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Originally Posted by Zira
The label doesn't matter.The worldview is what matters.And the New Age Movement is nothing new except that it allows all forms of pseudo-spiritual beliefs.And a networking of like-minded people.Clearly,the writwer of the above quote hasn't studied history.A good start is "Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow" by Constance Cumby and "Mystery Mark of the New Age" by Texe Marrs.You can disregard their conclusions,but check the footnotes and read the original sources of the leaders that promote the exact same philosophies you are espousing.You'll find that the paradigm shift you are seeking by 2012 will be a nightmare.
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No-one is exempt from using personal discernment to separate the wheat from the chaff in the 'new age' teachings or anywhere else. The truth that can be found amongst it is mostly a re-presentation of truths that have been revealed before. As you say, it isn't that new. I know what the hidden dangers of the new age movement are and that is what most of my earlier post was written about. If you got my point you'd see that i was saying to beware "the lie hid between two truths" philosophy used by the false hierarchy and their messengers.
But i do reiterate the point that some spiritual teachings given over the last 140 years or so are worth studying because they explain some of the older teachings, of Jesus for example, and go beyond them to add to our understanding of ourselves in relation to the greater cosmos. I've noticed that fundamentalist christians will dismiss everything that doesn't agree with the literalist interpretation of the bible taught to them by the very wolves in sheeps clothing that i talked about in my previous post.
The false teachers are not unique to the new age teachings. As i said, they always have and always will wrap themselves in the cloth and it is them i am wary of. But i don't fear to shoulder my personal responsibility to determine what is true or not. I go to the source material and come to my own conclusions.