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