Neville Goddard (1905–1972) was a spiritual teacher and author from Barbados, who became especially well-known in the US.
He is considered one of the founders of the modern manifestation movement and has had a great influence on what was later called “the law of attraction.” His work revolves entirely around imagination as a creative force.

“Everything you experience is a projection of your inner assumptions. Use your imagination and feeling to experience the desired end result as reality — and it will manifest in the physical world.”
• His central tenet: “God is your own wonderful human imagination.”
• The creative power of the universe is present within you through your imagination.
• Not so much “the law of attraction” (as it later became popular), but the law of assumption.
• What you assume to be true in your inner self eventually manifests in your outer world.
• Act, think, and feel as if your wish is already fulfilled.
• By immersing yourself in the end state (the feeling of the wish fulfilled), you call that reality into being.
• Not just visualization, but especially the feeling associated with it makes it effective.
• “Feeling is the secret” is one of his most famous books and mottos.
• The subconscious accepts impressions that you consistently place within it.
• Before sleep (the “state akin to sleep”, SATS), the subconscious is most receptive to planting new images and feelings.
He interpreted the Bible not literally, but symbolically: every story is about inner processes of consciousness and imagination.
• Everything in your outer life reflects your inner assumptions and beliefs.
• Victimhood disappears: you are the source of your experience.