The Mirror and the Maker
Mastering the Law of Assumption: How Your Beliefs Shape Your Reality
What if the world around you isn’t fixed? What if it isn’t solid, static, or definitive, but instead a mirror? A living reflection of the assumptions you hold within yourself.
The idea is deceptively simple: “Assume the feeling of your wish fulfilled, and it must materialize.” These words, penned by Neville Goddard, invite you to reconsider everything you thought you knew about reality, perception, and your place in the grand design of it all.
Our lives are nothing if not reflections of our thoughts, our expectations, and our most deeply held beliefs. The version of you who believes they are capable of greatness will see opportunities that others might miss entirely. The version of you who assumes the world is inherently hostile will find evidence to support that claim at every turn. The mirror is neutral; the maker is not.
Science lends its agreement to this framework. The Reticular Activating System (RAS), a cluster of neurons at the base of your brain, filters the vast sensory chaos of the world and decides what deserves your attention. And what does it choose? The things you believe to be true.
Think of it as your personal reality curator. If you tell yourself that abundance is everywhere, your RAS will illuminate every overlooked opportunity, every gentle nudge from the universe. If you tell yourself that life is an uphill battle, the RAS will nod obligingly and point out every roadblock, every misstep.
Goddard called it the Law of Assumption, but it might as well be the art of embodiment. To assume is not merely to think but to feel, to live as if the thing you desire has already been woven into the fabric of your life. It’s not about pretending or forcing. It’s about aligning, it’s about becoming.
This is where the skeptics will fail. They mistake the art of becoming for wishful thinking, the art of alignment for something unserious. Assumption, when practiced with intention, is anything but passive. It is the alchemy of transformation.
“You do not need to convince the universe of anything. You simply need to act as if it’s already true.” Bashar puts it eloquently. You are not to deceive yourself, you are to reimagine yourself and take the inspired action to become her.
These are the stories we tell ourselves: “I’m not good enough,” “Things like that never happen for me,” “This is just the way it is.” But in the abyss of your subconscious, you know that these stories are just scripts that were handed to you. So why keep reciting them now that you know you have the power to rewrite them?
You find it difficult to be confident. You believe you don’t have it in you to be confident. Well, you seem pretty confident about that, no? You get to choose every single belief you hold, so choose the beliefs you prefer if you want to experience the reality you prefer.