality creation the same as the Law of Attraction?

There is significant overlap, but Neville's framework is distinct. The Law of Attraction teaches that you attract what you vibrate. Neville taught that you create what you assume. The difference is subtle but important: attraction implies something external coming to you, while creation implies you generating it from within. In Neville's model, there is nothing outside of you to attract — it is all your consciousness expressing itself.

Can I create reality for other people?

Neville taught that everyone in your world is you pushed out. This means you can revise your assumptions about other people and see them change in your experience. However, each person is also creating their own reality from their perspective. Neville described this as everyone being both the creator and the created in an interconnected web of consciousness.