Neville Goddard’s Law of Assumption is simple.
Ignore all those aspects of 3D reality that are bugging you.
The job that you don’t have. The relationship that you are still chasing. The money that isn’t there in your bank.
Above all, ignore all the feelings and emotions that arise in you when you notice what you don’t yet have.
The frustration and hopelessness when you realize that your nth application was met with silence, again. The loneliness you feel when you spend Friday evenings alone. The sheer dread and anxiety when you check your dwindling bank balance.
Ignoring does not mean that you “wish” for things to be different, though.
Wishing means you are acknowledging your life is not how you would like it to be. Wishing means you are aware of something that’s missing from your life.
No, Neville Goddard wants you to “assume.”
Assuming you are in the job you were after. Assuming you are with the love of your life. Assuming you have so much money that you can buy anything without looking at the price tag.
When you assume, you walk into the feeling of the life you once desired. You don’t have to chant affirmations. You don’t have to create a vision board. You merely step into that life, gently. As if it is the most natural thing in the world for you to do.
And, you feel yourself living that life.
You don’t force yourself to feel. Instead, you ease into a mental state that reflects that life. Feeling relaxed and fulfilled. Not checking if the money or that email is here. Not wondering when your soulmate will show up.
You don’t sit down and decide that you are going to feel in a certain way. Neither do you beat yourself up when negative thoughts creep in. You just ignore the negative feelings clouding over you and gently steer yourself into that state of ease that comes with the life you want to have.
Stay in this state. It is not an exercise that you do for 10 minutes or an hour and then fall back to your old ways of thinking and feeling for the rest of the day. “Assuming” is becoming the person who lives the life that you want to live.
You don’t have to believe in the Law of Assumption for it to work. In fact, it certainly won’t work if you have to make yourself believe in it. Just assume.
Here’s why “assuming” works.
When you really immerse yourself in this state, anxiety vanishes. You no longer worry about what is not there or what is not happening. Neither do you keep wondering about and wishing for it to happen–the job, money in the bank, the soulmate, or that house.
That seemingly endless loop of wishing for something, striving for it, and then feeling that you are not going anywhere snaps. Finally.
And oh, the peace! It is peaceful because you are no longer fighting. Fighting with the world around you to make it right. Fighting with yourself to try one more time. Nor are you racing against time or racing to get ahead of others.
Don’t we all need some soothing?
Doesn’t knowing that “Everything is okay.” feel so peaceful?
Assuming yanks you out of a state of hopelessness. You no longer feel less than or not enough. When you “know” that you are valuable, you are emboldened to knock on doors that you previously believed were out of bounds for you. When you feel confident and bold, you reach out to people and for opportunities that you previously felt you were not good enough for.
So, you send out that application, which now brims with assuredness and enthusiasm. Your words, which reflect the new you, make recruiters and employers sit up and take notice.
You start showing up at places and in front of people who matter, with the aura of someone who is the real deal. Nobody can ignore you. They listen to you. And that’s it. You now have a foot in the door where previously doors were slammed on your face. All because of what happened inside of you.
When you assume that there is no lack in your life or you are not lacking in anything, you don’t feel desperate or come across as someone needy. You stop feeling insecure about yourself. You stop being a people pleaser. Others see you as a self-assured and content person who is not chasing anything or anyone. So, you are less likely to be taken advantage of, emotionally or materially.
You find the strength inside of you to set firm boundaries or walk out of relationships where you are not heard or respected. You do not hesitate to say no when a job or a situation turns exploitative.
Neville Goddard’s Law of Assumption wants you to be delusional. Why not? As long as you are not neglecting your duties and responsibilities.
The law wants you to live in a make-believe world. Why not? As long as you keep on doing what’s required of you.
The law asks you only to don a different piece of clothing and think of yourself as a different person. Like playing a role on stage. You become a character. You take up the traits and mannerisms that make the character believable. You put yourself in the shoes of the character and start thinking like them so that the emotions show forth convincingly.
The Law of Assumption only goes a little further and asks you to remain in the skin of the character. Why shouldn’t you, if the character you choose to become is someone who knows they are worthy and goes about their lives feeling valued?
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