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