[clarkkent]

Originally Posted by conjuredUp

I am SO in love with you right now!

The most baffling thing about all this "new age" labeling of ideas such as yours and mine is that I've not seen ONE post that bemoaned any of the major religions for being "fluffy". Why the unequal treatment?

Is it because the truth of being PERSONALLY responsible for EVERYTHING in one's life is too much to handle, so then rather than confront it or try to understand it they make fun of it?

I for one relish the empowerment I got from my new age years. Brought me to here. Brought me to knowing who and what I am.

Thanks, Kyle!

haha thanks!

and for the guy asking if your looking for validation i would say your not, what has been labeled "new age' needs clarification. it did for me too because some of it can be "bubble gum spirituality" and a lot of truths get distorted and "ascended masters" etc etc.

ive read new age books that talk about meeting jesus the "asended christ master" or whatever, that should set off red flags as they are taking what has been told to them is historical fact, when it isnt (jesus is combined mythological character -if you look into it its actually astrologically based and many figures pre dating jesus have the same 'died on the cross, then rose 3 days later etc etc, he wasnt the first religious character with this story)

anyhow the fact that this new age book contained a meeting with "jesus the light being" should set off common sense warnings. eventhough her book was filled with positive messages and meditative techniques, i couldnt take her whole pleaidian/dolphin/healing etc at face value.

ancient peoples have been practicing elements of what "new age" supposedly is. all religions have elements of truth with monumental amounts of rubbish. bhuddism,hinduism,muslim,christian etc. deciding what makes sense out of that is what works.

as well as science, the wisest scientist will tell you "we know this much, but itll probably get disproven" as that is historically what happens, so again elements of science have profound truths but using discernment again is best and not putting all your eggs in one basket.

i think "new age" is a box people think youll be wearing crystals and white robes and be very mellow and speak of love as the only thing, the only truth is love.

while I personally, agree love is a powerful force, and i choose to be positive loving and in balance with nature as best i can, its naive to believe LOVE is the end all be all answer, love is the yin and negativity/destruction is the yang.

i dont like negativity or "evil" but i realize there is a point in it existence. life is both positive and negative and you cant have one without the other, if negativity served no purpose it wouldnt exist. the fact is we GROW and evolve when we have something to struggle against, the irony is once we discover "that"-- we dont have to struggle as much, we can simply "exist" and choose to serve one path or the other.

anyhow, im babbling, what ive gained from all this spiritual/scientific inquiry is that i should enjoy life, its not a curse and if something bad happens to you or me its only "bad" from this human 3D experience, in the larger scheme of things nothing is good or bad it just "IS" and we should enjoy this slice of reality, ESPECIALLY if you consider how many bilions of people probably have it "worse" than you. its all a matter of perspective.

thanks fer listening!

EDIT--ps and YES!! personal responsibility is one of the best things to be gleaned from "new age" it is an absolute truth , you have free will therefore YOU and only you are responsible for your actions and their outcomes.