The Neville Goddard Lectures

Stone, Water, or Wine

By Lynna TeerApril 8, 2026Neville Goddard's 1956 Lectures

Lecture Summary

The Transformation of Consciousness

In Stone, Water, or Wine, Neville Goddard uses the miracle at Cana — the transformation of water into wine — as a symbol of the transformation of consciousness. Stone represents the hardened, literal mind that cannot receive the spirit. Water represents the receptive, fluid state of consciousness ready to be transformed. Wine represents the transformed state — the consciousness that has been elevated through imaginal practice. The miracle is not external. It happens within you.

Stone, Water, or Wine

The miracle at Cana is not a historical event. It is a psychological drama describing the transformation of consciousness.

Stone represents the hardened, literal mind — the natural man who cannot receive the things of the spirit.

Water represents the receptive, fluid state of consciousness — the mind that has been prepared through meditation and imaginal practice.

Wine represents the transformed state — the consciousness that has been elevated, enlivened, and made creative through the practice of assumption.

The command is: "Fill the waterpots with water." [John 2:7] Prepare your consciousness. Make it receptive. Fill it with the feeling of your desire.

Then the transformation happens naturally. Water becomes wine. The receptive state becomes the creative state. The wish becomes the fact.

This is the miracle that is available to every person who will prepare their consciousness and trust the law.

Neville Goddard's 1956 Lectures  |  April 8, 2026

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