u/Here_for_the_plot

After taking a deeper dive and much consideration, I have even stronger doubts that the "Abdullah" that was discovered by Cool Wisdom Books (CWB) had anything to do with Neville. I'm certain they just want to claim that they discovered Neville's Abdullah for internet points, even if means belittling Neville and making him out to be a liar, a gullible fool, or both. I'll try to keep my thoughts concise. Let's talk about it.

I'll give CWB credit for doing their research. They obviously dug through many articles, newspapers, and historic records online. The "Abdullah" (under his vast array of names) they discovered did have many old newspaper listings that advertised his singing lessons, musical performances and various "churches" through the years. Shit, he was even in the paper advertising for a local suit maker in Atlantic City. He advertised his services and healing powers so much that it even caught the attention of Rose Mackenberg, Houdini's private investigator, and was included in her expose of "mediums" and "spiritualists"(The San Francisco Call Bulletin, February 23, 1929). See attached pics for reference. Bear in mind this is just a small sample of some of his ads. It seems like he was advertising his services weekly at some points in the mid 1920s.

Here's the problem. Despite the fact that he was in local papers constantly, NOTHING points to Ethiopia. There was mention of him being Arabian, Algerian, and even Egyptian, but no mention of Ethiopia or Abyssinia. Neville made it abundantly clear that his mentor was born in Ethiopia and that he went back to Ethiopia to live out his last days. Why would he lie about that? Or do you think he was just naive and gullible? Neville said he studied day and night with Abdullah for years. Don't you think he would have noticed people referring to him as Algerian, Arabian, Egyptian, etc?

Here's another problem. This guy was around 30 years younger than Neville's mentor. Again, I ask, don't you think Neville would have noticed that the guy was so much younger than he claimed after being under his mentorship daily for years? Or do you think that Neville was in on the lie? I don't think Neville ever had a need to lie about anything.

Here's yet another problem. The guy they discovered had many variations of his names and titles. His real name was probably Modeste Guillaume and variations of Abdoullah were later added. Sometimes, it was just his name. Other times it included Professor (Prof.) or Doctor (Dr.) beforehand. I won't bother listing them all here, but CWB has the list of 20+ various names he went under on their site. There are so many variations that I even wondered is this all the same guy? Allegedly, he was even the same guy who spoke on a panel with Yogananda and other religious leaders in 1928, under the name G. M. Ahmad-Abdoullah to discuss how "The Koran is the greatest book teaching brotherly love". This is according to the NY Times article "LIFE'S MEANING VIEWED BY FOUR GREAT FAITHS; Christian, Jewish, Mohammedan and Hindu Beliefs Are Expounded at Meeting" (December 18, 1928). And this is supposedly the same guy who shortly after this meeting began teaching Neville the secrets of the Bible and esoteric Christianity. LOL. The point I was getting at was that Neville only referred to his mentor by 1 name, Abdullah-not Dr., Prof. or any other of this singer guy's aliases. Neville was very clear on his mentor's lineage, teachings and name.

Last point to consider. Even today where everyone posts all of their business online, and peoples records are sold to websites for anyone to access for a few bucks, do you know who every billionaire is? Just because Elon Musk acts like a teenager and spews his every thought online, there are many other billionaires and people with immense power that you don't even know exist. Because there are so many "gurus" profiteering on YouTube, are you aware of every guru that is meditating deep in the Himalayas? No you don't! Many people exist outside of the internet.

So imagine 100 years ago. Do you think that because some guy was placing tons of ads and had similar names to Neville's mentor proves that they are the same person? Consider the fact that his religions, titles and teachings seemed to change like the wind over the years and he was even exposed by Houdini's personal investigator. Neville's mentor sounded a lot more grounded and probably a lot more private. Why would he need to run ads if he was an elder already connected to NY's elite inner circles? I bet that if Abdullah were around today, he wouldn't even have a social media account. This reminds me of modern day black "CON-chis" hacks like Dr. Umar Johnson. He claims to be the most prominent black psychologist because he has the most YouTube videos. Meanwhile, he's a fraud that is actively hustling his people for donations to a school that will never open. His constant posting content and online debates proves nothing about his qualifications-it's just a method to gain more followers and have them hand over more money.

So finding ads of some hack spiritualist who went under variations of "Abdoullah" (seems to be his most consistent spelling of the name) does NOT prove that he was Neville's mentor. Especially when accepting this man as Abdullah requires viewing Neville as a liar, a fool, or both. No F'n thanks!

I have used Neville's teachings to manifest miracles in my life and for others that I care for. This shit is real! So pardon me for calling out someone who is trying to bring down Neville's legacy for some internet brownie points. Let's discuss...

After taking a deeper dive and much consideration, I have even stronger doubts that the "Abdullah" that was discovered by Cool Wisdom Books (CWB) had anything to do with Neville. I'm certain they just want to claim that they discovered Neville's Abdullah for internet points, even if means belittling Neville and making him out to be a liar, a gullible fool, or both. I'll try to keep my thoughts concise. Let's talk about it.

I'll give CWB credit for doing their research. They obviously dug through many articles, newspapers, and historic records online. The "Abdullah" (under his vast array of names) they discovered did have many old newspaper listings that advertised his singing lessons, musical performances and various "churches" through the years. Shit, he was even in the paper advertising for a local suit maker in Atlantic City. He advertised his services and healing powers so much that it even caught the attention of Rose Mackenberg, Houdini's private investigator, and was included in her expose of "mediums" and "spiritualists"(The San Francisco Call Bulletin, February 23, 1929). See attached pics for reference. Bear in mind this is just a small sample of some of his ads. It seems like he was advertising his services weekly at some points in the mid 1920s.

Here's the problem. Despite the fact that he was in local papers constantly, NOTHING points to Ethiopia. There was mention of him being Arabian, Algerian, and even Egyptian, but no mention of Ethiopia or Abyssinia. Neville made it abundantly clear that his mentor was born in Ethiopia and that he went back to Ethiopia to live out his last days. Why would he lie about that? Or do you think he was just naive and gullible? Neville said he studied day and night with Abdullah for years. Don't you think he would have noticed people referring to him as Algerian, Arabian, Egyptian, etc?

Here's another problem. This guy was around 30 years younger than Neville's mentor. Again, I ask, don't you think Neville would have noticed that the guy was so much younger than he claimed after being under his mentorship daily for years? Or do you think that Neville was in on the lie? I don't think Neville ever had a need to lie about anything.

Here's yet another problem. The guy they discovered had many variations of his names and titles. His real name was probably Modeste Guillaume and variations of Abdoullah were later added. Sometimes, it was just his name. Other times it included Professor (Prof.) or Doctor (Dr.) beforehand. I won't bother listing them all here, but CWB has the list of 20+ various names he went under on their site. There are so many variations that I even wondered is this all the same guy? Allegedly, he was even the same guy who spoke on a panel with Yogananda and other religious leaders in 1928, under the name G. M. Ahmad-Abdoullah to discuss how "The Koran is the greatest book teaching brotherly love". This is according to the NY Times article "LIFE'S MEANING VIEWED BY FOUR GREAT FAITHS; Christian, Jewish, Mohammedan and Hindu Beliefs Are Expounded at Meeting" (December 18, 1928). And this is supposedly the same guy who shortly after this meeting began teaching Neville the secrets of the Bible and esoteric Christianity. LOL. The point I was getting at was that Neville only referred to his mentor by 1 name, Abdullah-not Dr., Prof. or any other of this singer guy's aliases. Neville was very clear on his mentor's lineage, teachings and name.

Last point to consider. Even today where everyone posts all of their business online, and peoples records are sold to websites for anyone to access for a few bucks, do you know who every billionaire is? Just because Elon Musk acts like a teenager and spews his every thought online, there are many other billionaires and people with immense power that you don't even know exist. Because there are so many "gurus" profiteering on YouTube, are you aware of every guru that is meditating deep in the Himalayas? No you don't! Many people exist outside of the internet.

So imagine 100 years ago. Do you think that because some guy was placing tons of ads and had similar names to Neville's mentor proves that they are the same person? Consider the fact that his religions, titles and teachings seemed to change like the wind over the years and he was even exposed by Houdini's personal investigator. Neville's mentor sounded a lot more grounded and probably a lot more private. Why would he need to run ads if he was an elder already connected to NY's elite inner circles? I bet that if Abdullah were around today, he wouldn't even have a social media account. This reminds me of modern day black "CON-chis" hacks like Dr. Umar Johnson. He claims to be the most prominent black psychologist because he has the most YouTube videos. Meanwhile, he's a fraud that is actively hustling his people for donations to a school that will never open. His constant posting content and online debates proves nothing about his qualifications-it's just a method to gain more followers and have them hand over more money.

So finding ads of some hack spiritualist who went under variations of "Abdoullah" (seems to be his most consistent spelling of the name) does NOT prove that he was Neville's mentor. Especially when accepting this man as Abdullah requires viewing Neville as a liar, a fool, or both. No F'n thanks!

I have used Neville's teachings to manifest miracles in my life and for others that I care for. This shit is real! So pardon me for calling out someone who is trying to bring down Neville's legacy for some internet brownie points. Let's discuss...

I just read a new post on Cool Wisdom Book's website about Neville exposing a "medium" fraud, "The Day Neville Goddard Exposed Famous Psychic Arthur Ford: The Séance and the Phosphorus on the Rug".

I enjoyed the post, but I had to laugh at their arrogance in the statement they make concerning Abdullah. Copied and pasted below:

Remember the quote of Neville’s “I am standing in his place on 72nd Street, off Central Park West; that’s where he lived. He lived at 30 West 72nd Street.” from “Gift’s Bestowed By God“ and from that tiny piece of information we previously tracked down his mentor Abdullah or rather G. Mahmud Ahmad Abdoullah in our investigation? You can read about in “The Final Link to 30 West 72nd: This Is Neville Goddard’s Real Teacher, Abdullah.”

Funny because in this post, they point out that the 72nd Street address was used by Frank Decker, the guy Neville exposed in 1968, as his "Psychic Center". At the same time, their claim of proof that Modeste Guillaume was Neville's "Abdullah" is that he advertised himself as an "Egyptian mystic" that taught lessons like " Who Isis Truly Is" from that address and in 1935, several copyright applications for songs were submitted from that address by a G. M. Ahmad-Abdoullah. It's allegedly the same guy who was quoted by they NY Times as saying that "The Koran is the greatest book teaching brotherly love" in 1928....

For someone who taught Neville the secrets of the Bible, he sure dibbled and dabbled in all kinds of religions... Either that, or that man was not the same "Abdullah" that taught Neville. That may forever be a mystery and I am OK with that. I prefer not knowing over arrogantly spreading theories as facts (MISINFORMATION)...

I made a post the other day stating my most glaring issues with Cool Wisdom Book's (CWB) and their followers, like Brian Scott on YouTube, claiming as fact that Modeste Guillaume (one of his many many "names") was Neville's cherished mentor, Abdullah.

I challenge myself to dig deeper, even if I have suspicion that something is BS, so I've been looking more into CWB's "research" and it has only deepened my conviction that they are trying to force fit this Guillaume dude to be Neville's Ab. That way, they can brag about solving the puzzle and share alleged pictures of THE Abdullah. They know that Neville's fans and followers have been yearning to learn more and see pictures of the 89 year old Ethiopian mystic that shut the door on Neville to open him up to the world of inner secrets. Funny enough, those are 2 things (his age and place of birth) that don't align with their "research".

Those were my 2 biggest issues with this "research"; Modeste Guillaume was clearly NOT 89 years old around 1930 and he was clearly NOT Ethiopian. Those are 2 things that Neville very clearly stated on several occasions. In 1964, he even mentioned that Ab had gone back to Ethiopia in 1957 and he confirmed his age again. What makes me further question their "research" is how condescending and dismissive they are when things don't line up. For instance CWB flat out dismisses Neville's recollection of his last encounter with Abdullah, by acting as if you'd have to be a fool to take him at his word... come on guys, are you just "supposed to believe" everything Neville said? ("Are we supposed to believe a 113-year-old man was hopping on a plane to Ethiopia in 1957?)"

As I look deeper, I see more glaring things that don't line up for me. One pic on the CWB site is an ad from 1928 promoting an inter-faith meeting that included Swami Yogananda. On the panel was a G. M. Ahmad-Abdoullah (who they allege is Abdullah) who was there to speak from an Islamic perspective. According to the article (which I did find and is linked below), this gentleman claimed that "The Koran is the greatest book teaching brotherly love,"... LOL. This is supposed to be the same Ethiopian Jew that taught Neville the secrets of the Bible?

https://www.nytimes.com/1928/12/18/archives/lifes-meaning-viewed-by-four-great-faiths-christian-jewish.html

Another thing that stands out is the many distinct names this Guillaume guy allegedly presented himself as (see below for a list from CWB's site). Yet, Neville only referred to the man who he revered as his sole teacher by 1 SINGLE name, Abdullah...

Abdullah’s aliases & spellings we’ve seen in the papers:

A. H. Le-Amshi / Leamshi
Abd’allah Halladba Leamshi
Halladba / Halladra
Abd’allah Hallabaleamshi
Abd’llah / Abda’llah
Abdallah / Abdoullah
G. N. Abdallah
Dr. G. M. Abdoullah (also G. M. Abdaullah)
G. Mahmud A. Abdoullah
G. Mahmud Ahmad Abdullah (normalized)
G. Madrud Ahmad Abdoullah
G. Ahmad Abdoullah
Idsigma A. Gsolamanusabda (ceremonial/garbled string)
G. M. Abda’llah ibn Ghaleym (Ghalym) ibn Allah
M. Abdallah Guillaume / Dr. Modeste Abda’llah Guillaume / Abda’llah Guillaume
Abda’llah Ben

One of the more concerning things about this is how information and misinformation spreads quickly on the internet. Right now, if you run a Google or AI search for Abdullah, Modeste Guillaume, or G.M. Ahmad-Abdoullah, it will link them all together as if this is all verified fact. The problem is that it all links back to Cool Wisdom Books and no where else. I searched through historic newspapers and I cannot find the source material for any of this "research".... A LOT of it does not line up so I call BS solely for the fact that CWB is pushing this as verified fact and not a theory.