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The law of assumption is Neville Goddard’s core teaching: assume the feeling of your wish fulfilled, and reality will conform to that assumption.
But here’s where people get confused. Living in the end doesn’t mean ignoring the present. It means holding the end state emotionally while walking through whatever steps appear.
What “Living in the End” Actually Means
Goddard taught something called the pocket visualization. It’s a 30-second scene of what your life looks like after everything you want has already happened.
You’re on a yacht with friends, paying for everyone’s ticket. You’re handing your brother $30,000 because you can finally help him. You’re watching people celebrate the success you’ve built.
You return to this scene often. Not as fantasy. As felt reality. You find the emotional frequency of having already arrived.
That’s the law of assumption. You assume it’s done. You feel it’s done. Then you navigate the present from that place instead of from lack.
The Bump
Right after a strong visualization, reality often throws you a challenge. Something frustrating happens. Something goes wrong.
This is what I call the bump. Reality is testing you. It’s asking: are you sure you want this?
The test isn’t the circumstance. It’s whether you can feel through the frustration and return to balance. If you can, you’ve proven you can handle larger outcomes. If you spiral, you stay where you are.
The law of assumption works when you maintain the felt sense of your desire even when circumstances bump against it.
Walking the Path
Living in the end doesn’t mean sitting around waiting for miracles. It means taking action from inspiration rather than desperation.
Here’s how it works practically. You do your visualization. You feel the success. Then you ask: what’s the most interesting thing to do next?
Not the most urgent. Not what your to-do list says. The most interesting. The thing that carries energy.
Often it seems unrelated to your goal. You feel pulled to reach out to someone, take a walk, research something odd. Follow it anyway.
The law of assumption creates a different relationship with action. You’re not grinding toward the goal. You’re following a breadcrumb trail that appeared because you aligned with the end first.
When It Gets Hard
Sometimes you have tasks that feel heavy. Taxes. Admin. Things you’ve been avoiding.
Don’t force them in that state. Step away. Feel through the resistance. Go for a walk. Sit with the discomfort until it moves.
Often, in that cleared space, an idea arrives. Maybe there’s a better way. Maybe someone can help. Maybe the timing is wrong and something else needs to happen first.
Living in the end means trusting that the right path will reveal itself when you’re emotionally clear. Not when you’re grinding against resistance.
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The Practical Version
Create your pocket visualization. Thirty seconds of life after everything worked out. Make it vivid. Make it emotional.
Return to it daily. Before sleep is ideal. Feel it as already real.
Then during the day, follow interest over obligation. When bumps come, feel through them without losing the inner sense that it’s already done.
The law of assumption isn’t magic. It’s a way of being that changes how you show up, what you notice, and what opportunities find you. Live in the end, but walk the path with curiosity. That’s how assumed realities become actual ones.