My Neville GoddardNeville Goddard on Everyone Is You Pushed Out
Executive Summary
This principle states that the entire world, including every person you encounter, is a projection of your own consciousness. The outer world functions as a mirror, reflecting back to you the contents of your own mind and the states you occupy. Rather than being separate and independent, all people are fragmented aspects of your own being. Therefore, to change anything or anyone in your world, you must not act upon the reflection but change the inner source: your own imagination and assumptions.
Key Concepts
- The world is a mirror that magnifies and reflects everything you are conscious of being.
- All people are fragmented parts of your own single being, and there is no other.
- The cause of all that you experience is found within your own consciousness, not outside of it.
- To change your world or the behavior of others, you must change your conception of yourself.
- Attempting to change circumstances by external force is as futile as breaking a mirror to change your face.
Detailed Explanation
The core of this teaching is the concept of the world as a grand mirror. Your consciousness, your "I AM," is the only reality, and the external world is merely a reflection of what you are conscious of being. People's behavior, your circumstances, and all events are not random or caused by external forces; they are consistently telling you who you are by showing you the assumptions you hold within. If you see conflict, poverty, or joy, it is because you have first created it within your own consciousness.
This idea extends to every person you meet. The billions of people in the world are not separate entities but are fragmented aspects of your own being. You are one being that has become divided into unnumbered parts, and when you look out at the world, you are only looking at yourself "pushed out." This is why you should not blame or condemn others, even for negative actions. Just as you would comfort one of your own hands if it were injured, you should help others, because they are an extension of you.
Because the outer world is only an effect, all causation is internal. To change the reflection in the mirror, you must change the object being reflected. If you dislike what you see in your world, you must leave the world alone and change your conceptions of yourself. By changing your attitude towards your world from within, the world itself must change. You can use your friends as a "living mirror" by assuming your wish is fulfilled and imagining them seeing you in that new state. By persevering in this new assumption, the reflection must conform.
Important Quotes
The whole vast world is yourself “pushed out.”
— Question And Answer
Your world is a grand mirror constantly telling you who you are. As you meet people, they tell you by their behaviour who you are.
— How To Manifest Your Desires
Then you will see the world as nothing more than yourself pushed out. And if you don't like what you see, you change it within yourself by changing your attitude towards it.
— Jeremiah’s Discovery
Common Misunderstandings
- Blaming Others: A common error is to forget you are the maker of your reality and instead blame the people or circumstances in your world. The source teaches that you are the dreamer, and the world is your dream; you cannot blame an aspect of yourself.
- Using External Force: It is a misunderstanding to believe you can change the world through force, revolution, or destroying external symbols. This is like breaking the mirror to change your face; you will only become the embodiment of that which you thought you destroyed.
Practical Applications
- To Change Your Circumstances: Do not accept what the mirror of the world currently reflects if you do not like it. Instead, look into the mirror of your mind and assume you are what you desire to be. Persist in this new awareness, and your world will change to match it.
- To Change Another Person: Since others are yourself pushed out, you change them by changing your conception of them within your own mind. By mentally speaking to the subjective image of them in your mind, you can impress a new state upon them, which will then be reflected externally.
- Practice Self-Responsibility: Recognize that you are the sole cause of the events in your life. If someone seems to oppose you or harm you, such as a thief, recognize that they are a part of your Self pushed out, reflecting something within your own consciousness.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Neville mean when he says the world is a mirror?
He means that the external world of people, conditions, and events is not the primary reality. It is a reflection that faithfully shows you what you are conscious of being. To change the world, you must change yourself.
If someone acts against me, how are they 'me pushed out'?
According to this teaching, their behavior is a direct reflection of a state of consciousness within you. You are the cause, and their actions are the effect. Rather than blame them, you must look within to change the assumption that is being projected.
How do I apply this principle to help someone else?
You help them by changing your conception of them. You mentally see and speak to them as if they are already the person you desire them to be. Because they are part of your own being, your change in consciousness regarding them will be reflected in their life.
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