After months of searching the Library of Congress, we have finally recovered eight original 1935 musical compositions filed by G. M. Ahmad-Abdoullah (Modeste Guillaume) Neville Goddard’s teacher from 30 West 72nd Street...
Discover the foundational beliefs of Neville Goddard’s first mentor, Arthur Lipscombe Begbie, through his letters published in the London Spiritualist journal Light between 1921 and 1929. This chronological exploration traces Begbie's fascinating views on spiritual science, from his hands-on experiments with electrical and magnetic healing...
Neville Goddard's mysterious "old Scotsman" mentor has finally been identified as Arthur Lipscombe Begbie (1852 to 1935), a retired mining engineer and spiritualist from Hammersmith, London. ...
Some Neville Goddard manifestation stories seem impossible to confirm until you dig deep enough into the archives. In 1966, Neville shared the story of a minister named Danny, a deliberate imaginal exercise, and a famous Hollywood singer who miraculously helped him produce a record. We...
Neville Goddard frequently shared literary works to illuminate our true nature and the illusion of physical death. One of his references is Sir Edwin Arnold's, After Death in Arabia. In this post, we explore the deep spiritual meaning behind the verse Neville loved, the story...
Abdullah was one man. Cool Wisdom Books shows G. Mahmud Ahmad Abdoullah (Modeste Guillaume) was Neville Goddard’s mystical mentor. Federal copyrights, the Houdini certificate, and one shared secretary prove G. Mahmud Ahmad Abdoullah was Neville Goddard’s real mentor....
Recently, we published a written interview with Neville Marc Berle, Neville Goddard’s namesake and godson. During our discussion, he shared some wonderful stories and personal history that didn't make it into the final written text. Here are the video clips....
For decades, the historical identity of Neville Goddard's mentor, Abdullah, has been debated. This timeline recap unites newly recovered 1909 turban photographs of Dr. Modeste Abda’llah Guillaume / G. Mahmud Ahmad Abdoullah with U.S. federal records, Broadway archives to present a definitive history of the...
Take a gentle visual tour of the newly arrived copyright cards for Abdullah's books, tracing Neville Goddard's teacher in history....
Decades ago, mystic Neville Goddard prophesied about a boy who would be born spiritually awake - his namesake and godson, Neville Marc Berle. Goddard often used the Berle family's success to illustrate his teachings on manifestation. In this exclusive interview, Neville Marc shares his story....
Did Neville Goddard expose celebrity psychic Arthur Ford? From the televised frenzy of Bishop Pike's séances to chemical "spirit lights" on a Riverside Drive carpet, discover the incredible, newly proven historical intersection of Arthur Ford, Frank Decker, and Neville's mentor, Abdullah...
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Discover the untold story of Neville Goddard's grueling 1927 summer operetta run in Atlanta. Newly unearthed newspaper clippings reveal his forgotten past as a show-stopping dancer with his partner, Jeannette "Amerique" Johnson....
Many believe Neville Goddard’s publishing career began in 1941 with the hefty, 171-page book called Your Faith Is Your Fortune, issued under his own imprint at the Hotel Hargrave. Others believe (Cool Wisdoms Books included)… 50 pages is a book and enough to say his...
Explore the intersection of New Thought and occult history as we examine the 3D world as the "Underworld" of finished forms. Using recent historical research into Abdullah’s background with grimoire traditions and insights from the Rune Soup podcast, this article investigates the choice between believing...
If you listen to Neville Goddard’s lectures, you will inevitably hear him quote the 18th-century poet William Blake. But Blake wasn't just an artist to Neville; he was a prophet who had accurately mapped the human psyche. Discover the historical pipeline from Emanuel Swedenborg to...
For decades, the true face of Neville Goddard’s teacher, Abdullah, has been shrouded in mystery and myth. Explore this exclusive archive of authentic, minimally restored historical photographs of Dr. Modeste Abda’llah Guillaume. These rare clippings are the only reliable representations of the man behind the...
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Who were the "Head" and "Fred" in Neville Goddard’s 1945 clash? Discover how federal indictments and the $25 paranoia drove Neville away from Ernest Holmes....
It’s easy to look at the Goddard family empire and assume Neville was just a spoiled heir who found a comfortable way to talk about manifestation. If you’re looking for a reason to dismiss the work, the inheritance is a perfect exit ramp. But when...