Q What are the core beliefs of New Age spirituality?
A While beliefs vary widely from person to person, several universal themes unite New Age thought:
* Monism and Pantheism: The belief that "All is One" and that a divine, intelligent energy or "Universal Life Force" permeates everything in existence.
* The Divinity of Self: The idea that human beings are inherently divine and that the ultimate goal of life is to awaken to this higher consciousness.
* Reincarnation and Karma: Borrowed from Eastern traditions, the belief that the soul undergoes multiple lifetimes to learn lessons and spiritually evolve.
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A While beliefs vary widely from person to person, several universal themes unite New Age thought:
* Monism and Pantheism: The belief that "All is One" and that a divine, intelligent energy or "Universal Life Force" permeates everything in existence.
* The Divinity of Self: The idea that human beings are inherently divine and that the ultimate goal of life is to awaken to this higher consciousness.
* Reincarnation and Karma: Borrowed from Eastern traditions, the belief that the soul undergoes multiple lifetimes to learn lessons and spiritually evolve.
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What is Spirituality?Traditionally, spirituality refers to a religious process. It is a re-formation which "aims to recover the original shape of man", oriented at "the image of God" as exemplified by the founders and sacred texts of the religions of the world. In modern times the emphasis is on subjective experience of a sacred dimension and the "deepest values and meanings by which people live", often in a context separate from organized religious institutions. Modern systems of spirituality may include a belief in a supernatural (beyond the known and observable) realm, personal growth, a quest for an ultimate or sacred meaning, religious experience, or an encounter with one's own "inner dimension".
What is New Age?There's really no specific description of what many sometimes refer to as New Age. The term generally is used to describe modern religious practices that are unique and separate from others, but usually draw upon different concepts of various religions. These religions could be offshoots of one religion or combinations from various religious principles. It can be argued that at some point, any religion in its origins could be regarded as "New Age," as it takes time and followers for a name for a religions to be coined.
