When man completely awakens,
he dreams his pleasure, and
everything responds while he dreams it.
In 1921, at the age of seventeen Neville left home in the Barbados for the mainland, arriving in New York, to seek his fortune.
He found a job as an elevator operator for J.C. Penney Company for a while until one day he was told that his services were no longer needed. Neville secured a job on Macy's shipping dock but this position was short lived as too.
He finally said to himself, "
From this day forward I will not work for another. I will only work for myself.
" And that is what he did.
Believing that if others could dance on the stage, he could too, Neville joined an established dancer and began his professional career. It was during this time he married. This union produced a son.
In 1925 Neville and his dancing partner sailed for England and traveled widely in that country. While there he was introduced to the world of psychical research which interested him greatly. Shortly after his return to America in 1926, his interest in mysticism increased as his interest in the theatre decreased. And when the depression hit in 1929 and the theatres closed, so did Neville's professional life as a dancer.
During this time Neville became interested in the Rosicrucian Society and met a man who was to influence his life.
