By the definition posted above, I would gladly accept the title and drive on....but what's the purpose of a title? I have no use for it. Does anyone? Other than a source of division, it serves no purpose.
When I was a kid, and all the way into my late teens, I was in a church family. Sundays, Wednesdays, all that. There was always a stigma that surrounded the term New Age. "
Oh, when you meditate you're opening yourself up to demonic possession, those crystals they use are all about witchcraft - it's best just to keep that evil at a distance." Are you kidding me?! But that
is what was taught. When I finally decided to start
looking - I ended up with probably the same reaction many of you did - a combination of relief and outrage. Relief that all of your suspicions were right on the money. And outrage for having been lied to for so long. But back to the point, Christianity has always been the religion of choice for the great U S of A. So even though many people have used the vessel of Christianity to arrive at this point (this point being the recognition of a much bigger picture), the programming that went along with it is still present. Granted, we're all going to be at various stages of the deprogramming process, but that one is a doozie - one that carried a lot of ill-placed emotions. Fear being the dominant one.
Evil is a spooky word, people.
So, if I carry the title of New Ager - does that automatically imply that I'm not storing up on food? That's just silly. That's like saying that everyone born under the sign of Gemini all have the same personality, or hair color even! It's a broad, sweeping title that lumps a bunch of people into a group that's
separate from another. It's just another label whose time has come to get lost in antiquity. If the label doesn't imply an inherent connectedness, it doesn't serve us and ought to be summarily dropped. What if another label that meant the exact same thing (definition above) was used as the new descriptor of everyone intending and manifesting all of those ideals? What inclusive title implies all connection, all love, all knowing, and truth? When you come up with it, I'll take it.
WE need to move in a direction
TOGETHER. How are we going to do it? How much more effective will it be as a
collective drive?
Separating is so last age.
Peace and light.