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Mirror Man
The simple, radical proposition of Neville Goddard
I try to be plain with readers and audiences that I am a “believing historian” — that I participate in many of the metaphysical movements and thought schools I write about. This is actually not an unusual thing for a historian, even though most do not announce it.
In addition, I do not view esoteric or alternative spiritual expressions as schisms, set apart from the historic march of faith. Rather, many non-traditional spiritual movements provide novel means and new windows on the perennial aim of all contemplative religion: refinement of the individual, heightened perception of reality, and the leavening of coarse ideas and relationships into finer ones. Religion, in its true form, aims to elevate the self and restore the individual to his or her highest nature. I do not endeavor to place thought movements in museum cases for classification — rather, I believe that the seeker-historian must be able to identify workable, practical philosophies, which improve human conduct in the here and now. Effectiveness is the currency of any ethical or spiritual program.
In my study of mystical systems and philosophies, the most impactful, elegant, simple, and dramatically challenging outlook I have personally come across emerges from twentieth-century British-Barbadian spiritual philosopher Neville…
