| What is the New Age Movement? It is similar to New | | | | what is or is not spiritual. The result is that many |
| Age Spirituality, but different enough to warrant its | | | | New Agers have found themselves holding an |
| own definition. The New Age Movement is a belief | | | | eclectic view of religion. Many Native Americans have |
| that the human race is all one. It is not about equality | | | | blended the teaching of Christ within their own |
| nor diversity. It is the idea that your gender, age, | | | | beliefs. Many Pagans can see how much they have in |
| religion, race, nor sexual orientation makes you better | | | | common with the Native American beliefs. It is not |
| or worse then anyone else. The New Age Movement | | | | unusual for Catholics to feel a deep connection to the |
| is moving away from the US against THEM mentality. | | | | Buddhist teachings. Forgive me for omitting so many |
| It is inclusive, open, detached from labels, and above | | | | other religions and beliefs but I am simply giving |
| all else, it's based in love not fear.At our deepest | | | | broad examples for the sake of making a point. The |
| level, there are only two motivators - love and fear. | | | | New Age Movement was birthed from this |
| Fear breeds hate, anger, vengeance, greed, violence, | | | | exploration of each other's beliefs. How can we hate |
| selfishness, and alienates us from truly connecting | | | | someone so much like ourselves?Christ did not teach |
| with spirit and with each other. Love breeds | | | | blind hatred nor did he teach his followers to give |
| compassion, understanding, forgiveness, charity, | | | | their personal power away to the churches and |
| gentleness, partnership, and a sense of | | | | governments. Only when the churches and |
| connectedness with spirit and with each other. One | | | | governments took over his teachings did that all |
| can focus on either motivator and see the logic | | | | become part of being a 'good Christian.' He did not |
| behind it. Should you choose to see lack, poverty, | | | | tell us to hate nor to judge. Bigotry and war is not |
| and attacks towards your fellow man, it's easy to | | | | Christ-like, nor Buddha-like, nor in keeping with the |
| become fearful. It is part of the survival of the | | | | core teachings of any religion. All spiritual teachers |
| fittest. Fight or flight saved many a caveman to live | | | | taught the same message - love one another and do |
| another day and to breed more like himself. One can | | | | not harm each other nor the planet and the animals |
| also argue that to see the beauty and tenderness | | | | given to you. Take the politics out of religion and |
| that humanity is known to share with each other | | | | they all come down to the same wonderful teachings |
| that it is logical to love thy neighbor and to turn the | | | | that have been trampled on by dogma, greed, and |
| other cheek. There will always be intelligent | | | | bigotry.Most of America does not realize what a |
| arguments for both sides. We as a species have | | | | great event we have just experienced. This election |
| evolved enough to make our own decisions as to | | | | was at its root a fight over fear and love. Which |
| which will govern us as individuals.The New Age | | | | would govern us as a country? We are a country |
| Movement proposes that as a collective people we | | | | under attack. We are a country at war. It is only |
| are also able to make an educated enlightened | | | | natural that people are afraid. One candidate ran his |
| decision as to whether we will be controlled by our | | | | entire campaign on fear and hatred of others not like |
| fears or by our loves. Will we be a society of angry | | | | us. The other ran his campaign on love and fellowship. |
| divided hateful individuals? Or will we be a global | | | | For us to come so close to winning during such a |
| community of loving supportive people who honor | | | | frightening time is marvelous! Were we not at war, I |
| each other's right to choose their own path? Like all | | | | have no doubt that the American people would have |
| political, religious, and social movements there are | | | | chosen to be guided by a leader who chooses love |
| zealots and extremists among the New Age | | | | and fellowship as his motivator rather then someone |
| Movement. In the same way that all Christians are | | | | who teaches us to be afraid and to hate others. I |
| not white supremacists and all Pagans are not Satan | | | | have never been so proud or felt that the New Age |
| worshippers, all New Agers are not aging hippies | | | | Movement was so powerful as I do today.Do not |
| sitting around getting stoned and playing with crystals. | | | | weep and worry about the next four years. Love |
| Those who endorse the New Age Movement are as | | | | has taken hold of this country and all will be well. We |
| diverse as any other group. Their one common belief | | | | have covered so much ground towards our goals of |
| is that love and true spirituality should lead us as a | | | | tolerance, acceptance, and true spiritual brotherhood. |
| people, not fear and hatred of anything we deem as | | | | During our great grandparents time, the Gays and |
| different from ourselves.The New Age Movement | | | | Lesbians, the Pagans and Native Americans, the |
| embraces the teachings of Christ, the teachings of | | | | Women and Blacks never would have been allowed |
| Buddha, the Native American teachings, the ancient | | | | to even speak out. We are no longer a minority, |
| Celtic Pagan teachings, and modern science's latest | | | | those of us who believe that good still exists and |
| findings and teachings. We are explorers trying to | | | | that the country can be ruled by humanitarian |
| understand spirituality on a deeper nuts and bolts | | | | principles instead of fear and egos ruling our |
| level. It is not enough to be told by our parents that | | | | governments. Fear is still strong, but love is finally |
| one religion is right and all others are wrong. We have | | | | voted as equal. Balance has been restored. All is well. |
| a desire to understand and to choose for ourselves | | | | |