Date (happened)
  • 20 July 1959
    margaret-ruth-broome-neville-goddard-the-man-who-knew-he-was-god.txt — "It was in San Francisco, on July 20, 1959 that Neville awoke to find himself sealed in a tomb"
  • c. 1959
    stated by Neville: 1959 (2 statements, told 1965-1971)
  • c. 1910 (probable)
    "For fifty-odd years you woke at least once a day", told in Everyone Has the Plan in Him (nid 1234)
  • 20 July 1959
    "ten years ago last July 20th", told in Imaginations Power Biblethroughneville (nid 1793)
  • 24 January 1956 (probable)
    "it came in the wee hours of the morning, a little after four", told in Imagining Creates Reality (revised) (nid 1912)
  • c. 1959
    "four years ago", told in Advent: The Four Tears (nid 2239)
  • 6 December 1959
    "a hundred and thirty-nine days after", told in The Word Of God (nid 3956)
Told / reported
  • 12 April 1963
    The Resurrection (nid 1097), telling 1097-0, told 1963-04-12
  • 26 May 1964
    Call the Next Witness (nid 1169), telling 1169-5, told 1964-05-26
  • 25 June 1965
    The Fundamental Sin (nid 1214), telling 1214-1, told 1965-06-25
  • 24 January 1966
    Everyone Has the Plan in Him (nid 1234), telling 1234-3, told 1966-01-24
  • 8 April 1968
    Suffering Is Like That of David (nid 1349), telling 1349-1, told 1968-04-08
  • 13 November 1968 (refuted)
    God Has a Purpose (nid 1399), telling 1399-4, told 1968-11-13
  • 11 April 1969
    The Perfect Image (nid 1438), telling 1438-2, told 1969-04-11
  • 28 September 1969 (doubtful)
    Biblical Language (nid 1481), telling 1481-3, told 1969-09-28
  • 17 November 1969
    Thy Words Were Found (nid 1502), telling 1502-9, told 1969-11-17
  • 1 December 1969
    The Heart of the Dreamer (nid 1506), telling 1506-7, told 1969-12-01
  • 8 August 1969 (refuted)
    The Bible: Your Spiritual Biography (nid 1710), telling 1710-8, told 1969-08-08
  • 3 January 1968 (refuted)
    They Related Their Own Experiences (nid 1890), telling 1890-5, told 1968-01-03
  • 3 March 1971 (refuted)
    Imagining Creates Reality (revised) (nid 1912), telling 1912-6, told 1971-03-03
  • 30 April 1965
    My Husband (nid 1931), telling 1931-0, told 1965-04-30
  • 1971 (probable)
    Nothing But God (nid 2149), telling 2149-7, told 1971
  • 1966 (probable)
    My Husband (tape) (nid 2206), telling 2206-0, told 1966
  • 24 November 1963 (doubtful)
    Advent: The Four Tears (nid 2239), telling 2239-1, told 1963-11-24
  • 24 November 1963 (doubtful)
    Advent: The Four Tears (nid 2239), telling 2239-2, told 1963-11-24
  • 22 May 1964
    nid 1399 surviving delivery claim after refutation. All claims: 1968-11-13 refuted; 1964-5-22 certain (preferred)
  • 5 February 1963
    nid 1710 surviving delivery claim after refutation. All claims: 1952-7-7 refuted; 1963-2-5 certain; 1969-8-8 refuted; 1963-2-5 certain (preferred)
  • 1 March 1968
    nid 1890 surviving delivery claim after refutation. All claims: 1957-??-?? refuted; 1968-3-1 certain; 1968-1-3 refuted; 1968-3-1 certain (preferred)
  • 21 February 1967 (probable)
    nid 1912 surviving delivery claim after refutation. All claims: 1955-??-?? refuted; 1971-3-3 refuted; 1967-2-21 probable (preferred)

On July 20, 1959 in San Francisco, Neville experienced what he described as awakening from a tomb within his own skull, an event that marked a turning point in his lectures.

Place: San Francisco, CA

Person: Neville Goddard