Revision
Take a moment from today that went badly, an argument, a rejection, a flash of anxiety, and mentally replay it the way you wished it had gone instead. Not denial that the original happened; a deliberate choice about which version you carry into sleep with you.
Whisper Method
Picture a specific person, real or symbolic, and imagine approaching them and quietly telling them what you want to hear or have happen, three times, then turning and walking away.
Why revise, specifically at night
Neville Goddard's argument, which lines up with what's now understood about sleep-onset receptivity (see the SATS explanation on Wish Fulfilled's page), was that whatever state you're in as you fall asleep gets worked on overnight without your conscious input. A day that ends on an unresolved argument gets carried into sleep as an unresolved argument. Revision is a specific instruction for what to do with that instead of just trying not to think about it, which rarely works: actively construct and dwell in the version you wanted, right before the window closes.
Why the Whisper Method is a separate step, not the same one
Revision works on your own state about something that already occurred. The Whisper Method is aimed differently: at a relationship or outcome involving another person, real or a stand-in for a type of person, where you want to shift your own certainty about how they see you or what they'll do. Neville's framing, worth stating plainly since it's the part people most often get wrong: this isn't about controlling someone else from a distance. It's symbolic work inside your own imagination, meant to change your own assumption, which is the only thing the technique actually claims to act on.
The two pair naturally because they address different halves of an evening: Revision clears what happened today, the Whisper Method rehearses what you want to feel certain about going forward. Done back to back, they're a five-to-ten-minute close to the day rather than two separate sessions.
This is a personal reflection and relaxation practice, not a substitute for therapy or a claim about influencing another person's actual behavior. If you're processing grief, trauma, or a difficult relationship, a licensed therapist is the right resource.