New Age

» sacred_insights - What Does New Age Mean to You?

There has been a lot of bantering back and forth as to what is "New Age" and what is not? As well as what it should do or be or shouldn't.

Just curious how do you define "New Age" and what does that mean to you? What does "New Age" encompass and what is NOT part of the "New Age" movement? What does "New Age" mean in terms of spirituality?

Cat

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» Migisi - What Does New Age Mean to You?

In response to What Does New Age Mean to You? posted by sacred_insights:

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The only thing I know about 'new age' is in music. I haven't had much contact with any 'new agers'. If I did, I didn't know it. Tell me more about it.

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In response to What Does New Age Mean to You? posted by Migisi:
Well as best I can figure "New Agers" believe in Spirit Communication, Spiritual Healing and the Psychic aspect. Some believe in reincarnation, others in star seed and indigo children and still others believe in UFOs and Alien contact.

They have a "do it yourself type spirituality" that is as unique as each one of them is. Some are more on the fringes that the others. Most are genuine seekers, some are kooky and many are (like me) just pissed off Spiritualists who have left the church.

These folks do not buy into religious dogma and control and they question anyone who places themselves in a position of authority over others in terms of Spirituality.

They are not sheep and they don't join in easily and that is why religious fanatics from whatever path find them to be a threat. I would say they are excellent catalysts for shaking up the status quo and very much needed in religious and spiritual circles today.

Cat

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» oteas - What Does New Age Mean to You?

In response to What Does New Age Mean to You? posted by sacred_insights:
Excellent grass-roots defintition of New Age. And also very favourable where many people regard 'new agers' as flakey, week-willed con-artists with little to offer but empty catch-phrases. What you've described, Cat, is very much the roots of New Age as found in the 1960's counter-culture.

To me, asides from all that academic wibbling, New Age to me has always signified progressive thinking, and also the immenence of a new frontier of human relations and sentience.

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In response to What Does New Age Mean to You? posted by oteas:
Well I guess I am a New Age--Spiritualist? LOL I don't know but I did want to get back to some semblance of your question that was asked in the New Age Definitions Thread before spiritalk and I took verbal swings at each other. I am sorry for disrupting your serious inquiry but her pat answer that the New Age have no set beliefs or organized platform and so selfishly invade Spiritualism without contributing is just bunk. Having been involved with that woman for more that 12 years as a friend and at one time trusting her as my minister I am just sick of her pontifications and blaming others for the problems in the Spiritualist churches. The Spiritualist Churches are having problems because people like her are all about the money but use those in the New Age movement as scapegoats and to draw attention away from themselves IMO. Good old Hypocrisy if you ask me... See my final reply to her in the Alternative Faiths thread in the Alternative Spirituality section. It shows exactly why folks like me have walked away from Spiritualism and any other organized religion and spirituality.

Cat

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