When asked in a recent interview how he opens up to God, Neale stated, "I am reaching out to touch others with this information.

According to the books, God recommends many economic and social changes if people want to make a more functional, adaptable, and sustainable world.

Split into infinite forms, all life can live, experience, and recreate its nature as God, rather than "know" itself as the creator in theory.

It is essentially a game, entered into by agreement, to remember who and what we are and enjoy and create, knowing that ultimately there is no finish line that some will not reach, no understanding that is not without value, no act that does not add meaning to the future or for others.

It seemed as though people couldn't rely on their own inherent motivations to be moral and behave properly.

A churchgoer could have a second chance through confession, which is what reincarnation offered but there was a catch: God could not provide this absolution immediately.

According to the doctrine, depending on the quantity and kind of sins committed, God predetermined a specific amount of suffering for every imperfect soul.

Again, church attendance skyrocketed, as did collections and, most importantly, donations, because the purgatory dogma allowed one to purchase their way out of pain.

These unique indulgences liberated an individual from the torment in purgatory, which they had accumulated through their sins or at least a portion of it.

This unique blessing from God was accessible to even fewer people, possibly including royalty and the extremely wealthy.

The church received vast amounts of money, gems, and land in return for these plenary indulgences.

The most destitute peasant had no chance of obtaining a bishop's indulgence, leading the common folk to lose trust in the system, with attendance at risk of falling once more.

Through the recitation of a novena (a sequence of prayers said in a designated manner that requires some time), they could significantly decrease the duration of the sentence of the beloved deceased, freeing them from purgatory earlier than God would have permitted otherwise.

Many small candles were glowing behind numerous red glass pieces, while many pesos and pennies were tossed into various tin boxes in hopes of prompting God to alleviate the suffering endured by souls in purgatory.

[5] The dialogue presents many philosophical ideas that prominent Eastern and Western thinkers had already advanced earlier.

Still, Walsch explains the information in language for modern readers and does not explicitly cite these philosophers.

Since the beginning of the series, and especially in the later volumes, Walsch and "God" acknowledge that most of the concepts presented are previously known to humanity but are profound enough to warrant being explored repeatedly and put into this cohesive, unified form.

In August 2016, however, Neale stumbled upon a "new and unexpected dialogue" continuing the original trilogy with a fourth installment released on March 27, 2017.

A Conversations with God movie shows the author's experience and opened in theatres across the United States on October 27, 2006.