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| Noah's Dove |
 Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:32 am |
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PREMISES OF THE NEW AGE WORLD VIEW
The New Age World view is Syncretistic. In other words it blends
elements of other world views. Russell Chandler, author of
"Understanding the New Age", suggests the following beliefs make up
some but not all of the components of this movement:
- All is One (monism). The Cosmos is pure, undifferentiated, universal
energy - a consciousness or "life force". Everything is one vast,
interconnected process. All life is of equal value.
- All is God (pantheism). God is an impersonal principal, a
consciousness, life-force, Energy. Everything that is, is God.
- Humans, nature, spirits, ET's, the earth, etc. are infused with or
of the same essence as God. (polytheism). Humans have unlimited
potentials being one with the One." We are God, "affirms many within
this movement. Other enlighten beings, entities, etc. which share this
divinity can also guide, instruct and empower those who opened the
door to other side. Paranormal experiences are often sought and
experienced when encountering these guides, assorted spirits, ET's and
unknown entities.
- All religions are essentially One. Jesus, Krishna, Buddha, Lao-tsu,
and all the mystics old and new, realized and taught this Oneness. All
spiritual paths are equally valid. Dogmas and doctrines which cause
separation should be de-emphasized in favor of personal or communal
unitive experiences of at-one-ness. There is a need, say some, for a
New Age which will banish intolerance and promote harmony and unity.
Reincarnation is believed to explain suffering and karma.
- Humanity's problem is not sin but ignorance. We have forgotten we
are one with God and we ...have infinite potential at our fingertips
if we allow it to flow. Therefore we need to reject the self
limitations and beliefs of the old ways of perception and embrace a
"paradigm shift': a distinct new way of thinking.
- How does humanity embark upon a paradigm shift? Through an
"awakening experience" each individual may "actualize" his or her
divine nature and achieve union with his or her divine nature with the
Ultimate Unifying Principle by applying a plethora of consciousness-
changing techniques, or 'psycho technologies', to body mind and
spirit.
- Some examples of what Ferguson calls "intentional triggers of
transformative experiences" are: meditation, Yoga, chanting, mood-
altering music, mind expanding drugs, esoteric systems of religious
mysticism and knowledge, guided imagery, balancing and
aligning"energies," hypnosis, body disciplines...radical seminars
designed to obliterate former values, etc...The pathway to godhood
lies not in left-hemisphere logic but in right hemisphere's intuitive
'knowing' and creativeness.'
- The sequel to expanded personal awareness is planetary
transformation, characterized by mass enlightenment and social
evolution.... Many of the world's problems: overpopulation, the
environmental crisis, war, economic problems etc. may be solved by
realizing our Oneness and untapped potentials. A New Planetary Order
or New World Order which calls for an emerging global civilization and
one world government is in the agenda. When a "critical mass" is
achieved through world wide New Age events like the Harmonic
Convergence, or the World Peace Meditations, or Mind Body Conferences,
Earth Day, etc...then we will arrive at the New Age. Millions have
already participated in these events and some of them are annual and
ongoing..there are countless new age communities, conferences,
peoples, and publications in many countries "networking" to achieve
critical mass or the "Hundredth Monkey Effect" as it often called.
Although at this present time there is no one leading group or
individual guiding this movement...it, never-the-less through
networking... is becoming a powerful force in society and the world.
CRACKS IN THE NEW AGE WORLD VIEW
- the assumption that all is One and it's implications are not true.
If God is impersonal or all is One, there is no basis for absolutes in
terms of truth, ethics or understanding reality. Reality, truth or
right or wrong becomes whatever a New Age person perceives it to be. A
Oneness which encompasses all and is all must also embrace evil.
Ethical relativism is illogical and unworkable. Try it sometime in a
relationship or in society and see the fruit of anarchy and chaos...
Nor do we need arbitrary absolutes given to us by an authoritarian
elite...If there is no higher law than the state or an New Age elite
then democracy is obsolete...we must return to the concept of Lex Rex
which states that those that govern are also subject to revealed moral
laws...If All is One, then there is no difference between cruelty and
non cruelty...Charles Manson said "if all is One then nothing is
wrong"...he was more consistent with his pantheistic beliefs than most
new age people you meet.
- Man is not God. Human imperfection, finitude, fallibility, and
fallenness are the observable human condition. Humanity may with God's
grace may become more saintly..ie. God's Spirit may enable men and
women to bear the fruits of peace, love, goodness and experience God's
miracles of healing etc... but man will not attain Godhood. The finite
will not become the infinite. We have potential not unlimited
potential. Where is evidence of human perfection or compassion in
Roman Caesars or others who also claimed to be God? ...all you see is
human folly and the corruption of power.
- There are distinctions within the created order. Not all life is of
equal value as taught by new age Deep Ecologists or sometime by
reincarnation believers. Relativism-plugged into reincarnation theory-
denigrates the value of human life by reducing all life to the lowest
level. . Although all life is to valued as part of nature, nature is
not perfect and can produce pestilence and harmful mutations..perhaps
we are reaping the fruit of this as man tries to play God tinkering
with genetic engineering...or planting new species in the wrong eco-
systems. Pantheism says all life is equal...so man becomes no more
valuable than the grass we trample on or burn...
- Jesus did not teach that all paths lead to a pantheistic Oneness or
that man will achieve Godhood. (see John 14, Matt 7:14,) His teaching
has to be distorted to suggest that Christ taught New Age philosophy
as many within New Age circles try to imply...by taking his teaching
out of context. Not all religions promote pantheistic monistic
beliefs...as suggested by uninformed teachers within the movement...
-The Altered State of consciousness reached through meditation and
other psycho technologies often negates critical thinking and reason,
often dulling the individual's ability to discern between truth and
deception. It also allows for the possibility to contact deceptive or
masquerading spirits (many within the movement acknowledge the
existence of negative or evil entities) or be possessed by them as may
happen in the channeling phenomena. A old proverb states "a man
without self-control is like a town without defenses". A person in ASC
who is passive is more vulnerable to suggestibility and outside
control by whatever controllers human or non human that might happen
to be around. Real spirituality involves the mind, intellect and
heart...critical thinking, not skepticism or mind-less-ness is -
necessary for spiritual discernment.
- Utopian notions of man and utopian New Age political goals may lead
to totalitarian systems that would grow increasingly intolerant of
those who would criticize it. It was the belief in the fallenness and
fallibility of human leadership in Europe during the Reformation and
afterwards that led to ideas of democracy and freedom, as well as the
need for checks and balances in government 7. This may be lost as New
Age ideas are more and more embraced in society. Some kind of
hierarchy of so called "enlightened" beings are trying to guide us
into the NEW AGE claim many within this movement. The question is how
do we know that the spirit guides, ET's or whatever, are what they
appear to be...there is growing evidence that they are not so
enlightened after all, and may have some other more sinister motives
in mind when providing guidance and so called "transformative"
experiences.
- Reincarnation and evolutionary beliefs instead of bringing real love
and unity to mankind may create elitist feelings and a callowness to
human suffering. Karma supposedly determines a persons caste or
position in life. To try to help those who are suffering, is to
interfere with their karma. Unenlightened people are already called
"cancer cells"2.* in body of Gaia by some within the movement...with
the implication that a "cleansing" is coming or needed..we heard that
before from Adolf Hitler...who in his time wanted to usher in a New
Age..(Hitler also claimed he was guided by voices from the other
side) ..There are presently some prominent leaders guided by powerful
entities in this movement who are presently taking on or promoting
Messianic leadership...as well as the "cleansing concept" ..their
spirit guides are saying this is necessary...John Randolph Price, the
primary moving force behind the "World Instant of Cooperation," was
told by his favorite spirit guide, "Asher," that "nature will soon
enter her cleansing cycle...." These individuals [the two billion
human beings who do not have the 'ring of protection' around them]
with their lower vibratory rates will be removed during the next two
decades...2*. " Please read some of the references listed
below ...there are many people already who are unknowingly caught up
in this spiritual Pandora's box...wake up don't be one of them.
Many persons exploring New Age beliefs are sincere and pleasant
people..and are not throwing their lot in with the more dangerous
elements of the New Age...there are people being hurt by these beliefs
and by cultic leaders..as well as seductive entities...I've dialoged
with many of them in several countries...so I encourage compassion for
victims...we may disagree and be discerning and helpful but not be
arrogant, for in the eyes of God we all fall short of perfection...for
it's only by God's grace that we are able to see the many of the
pitfalls of a fallen world. If you are following New Age beliefs ask
God's Spirit to guide you in your quest for truth and reality...
Also do your own research as others have below...some listed below
were formally in the New Age Movement and in leadership
positions...some experiencing powerful paranormal experiences until
they woke up to the deception. References below:
1. The Beautiful Side of Evil - Johanna Michaelson..former assistant
to psychic healer...and Sylva Mind disciple.
2. Like Lambs to the Slaughter - Johanna Michaelson. * pp 307-310
3. Understanding the New Age - Russell Chandler , Journalist and
religion writer For Los Angeles Times.
4. Inside the New Age Nightmare - Randall N. Baer -former "crystal
power" expert and teacher. Huntington House, 1989.
5. When the World Will Be As One -The Coming NEW WORLD ORDER in the
NEW AGE by Tal Brooke - former follower of Sai Baba, presently with
The Spiritual Counterfeits Research Group - Berkeley , Calif.
6. Out on a Broken Limb - Dr. F. LaGard Smith ..Professor of Law at
Pepperdine University. Harvest House 1986.
7."How Should We Then Live' - The Rise and Fall of Western
Civilization, by Dr. Francis Shaeffer. Fleming H Revell Co. NJ. 1976. |
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