The New Age philosophy. Is it as good as it sounds?
The New Age (also referred to as the New Age movement, New Age spirituality, and Cosmic Humanism) is a decentralized Western social and spiritual movement that seeks "Universal Truth" and the attainment of the highest individual human potential. It includes aspects of Occultism, astrology, esotericism, metaphysics, alternative medicine(fasting~~detoxing~~cleansing), music, collectivism, sustainability, and nature. New Age spirituality is characterized by an individual approach to spiritual practices and philosophies.
The New Age movement includes elements of older spiritual and religious traditions ranging from atheism and monotheism through classical pantheism, naturalistic pantheism, and panentheism to polytheism combined with science and Gaia philosophy: particularly archaeoastronomy, astronomy, ecology, environmentalism, the Gaia hypothesis, psychology, and physics. New Age practices and philosophies sometimes draw inspiration from major world religions: Buddhism, Chinese folk religion, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism; with particularly strong influences from East Asian religions, Gnosticism, Neopaganism, New Thought, Spiritualism, Theosophy, Universalism, and Western esotericism. Additional terms for the movement include All is One and Mind-Body-Spirit.
New Age Topics: Baqaa Destiny --- this is what Ms. Juanita Bynum II married in her ceremony. Esoteric cosmology Esotericism Fanaa Hierology Integral (spirituality) Integral Theory Karma Multi-dimensionality Mythology Natural order (philosophy) Spirituality Synchronicity Syncretism Transcendence (philosophy) Vedas Western esotericism
I am into new age of stilling the mind. It has helped me know who Jesus really is. I have never been into occult. I just want to be. I feel the oneness of God when I quiet my mind. I'm not sure if meditation is considered "new age" since it is an age old practice.
Wednesday, July 7th 2010 at 11:04AM
Theresa Cochran
Meditation means to punder and isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it all depends on what you are meditating on. The focus of Christianity is Jesus and God's Word ~~~ thus the focal point of meditations~~~
Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Psalm 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Psalm 119:148b Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
