New Age Beliefs

A number of fundamental beliefs are held my many New Age followers; individuals are encouraged to "shop" for the beliefs and practices that they feel most comfortable with:

Monism: All that exists is derived from a single source of divine energy.

Pantheism: All that exists is God; God is all that exists. This leads naturally to the concept of the divinity of the individual, that we are all Gods. They do not seek God as revealed in a sacred text or as exists in a remote heaven; they seek God within the self and throughout the entire universe.

Panentheism: God is all that exists. God is at once the entire universe, and transcends the universe as well.

Reincarnation: After death, we are reborn and live another life as a human. This cycle repeats itself many times. This belief is similar to the concept of transmigration of the soul in Hinduism.

Karma: The good and bad deeds that we do adds and subtracts from our accumulated record, our karma. At the end of our life, we are rewarded or punished according to our karma by being reincarnated into either a painful or good new life. This belief is linked to that of reincarnation and is also derived from Hinduism

An Aura is believed to be an energy field radiated by the body. Invisible to most people, it can be detected by some as a shimmering, multi-colored field surrounding the body. Those skilled in detecting and interpreting auras can diagnose an individual's state of mind, and their spiritual and physical health.

Personal Transformation A profoundly intense mystical experience will lead to the acceptance and use of New Age beliefs and practices. Guided imagery, hypnosis, meditation, and (sometimes) the use of hallucinogenic drugs are useful to bring about and enhance this transformation. Believers hope to develop new potentials within themselves: the ability to heal oneself and others, psychic powers, a new understanding of the workings of the universe, etc. Later, when sufficient numbers of people have achieved these powers, a major spiritual, physical, psychological and cultural planet-wide transformation is expected.

Ecological Responsibility: A belief in the importance of uniting to preserve the health of the earth, which is often looked upon as Gaia, (Mother Earth) a living entity.

Universal Religion: Since all is God, then only one reality exists, and all religions are simply different paths to that ultimate reality. The universal religion can be visualized as a mountain, with many sadhanas (spiritual paths) to the summit. Some are hard; others easy. There is no one correct path. All paths eventually reach the top. They anticipate that a new universal religion which contains elements of all current faiths will evolve and become generally accepted worldwide.

New World Order As the Age of Aquarius unfolds, a New Age will develop. This will be a utopia in which there is world government, and end to wars, disease, hunger, pollution, and poverty. Gender, racial, religious and other forms of discrimination will cease. People's allegiance to their tribe or nation will be replaced by a concern for the entire world and its people.

  Lol it's funny how some have called me new age but i do not believe in any of this stuff. By the way Sonny don't you talk about Aura. hmmm maybe you are new age my brother!

Belief in Deity

God is the impersonal life force, consciousness, ultimate truth and reality, the incorporeal, formless cosmic order personified within all people and matter. God is all and all are God.

• Incarnations

Most believe there are no particular incarnations to worship, as all in the universe are embodiments of God.

• Origin of Universe and Life

The universe, life, and matter were not created by God but "are" God. The universe and life emerged out of the creative power of the eternal universal life force.

• After Death

Some believe in continual rebirth--no death--as life is spirit. Some believe that our souls rest for a time before deciding on a new body (or bodies). Heaven and hell are states of consciousness, self-imposed, due to ignorance of God as all.

• Why Evil?

No original sin, no Satan, and no evil. Most believe people make "mistakes" when they are ignorant of the power of goodness, which is God, within themselves and others. Some believe evil is perpetuated through accumulation of past-life wrongs and spiritual ignorance.

• Salvation

Salvation lies in the realization of oneness with the impersonal life force. Awareness can be heightened through methods that induce altered states of consciousness, e.g., hypnosis, meditation, music, drugs. Spiritual "tools" include crystals, tarot cards, amulets, channeling, fortunetellers and psychics. Some believe the salvation of humanity will occur when a critical mass is reached, when people converge in experiencing their oneness with God and with each other. This will bring a New World Order or new Planetary Order, resulting in oneness of civilization and one-world government, peace, and harmony.

• Undeserved Suffering

Suffering is the result of greed, hatred, and spiritual ignorance in a person's, or humanity's, past lifetimes, which returns as suffering (karma). Suffering is sometimes viewed as occurring for a specific purpose, to further spiritual growth and learn a life lesson. Suffering is also seen as illusory, in that it results from attachment to bodily pleasure and pain, and only the universal life force within, God, truly exists.

• Contemporary Issues

Abortion is not condemned, as there is no official doctrine. Generally, adherents are supportive of a woman's right to choose abortion.

Well I guess I am "new age" because I do truly believe that people who are allowed to choose the way in which they have their relationship with God makes for happier, more faithful people.  It all comes down to treating people right.  I really believe that that's all God wants from us, and if one person follows Krisna's teaching and another follows Christ but both love their fellow man and basically follow the "do unto others as you would want done unto you" rule...God will be happy

I posted this so Sonny would know what new age means. i don't judge anyone cause who am i to judge. 

If having an opinion on religion makes you "new age"  I guess i am new age right??

Oh let me guess who started this crap.  What a moron

lol Thanks Jesse

New age believers are a bunch of deceive blind sheeple who believe in fallen angels not only that but alot of their believes are stolen from guess where the bible and make it seem like its theyres when its not.

Reincarnation is of the devil because is incarnation but its been munipulated by the new age movement so people can believe in the so called Reincarnation.

I agree with Kim.   I think if there is a God, what would really matter is that you live a good life and try to be the best person you can be and treat others well.  This is why I have such a hard time accepting the Biblical idea that you must follow its laws exactly and subscribe to certain specific beliefs or you will be damned to eternal hellfire.  I don't buy it.  If anything I accept that there can be many paths to spiritual wisdom. I have walked down a few and found them to be dead ends for me, but that doesn't stop me from looking. 

I know sometimes I am a little harsh on Christians on the show, but mostly that is directed to those who i consider to be deluded fundamentalists who try to impose their beliefs and worldview on others or who denigrate other people's beliefs because they don't fall in line with their strict interpretation of Scripture.  But really I am fine with the "Live and Let Live" concept when it comes to these things...so long as people keep an open mind, believe what you want. 

Matt, you are so right.  I actually feel that spirituality is something that is pivate.  It makes me uncomfortable to be around people when they start going off about Jesus.  I feel that religious beliefs are an intimate relationship in which you expose all of your humanity, conflict, and self doubt in an effort to be honest when calling upon God.  When someone starts talking about Jesus etc., it feels kind of like when I'm with a bunch of guys and they forget to watch what they say, and say something really disgusting about their girlfriend or wife.  I am sure that this has alot to do with my upbringing...we didn't hug alot either....but I just don't see why other people are so worried about my soul. 

Guys there is a right and wrong just like in any thing there is no gray!! You ether believe in the Bible the full scriptures in God and in Jesus Yahushua and let me tell you that's where you learn about Jesus and Yahushua ''THE BIBLE''

The Bible is the ONLY way that we know about the Lord Jesus Christ.

so how do you pick and choose scriptures

answer you can't!!!  

So let me put it this way you ether are in it all the way or your not in it!!

Matthew 7:21-23

Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven.Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and driven out demons in Your name and done many mighty works in Your name?And then I will say to them openly (publicly), I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands]

Yes there is only one way to heave and that is being saved!

The Bible teaches that the ONLY way to have eternal life is through the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

I John 5:11 ...God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

I John 5:12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

Once you get saved, the devil will try to make sure that you encounter false doctrine. Your faith is tender and you will be prone to believe anything people tell you about the Bible (that's why you need to read it for yourself everyday). Please heed the warnings

BEWARE OF NEW AGE DOCTRINES AND BELIEFS

Bar none like i said there are no gray matter just right and wrong..Good and bad..

God and his word or the Devil and his lies

WHICH ONE WILL YOU PICK TODAY AND FOR ETERNITY

I love you guys so much that's why i do what i do and God love you so much more

God is love and i love and he loves you all so much!!!

Have you went to him today and told him you loved him!

Sonny

I posted this for you Sonny!! You said we are new age so i thought you should know what new age means.

But Sonny the  Bible IS a collection of stories that were PICKED AND CHOSEN by a group of people sometime somewhere in the past.  Why is it that there are at least a dozen other gospels that are known to exist that are NOT included in the Bible? (Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Peter, Gospel of Judas, Gospel of Mary Magdele, Gospel of Truth, the Protovangelion of James...and many more!)  Look it up.  There are also many many other books and writings that were once considered to be part of the Bible that were later cut our or rejected (Book of Enoch, Book of Ben Sira, Infancy Gospel of Jesus...).  Why?  What was the agenda here and who cut them out?  Who decided that these were the books to go into the Bible and which ones didn't make it??  It sure wasn't Jesus because he was long gone.  So who was it?  The Bible itself is a collection of books each written by different people for different purposes.  Check out the great  book "Who Wrote the new Testament" by Burton L. Mack as well as "Misquoting Jesus" by Bart Ehrman.  They give some interesting scholarly insight into who wrote the Bible and why and who changed it.  So nothing is cut and dry in the world of religion. Nothing.  It is all about what you want to believe and why. 

The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library were both major discoveries that shows there was MUCH more to the Bible and much disagreement in Judeo-Chrisian religion as to what was considered orthodox and what wasn't.  And yes the Dead Sea Scrolls contained copies of all the books that are today in the modern Old Testament (except the Book of Ruth), BUT they also contain a huge amount of material that was NOT included in the Bible too...for instance the DSS contained copies of Enoch, Jubilees, Tobit, Sirach, non-canonical psalms, etc., that were not ultimately canonized in the Hebrew Bible.  But the writers of the DSS do not leave a note telling what they considered to  be part of their "Bible" and what wasn't/  It was all collected together and stored safely away for 2000 years which clearly shows they considered all those writings to be important enough to protect.  That should make the smart person wonder why alot of that material never made it into the Bible.  So the big question is...who decided and why?  And that barely scratches the surface of the issue of the Gnostic texts nor does it get into the fact that we are pretty sure the Old Testament was written by multiple authors over a long period time who collected different versions of the  Biblical stories into a single collated volume known as the Torah. 

And Christina you are wrong about me seeing aura here is the definition you gave...

An Aura is believed to be an energy field radiated by the body. Invisible to most people, it can be detected by some as a shimmering, multi-colored field surrounding the body.

Yes i have seen the energy in all ''I HAVE NEVER SEEN MULTI COLORED... Our world is full of energy!!! That does not make me new age it makes me in love with God and all his things!!!

GOD IS AMAZING!!

Much love Sonny

I'm not wrong! You said it. 

So Sonny if you didn't see a "multi-colored" aura does thta mean it wasn't a "real" New Age aura?  So it might have been a "Christian" auro which makes it OK?  haha. 

lol good point Matt

NO JUST ENERGY!! I SEE IT IN ALL!!! And when i see that it reminds of how awesome GOD is!!!

this may be new to all of you but everything is energy!!!