The New Age Movement

The New Age Movement
Copyright 2004, skye Thomas, Tomorrow's Edge

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is
the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science."
- Albert Einstein

What is the New age Movement? It is similar to New age Spirituality, but different enough to warrant its own
definition. The New age movement is a belief that the human race is all one. It is not about equality nor
diversity. It is the idea that your gender, age, religion, race, nor sexual orientation makes you better or worse
then anyone else. The New age movement is moving away from the US against THEM mentality. It is
inclusive, open, detached from labels, and above all else, it's based in love not fear.

At our deepest level, there are only two motivators - love and fear. Fear breeds hate, anger, vengeance,
greed, violence, selfishness, and alienates us from truly connecting with spirit and with each other. Love
breeds compassion, understanding, forgiveness, charity, gentleness, partnership, and a sense of
connectedness with spirit and with each other. One can focus on either motivator and see the logic behind it.
Should you choose to see lack, poverty, and attacks towards your fellow man, it's easy to become fearful. It is
part of the survival of the fittest. Fight or flight saved many a caveman to live another day and to breed more
like himself. One can also argue that to see the beauty and tenderness that humanity is known to share with
each other that it is logical to love thy neighbor and to turn the other cheek. There will always be intelligent
arguments for both sides. We as a species have evolved enough to make our own decisions as to which will
govern us as individuals.

The New age movement proposes that as a collective people we are also able to make an educated
enlightened decision as to whether we will be controlled by our fears or by our loves. Will we be a society of
angry divided hateful individuals? Or will we be a global community of loving supportive people who honor
each other's right to choose their own path? Like all political, religious, and social movements there are
zealots and extremists among the New age Movement. In the same way that all Christians are not white
supremacists and all Pagans are not Satan worshippers, all New Agers are not aging hippies sitting around
getting stoned and playing with crystals. Those who endorse the New age movement are as diverse as any
other group. Their one common belief is that love and true spirituality should lead us as a people, not fear
and hatred of anything we deem as different from ourselves.

The New age movement embraces the teachings of Christ, the teachings of Buddha, the Native American
teachings, the ancient Celtic Pagan teachings, and modern science's latest findings and teachings. We are
explorers trying to understand spirituality on a deeper nuts and bolts level. It is not enough to be told by our
parents that one religion is right and all others are wrong. We have a desire to understand and to choose for
ourselves what is or is not spiritual. The result is that many New Agers have found themselves holding an
eclectic view of religion. Many Native Americans have blended the teaching of Christ within their own beliefs.
Many Pagans can see how much they have in common with the Native American beliefs. It is not unusual for
Catholics to feel a deep connection to the Buddhist teachings. Forgive me for omitting so many other
religions and beliefs but I am simply giving broad examples for the sake of making a point. The New age
movement was birthed from this exploration of each other's beliefs. How can we hate someone so much like
ourselves?

Christ did not teach blind hatred nor did he teach his followers to give their personal power away to the
churches and governments. Only when the churches and governments took over his teachings did that all
become part of being a 'good Christian.' He did not tell us to hate nor to judge. Bigotry and war is not
Christ-like, nor Buddha-like, nor in keeping with the core teachings of any religion. All spiritual teachers
taught the same mess age - love one another and do not harm each other nor the planet and the animals
given to you. Take the politics out of religion and they all come down to the same wonderful teachings that
have been trampled on by dogma, greed, and bigotry.

Most of America does not realize what a great event we have just experienced. This election was at its root a
fight over fear and love. Which would govern us as a country? We are a country under attack. We are a
country at war. It is only natural that people are afraid. One candidate ran his entire campaign on fear and
hatred of others not like us. The other ran his campaign on love and fellowship. For us to come so close to
winning during such a frightening time is marvelous! Were we not at war, I have no doubt that the American
people would have chosen to be guided by a leader who chooses love and fellowship as his motivator rather
then someone who teaches us to be afraid and to hate others. I have never been so proud or felt that the New
age movement was so powerful as I do today.

Do not weep and worry about the next four years. Love has taken hold of this country and all will be well. We
have covered so much ground towards our goals of tolerance, acceptance, and true spiritual brotherhood.
During our great grandparents time, the Gays and Lesbians, the Pagans and Native Americans, the Women
and Blacks never would have been allowed to even speak out. We are no longer a minority, those of us who
believe that good still exists and that the country can be ruled by humanitarian principles instead of fear and
egos ruling our governments. Fear is still strong, but love is finally voted as equal. Balance has been
restored. All is well.

Copyright 2004, skye Thomas, Tomorrow's Edge

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