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Gnosticism & End of the World
Gnosticism & End Of The World
May 21, 2011 - By Mike Taylor – www.raptureready.com from Prophecy Updates - Get a free powerful deliverance book below:
The internet is all in a buzz. Emails are flying fast and furious. Facebook is all a Twitter with information concerning the “end of the world.” If you are unaware of this phenomenon, then maybe you should count yourself blessed. Still, many people in the “Christian” community are infatuated with the “prophecy” of one, Harold Camping, who has a website www.familyradio.com. On this site, he gives, or the authors do, their reasoning of why God is going to destroy the earth 13 days from now, which is today, May 8th, 2011.
I, like many other curious souls, went to their website to review their material, and the best I can come up with is it’s highly convoluted and twists the scriptures to fulfill their “secret knowledge” of something you and I cannot discern from reading the Holy Bible. Did I say “secret knowledge”? Yes, I did. Does it remind you of something, Christian Saint? It does me. In the first century church, a movement was creeping into the church called “Gnosticism” or Gnosis….secret knowledge.
If you wish, take a moment and Google the word Gnosis or Gnosticism. You will find this definition from Wikipedia:
“Gnosticism (Greek: γνῶσις gnōsis, knowledge) was a group of ancient religions that combined different elements from Hellenistic Judaism, Greco-Roman mystery religions, Zoroastrianism (especially Zurvanism), Neoplatonism, and eventually early Christianity.
The internet is all in a buzz. Emails are flying fast and furious. Facebook is all a Twitter with information concerning the “end of the world.” If you are unaware of this phenomenon, then maybe you should count yourself blessed. Still, many people in the “Christian” community are infatuated with the “prophecy” of one, Harold Camping, who has a website www.familyradio.com. On this site, he gives, or the authors do, their reasoning of why God is going to destroy the earth 13 days from now, which is today, May 8th, 2011.
I, like many other curious souls, went to their website to review their material, and the best I can come up with is it’s highly convoluted and twists the scriptures to fulfill their “secret knowledge” of something you and I cannot discern from reading the Holy Bible. Did I say “secret knowledge”? Yes, I did. Does it remind you of something, Christian Saint? It does me. In the first century church, a movement was creeping into the church called “Gnosticism” or Gnosis….secret knowledge.
What is Gnosticism?
If you wish, take a moment and Google the word Gnosis or Gnosticism. You will find this definition from Wikipedia:
“Gnosticism (Greek: γνῶσις gnōsis, knowledge) was a group of ancient religions that combined different elements from Hellenistic Judaism, Greco-Roman mystery religions, Zoroastrianism (especially Zurvanism), Neoplatonism, and eventually early Christianity.
It taught that some esoteric knowledge (or Gnosis) was necessary for salvation from the material world, created by some intermediary figure (or demiurge) instead of God. In some systems, the demiurge was considered evil, in others, it was merely imperfect. Different gnostic schools sometimes identified the demurge as Adam, Ahriman, Samael, Satan, Yaldabaoth, or Yahweh.
Many schools inverted traditional interpretations of the Hebrew Bible, leading Jewish-Israeli scholar Gershom Scholem (according to Hans Jonas) to call Gnosticism "the greatest case of metaphysical anti-Semitism." However, some scholars have argued that Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah) is Gnostic, and more recent research into Gnosticism's origins reveals influence from Jewish Hekhalot mysticism.
Jesus is identified by some Gnostic sects as an embodiment of the supreme being who became incarnate to bring gnōsis to the earth. In others (e.g., the Notzrim and Mandaeans), he is considered a mšiha kdaba or "false messiah" who perverted the teachings entrusted to him by John the Baptist. Still, other traditions identify Mani and Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve, as salvific figures.
Some consider Gnosticism a branch of Christianity, but alternate theories trace Gnostic systems to centuries before the Christian Era, predating the birth of Jesus. The movement spread in areas controlled by the Roman Empire Arian Goths, and the Persian Empire; it continued to develop in the Mediterranean and Middle East before and during the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Conversion to Islam and the Albigensian Crusade (1209–1229) greatly reduced the remaining Gnostics throughout the Middle Ages, though a few Mandaean communities still exist. Gnostic and pseudo-gnostic ideas became influential in some of the philosophies of various esoteric mystical movements of the late 19th and 20th centuries in Europe and North America, including some that explicitly identify themselves as revivals or even continuations of earlier gnostic groups.”
Paul, in his epistles, warned of a heresy that was entering the church when he rebuked the 1st-century church:
Gnosticism is not mentioned by name in the Bible, with one possible exception, I Timothy 6:20-21:
O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and vain babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge—by professing it, some have strayed concerning the faith. Grace, be with you. Amen.
Paul warns Timothy and the church members about following this secret knowledge. Paul warns about "the subtleties and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge and spiritual illumination." The word translated "knowledge" in most translations ("science" in the King James Version) is the Greek gnosis. Literally meaning "to know," it forms the root of the word Gnosticism. It is possible, even probable, that Paul refers to Gnosticism here since both of his letters to Timothy contain warnings against false teachings that draw a believer away from the truth of God.
Why is Gnosticism so dangerous? Because it draws the believer away from the truth with contradictions of God’s Word. Jesus said in Mark 13:
13:32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
13:33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
13:34 For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
13:35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
13:36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
13:37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
How clear must our Lord be? Why has this heresy been allowed to flourish at this future time of when this warning was given by the creator of the universe, our Lord, Jesus Christ?
There has been a heightened awareness of the Gnostic movement by Hollywood producing thrillers (fictional) like the “Da Vinci Code” or “National Treasure” that puts emphasis on the concept of secret knowledge, or total denial of the truth of the Bible.
Then there are the Gnostic gospels that have been discovered that give an alternate version of the Holy Bible. They go so far as to deny the divinity of Jesus Christ, the crucifixion, and the bodily resurrection of Jesus to their own damnation to those who believe such rubbish.
Let us look at one example of heresy in just one of these Gnostic gospels that directly conflicts with Holy Scripture. In the Gospel of Thomas, we find this:
Jesus says, "[Blessed is] the one who came into being before coming into being." This makes no sense to us, but it does make sense to Gnostics, who believe in a dualism of flesh and spirit. Thus, they understand that "Jesus" implies that the spirit could come into being before the flesh. Many Gnostics were followers of docetism, believing that Jesus and Christ were separate beings in one body. Docetists believed that the man Jesus was born and that the pre-existing god Christ entered into Him when He was baptized and left again before He was crucified. This is an example of coming into being before coming into being.
Do we see the error of this type of thinking? It denies that Jesus was God, that He was brought into being, and that He was not eternal with the Father.
In Hidden Gospels: How the Search for Jesus Lost Its Way, Philip Jenkins notes: "Gnostic believers practiced 'equal access, equal participation and equal claims to knowledge,' to the extent of allocating clerical functions by lot at their ceremonies." This can be seen not only in the ordination of women but also in the attitude of some Christians who argue that, since "we all have the Holy Spirit," we do not need any authoritative teacher or leader. While this idea on the surface appears to support “goodness”, the result is confusion as doctrine becomes subjected to the lowest common denominator. Not surprisingly, such individuals typically believe that they know better—or more—than the rest of the church, particularly the ministry.
Is Harold Camping promoting Gnosticism?
If you study the life of Mr. Camping, as I have written in the past, he was an engineer by trade. What does an engineer do that is a part of his profession? He uses science to calculate. Mr. Camping is a mathematician who has tried to calculate the world's end. I recall that there has been a group of heretics called the Jehovah's Witnesss, who have tried to calculate the return of Jesus Christ for the last 150 years. They have elaborate schemes and scenarios of when the Day of the Lord will arrive and when the Church will be removed from this earth.
Of course, it will only be their sect that will be removed, as they are the only ones with the truth. The problem is they have failed each and every time that they have made predictions. That got so many dates wrong, that I don’t believe they have predicted anything for a little while, or at least broadcasted it past their windowless “Kingdom Halls” for several years.
So it is with Mr. Camping and the Family Radio website. They have used special knowledge that is only available to them. They have picked and chosen the scriptures that they wish to use to support their false doctrine and have ignored or denied the clear message of what Jesus taught when He was here on earth and what the Apostles preached in the New Testament concerning His return to this earth. What did Jesus say? He told us to WATCH!!
Luke 12:35-40 provides a good illustration of watching:
Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning [that is, be prepared]; and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately. Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. . . . And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
And in Luke, Jesus emphasized:
21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
If you take the Bible as a whole, which is all of God’s Word, and take it for what it says, do you find anything in its verses that would give you the calculations of when the Day of the Lord will be precise? No, you do not.
I have covered this subject before, but with the heightened buzz of the “end of the world,” I found it necessary to warn all who love truth and scriptures found in your Bible and to cover this subject one more time. If you would like to read the full account of this heresy that Mr. Camping is promoting, then you will find the article I wrote here on this website at
http://www.raptureready.com/soap/taylor24.html
Brothers and sisters, I would love to be wrong and say that Jesus would actually come in just short of two weeks, but my bible proves to me that this is not the case. Many things must come to pass, as noted in Revelation, Matthew, and Daniel, for the Day of the Lord to arrive and for the Church to be removed before these events transpire, and we are not there yet. Be not deceived, as Gnosticism will do nothing but one thing:
Wear out the saints!!
When this event comes and goes, many who put their whole trust in this “false prophecy” will be disillusioned and may question their standing with God. They may think they have missed “the return of Jesus Christ.” They may become despondent or fall from the faith and follow after Jesus Christ. Many will have sold their homes, dropped out of society, or left friends and family, thinking they have no need for these material trappings. But if this prophecy is genuine, has Mr. Camping sold his possessions and his home? I’m told he has not. Again, what did Jesus Say?
"Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?" —Luke 18:8
The implication seems that very few will have the strength of faith that Jesus is discussing. As the God of the Old Testament, Jesus, having looked into man's heart from Creation and seeing humanity's trajectory to our day, had every reason to ask if there would be faith at the end time! Even the Jews of His lifetime, full of Messianic fervor, did not have the faith He was seeking! Would even His chosen people—Christians, the followers of Christ—have saving faith?
These followers of this new “prophecy” claim unless you believe their teachings and believe that Jesus will return on their prescribed day, then, as one emailer from Family Radio sent to me, “May God have mercy on your soul.” Let me explain something to him and to all. There is only one way to be ready for the return of Jesus Christ, and it is not believing on a “scientifically calculated” day that smacks of Gnosticism. Jesus said:
“I am the way, the truth, and the Life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me” John 14:6.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. That whosoever believeth in HIM, should not perish, but have everlasting life. God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world, through Him, might be saved.” John 3:16-17.
The Apostle Peter proclaimed this truth in Acts:
4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
When this day comes and goes, I encourage every believer that truly loves the Lord, to get in contact with any one who is connected with this site www.familyradio.com, and preach them the gospel of Jesus Christ and His soon return to this earth to receive His church in His hour, not theirs.
This is Pastor Mike Taylor praying God’s blessings on you all. If you have any comments, need prayer, counseling from the Bible or just someone to listen, then drop me a line at realteam1999@sbcglobal.net , or visit me online at www.churchofgod-usa.org . Till we meet at Jesus feet.
Traci Morin, speaker, minister, anxiety coach, teacher of deliverance, Who's Who of America
So it is with Mr. Camping and the Family Radio website. They have used special knowledge that is only available to them. They have picked and chosen the scriptures that they wish to use to support their false doctrine and have ignored or denied the clear message of what Jesus taught when He was here on earth and what the Apostles preached in the New Testament concerning His return to this earth. What did Jesus say? He told us to WATCH!!
Luke 12:35-40 provides a good illustration of watching:
Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning [that is, be prepared]; and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately. Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. . . . And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
And in Luke, Jesus emphasized:
21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
If you take the Bible as a whole, which is all of God’s Word, and take it for what it says, do you find anything in its verses that would give you the calculations of when the Day of the Lord will be precise? No, you do not.
I have covered this subject before, but with the heightened buzz of the “end of the world,” I found it necessary to warn all who love truth and scriptures found in your Bible and to cover this subject one more time. If you would like to read the full account of this heresy that Mr. Camping is promoting, then you will find the article I wrote here on this website at
http://www.raptureready.com/soap/taylor24.html
Brothers and sisters, I would love to be wrong and say that Jesus would actually come in just short of two weeks, but my bible proves to me that this is not the case. Many things must come to pass, as noted in Revelation, Matthew, and Daniel, for the Day of the Lord to arrive and for the Church to be removed before these events transpire, and we are not there yet. Be not deceived, as Gnosticism will do nothing but one thing:
Wear out the saints!!
When this event comes and goes, many who put their whole trust in this “false prophecy” will be disillusioned and may question their standing with God. They may think they have missed “the return of Jesus Christ.” They may become despondent or fall from the faith and follow after Jesus Christ. Many will have sold their homes, dropped out of society, or left friends and family, thinking they have no need for these material trappings. But if this prophecy is genuine, has Mr. Camping sold his possessions and his home? I’m told he has not. Again, what did Jesus Say?
"Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?" —Luke 18:8
The implication seems that very few will have the strength of faith that Jesus is discussing. As the God of the Old Testament, Jesus, having looked into man's heart from Creation and seeing humanity's trajectory to our day, had every reason to ask if there would be faith at the end time! Even the Jews of His lifetime, full of Messianic fervor, did not have the faith He was seeking! Would even His chosen people—Christians, the followers of Christ—have saving faith?
These followers of this new “prophecy” claim unless you believe their teachings and believe that Jesus will return on their prescribed day, then, as one emailer from Family Radio sent to me, “May God have mercy on your soul.” Let me explain something to him and to all. There is only one way to be ready for the return of Jesus Christ, and it is not believing on a “scientifically calculated” day that smacks of Gnosticism. Jesus said:
“I am the way, the truth, and the Life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me” John 14:6.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. That whosoever believeth in HIM, should not perish, but have everlasting life. God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world, through Him, might be saved.” John 3:16-17.
The Apostle Peter proclaimed this truth in Acts:
4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
When this day comes and goes, I encourage every believer that truly loves the Lord, to get in contact with any one who is connected with this site www.familyradio.com, and preach them the gospel of Jesus Christ and His soon return to this earth to receive His church in His hour, not theirs.
This is Pastor Mike Taylor praying God’s blessings on you all. If you have any comments, need prayer, counseling from the Bible or just someone to listen, then drop me a line at realteam1999@sbcglobal.net , or visit me online at www.churchofgod-usa.org . Till we meet at Jesus feet.
Traci Morin, speaker, minister, anxiety coach, teacher of deliverance, Who's Who of America
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
New Age Terminology
New Age Terminology List
A
Age of Aquarius
Astrologers believe that evolution goes through cycles corresponding to the zodiac signs, each lasting from 2,000 to 2,400 years. New Age advocates say we are moving from the Pisces cycle into the Aquarius one. The Aquarian Age will be characterized by a heightened spiritual or cosmic consciousness.
Agent
A person sending a telepathic message.
Akashic Record
Imperishable records of every person's every word, thought or act inscribed in the earth or spirit realms .
Alpha - N
The physical body.
Animism - N
The belief that inanimate things (such as plants) possess a soul or spirit. New Age advocates see animism as a way of rededicating the earth.
Anthroposophy - N
An esoteric cult founded by German mystic Rudolf Steiner. The term literally means "wisdom of man." It teaches that we possess the truth within ourselves. The system of thought is occultic and spiritistic.
Ascended Masters - N
Refers to those who have supposedly reached the highest level of spiritual consciousness and have become guides of the spiritual evolution of mankind.
Ascension of Christ - N
This is reinterpreted in a mystical way to refer to the rise of the "Christ-consciousness" in man-kind. It describes the awareness that man is divine.
Astral Body - N
A spiritual body capable of projection from the physical body. The astral body survives death.
Astral Flight - N
Soul travel occurring particularly during sleep or deep meditation.
Attunement - N
A New Age counterpart to prayer. Also re-ferred to as at-one-ment, the term relates primarily to the New Age idea that complete oneness with God can be experienced by human beings.
Aura - N
Radiated glow or halo surrounding living beings.
Automatic Writing
Writing produced without conscious thought of a living person; written message given through a spirit guide with a pencil or typewriter.
Avatar - N
A person who "descends" into human form from above as a manifestation of divinity and who reveals divine truth to people. Such a one has supposedly progressed beyond the need to be reincarnated in another body (i.e., there is no further "bad karma" to work off).
Bhagavad Gita - H
Hindu sacred scripture.
Blood of Christ - N
Some New Agers understand this to refer to the "life-energy" of the Cosmic Christ. This "blood" supposedly flowed from the cross into the etheric (or spiritual) realms of the earth. From these realms, the Christ seeks to guide the spiritual evolution of mankind.
Bodhisattva - N,H
A being who has supposedly earned the right to enter into Nirvana or into illumination, but instead voluntarily turns back from that state in order to aid humanity in attaining the same goal. The Christ is said to be a Bodhisattva.
Buddha - N
"The Enlightened One." An avatar or messenger.
Caballa - M
See Kabala
Channeling - N
A New Age form of mediumship or spiritism. The channeled yields control of his/her perceptual and cognitive capacities to a spiritual entity with the intent of receiving paranormal information.
Chinook Learning Community - N
A New Age educational community located in the Pacific Northwest. This group sponsors both long and short-term educational programs on personal and social transformation, New Age spirituality, and how to live with an ecological perspective.
Clairaudience - N,O
Ability to hear mentally without using the ears.
Clairvoyance - N,O
Ability to see mentally without using the eyes, beyond ordinary time and space limits; also called "Second Sight."
Consciousness Revolution - N
New Age advocates call for a "consciousness revolution" a new way of looking at and experiencing life. The primary focus of the new consciousness is oneness with God, all mankind, the earth, and with the entire universe.
Control - N
The Spirit that sends messages through a medium in trance.
Cosmic Christ - N
In esoteric schools of thought, the Christ is considered to be a universal spirit or a cosmic force. The primary goal of this impersonal spirit or force is to guide the spiritual evolution of mankind.
Cosmic Consciousness - N
A spiritual and mystical perception that all in the universe is "one." To attain cosmic con-sciousness is to see the universe as God and God as the universe.
Cosmic Humanism - N
In contrast to normative humanism that sees man as the measure of all things, cosmic humanism sees man as having virtually unlimited potential because of his inner divinity.
Crystals - N
New Age advocates believe that crystals contain incredible healing and energizing powers. Crystals are often touted as being able to restore the "how of energy" in the human body.
Deja Vu - N
The feeling of having already experienced an event or place that is being encountered for the very first time .
Discarnate - N
The soul or personality of a living creature who has died.
Dowser - N,O
A sensitive who uses a forked stick that points to hidden water, oil, buried money, lost articles, or people.
Earth Logos - N
Some New Age advocates believe that the Earth Logos is a great spiritual being who is the ensouling life of planet earth. The earth is considered a physical manifestation (or body) of this spiritual intelligence.
Ectoplasm - N,O
A white filmy substance pouring from a medium's bodily openings, supposedly denoting the presence of a disembodied spirit.
Esalen Institute - N
A "growth center" that offers a wide variety of workshops for mind, body, and spirit. It is located in Big Sur, California.
Esoteric - N
A word used to describe knowledge that is possessed or understood only by a few.
Esoteric Christianity - N
A mystical form of Christianity that sees its "corn truth" as identical to the "core truth" of every other religion (i.e., man is divine). This form of Christianity is at home with Aldous Huxley's "perennial philosophy." (See: Perennial Philosophy.)
ESP - N,O
Extrasensory perception encompassing paranormal abilities such as telepathy, precognition, and clairvoyance.
ESP Cards - N
A pack of twenty-five cards bearing five symbols, including stars, squares, circles, crosses, and waves.
Exoteric Christianity - N
A form of Christianity identified with historic or orthodox Christianity that New Agers would describe as being devoid of all spiritual authenticity;
Fall of Man - N
Refers to the fall of man's consciousness. A fallen consciousness is one that recognizes the existence of only the material realm. The Christ is believed to have "redeemed" man in the sense that he enabled man to perceive the spiritual world behind the material world.
Findhorn Community - N
A legendary New Age community located in the North of Scotland. This group offers an ongoing educational program in the principles of New ge spirituality.
Gaia - N
A Greek name for the goddess of the earth. It also refers to a scientific hypothesis formulated by James Lovelock whereby all living matter on the earth is believed to be a single living organism. In such a scheme, humanity is considered the nervous system of the living earth.
Globalism - N
A modern-day term referring to the need for a transformation from the present nation-state divisions into a one-world community.
Gnosticism - N
A tradition going back to the second century which holds that salvation comes through intuitive "gnosis" or knowledge of one's supposed divinity.
God - N
A being who has "many faces." He (it) is considered a radically immanent being who is often referred to as a "universal consciousness," "universal life," or "universal energy." The New Age god is more or less an impersonal force that pervades the universe.
Graphology - N
Character analysis and foretelling based on handwriting.
Great Invocation - N
A New Age prayer that has been translated into over eighty languages. The purpose of this prayer is to invoke the presence of the Cosmic Christ on earth, thus leading to the oneness and brotherhood of all mankind.
Group Guru - N
A slang New Age term referring to the idea that the Cosmic Christ is incarnate in all of humanity. All mankind is seen as a single "guru."
Guru - N
Teacher or master.
Harmonic Convergence - N
The assembly of New Age meditators gathered at the same propitious astrological time in different locations to usher in peace on earth and one-world government.
Holism - N
The theory that all reality is organically one. Everything in the universe is viewed as interrelated and interdependent.
Holistic Health - N
Holistic health sees the body as an inter-related organism. Its goal is to treat the whole person (body, mind, and spirit) as opposed to merely treating a particular sickness.
Hologram - N
A three-dimensional projection resulting from the interaction of laser beams. Scientists have discovered that the image of an entire hologram can be reproduced from any one of its many component parts. New Agers use this to illustrate the oneness of all reality.
Homeopathy - N
A system of medicine rooted in occult ideas that was developed by Samuel Hahnemann. It claims to manipulate the "vital force" of the human body by transferring the power of homeopathic medicines that have been potentiazed by a process of dilutions and succession (vigorous shaking with impact).
Human Potential Movement - N
A movement with roots in humanistic psychology that stresses man's essential goodness and unlimited potential.
Initiation - O
This occult term is generally used in reference to the expansion or transformation of a person's consciousness. An "initiate" is one whose consciousness has been transformed so that he now perceives inner realities. There are varying "degrees" of initiation (i.e., "first degree initiates," "second-degree initiates," etc.).
Inner Self or Higher Self - N
Refers to the inner divine nature possessed by human beings. All people are said to possess an inner self, though not all are aware of it.
Interdependence or Interconnectedness - N
These words are used by New Agers to describe the oneness and essential unity of everything in the universe. All of reality is viewed as interdependent and interconnected.
Jesus - N
An avatar who attained a high level of attunement to the Cosmic Christ. This enabled him to become a bodily vehicle for the Christ for a period of three years. (See: Avatar)
Kabala (Caballa, Qaballah) - M,O
Hebrew mystery lore based on mystical interpretation of the Bible; magical, occult practices stemming largely from the Middle Ages.
Karma - H,N
Refers to the "debt" accumulated against a soul as a result of good or bad actions committed during one's life (or lives). If one accumulates good karma, he will supposedly be reincarnated in a desirable state. If one accumulates bad karma, he will be reincarnated in a less desirable state.
Kirlian Photography - N
A photographic process that measures living auras.
Kundalini - N
The elemental energy of the human body which, like a serpent, rests coiled at the base of the spine.
Levitation - O
Raising of objects or people off the ground without using physical energy.
Lucis Trust
Originally incorporated as the Lucifer Publishing Company, the Lucis Trust oversees the Lucis Publishing Company, World Goodwill, and Arcane School. Lucis Trust owns all the copyrights of the Alice Bailey books. Magic Circle Ring drawn by occultists to protect them from the spirits and demons they call up by incantations and rituals.
Maitreya
The name has its roots in a legendary Buddha figure. Some New Age advocates believe that the "second coming of Christ" occurred in 1977 in the person of Maitreya.
Mandala
A design, usually concentric, that focuses attention to a single point.
Mantra
A word or phrase that is to be chanted repetitively in an effort to empty the mind and attain "cosmic con-sciousness" (oneness with God and the universe).
Mass Incarnation
An incarnation of the Christ in all of humanity. New Age advocates say that this incarnation is presently taking place on a planetary scale, and is not unlike the incarnation of the Cosmic Christ in the body of Jesus 2,000 years ago.
Medium
A psychic or sensitive living person whose body is used as a vehicle for communicating with spirits.
Metaphysics
The science of the supernatural.
Monism
A metaphysical theory that sees all of reality as a unified whole. Everything in the universe is seen as being made of the same stuff.
Network
An informal, decentralized organization created by like-minded individuals who are interested in address-ing specific problems and offering possible solutions. All of this takes place outside of conventional institutions.
New Age Movement
A loose organization of people, many of them "Yuppies," who believe the world has entered the Aquarian Age when peace on earth and one-world gov-ernment will rule. They see themselves as advanced in consciousness, rejecting Judeo-Christian values and the Bible in favor of Oriental philosophies and religion. Among them may be found environmentalists, nuclear-freeze proponents, Marxist-socialist utopians, mind-contol advocates, ESP cultists, spiritists, witchcraft practitioners, and others using magical rites.
Nirvana
Liberation from earthly things; paradise.
Numerology
The analysis of hidden or prophetic meanings of numbers.
Occultism
Belief in supernational forces and beings.
Om
A word symbolizing Brahma, the Creator God.
One Worlders
Those who advocate the abolition of nations, working to hand over power to a single-world government similar in structure to the present United Nations; off-shoots of the United World Federalists founded in the 1930s.
Ouiji Board
Came board containing all the letters of the alphabet plus numbers from 0 to 9 and "Yes/No." A slid-ing pointer (planchette) spells out words in answer to questions asked by players.
Out-of-Body Experience
Leaving the physical body while at rest, asleep, near death, or temporarily dead.
Pantheism
Doctrine that identifies God with the whole uni-verse, every particle, tree, table, animal, and person being part of Him.
Paradigm Shift
Refers to a shift in world views. The so-called "new paradigm" (new model orform) is pantheistic (all is God) and monastic (all is one).
Paranormal
Beyond or above normal human powers or senses.
Parapsychology
Study of psychic phenomena using scien-tific methods.
Pendulum
Heavy object on a string, used for dowsing or fortune telling.
Pentagram
Five-pointed star used in magical ceremonies. A satanic symbol.
Percipient
Person who receives telepathic messages.
Perennial Philosophy
A term coined by Aldous Huxley that sees all religious truth or experience as one and the same. This philosophy proposes that even though the ex-ternals of the various religions may differ, the essence or core truth is the same in each.
Plan, The
A phrase that occurs often in the writings of Alice Bailey. It refers to specific preparations in the world for a New Age and a New Age Christ. These preparations are carried out by the "Masters of the Hierarchy," a group of exalted beings who supposedly guide the spiritual ev-olution of people on earth. Though this teaching of the Plan does actually exist, the term has been sensationalized by some Christian writers. These writers have mistakenly hypothesized that New Agers are completely unified in a "behind-the-scenes manipulation" of world events in or-der to conquer the world for its true god, Lucifer.
Planetary Citizens
A New Age activist group committed to engendering a "planetary consciousness" among both New Agers and the general public.
Planetization
New Age advocates believe that the various threats facing the human race require a global solution. This solution is "planetization." The word refers to the unifying of the world into a corporate brotherhood.
Poltergeist
German word for a noisy, mischievous, destructive spirit (a demon).
Precognition
Advance knowledge of future events.
PSI
Term used in place of psychic or paraphysical; ESP.
Psychic Birth
A quickening of spiritual or cosmic consciousness and power. This new consciousness is one that recognizes oneness with God and the universe. Psychic birth is an occult counterpart to the Christian new birth.
Psychic Energy
Extrasensory energy that enables people to do miracles.
Psychic Healer
A person who cures mental or physical ill-ness from the cosmic energy emanating through the healer's hands.
Psychoanalysis
Tracing mental and physical ills back to hurtful childhood experiences; based on Sigmund Freud's theories.
Psychometry
Reading information from an object about events involving the person who owns it, usually by handling it.
Psychotechnologies
Refers to the various approaches or systems aimed at deliberately altering one's consciousness.
Qaballah
See Kabala
Reincarnation
Refers to the cyclical evolution of a person's soul as it repeatedly passes from one body to another at death. This process continues until the soul reaches a state of perfection.
Retrocognition
Knowledge of past events learned paranormally.
Right Brain Learning
The right hemisphere of the brain is believed to be the center of intuitive and creative thought (as opposed to the rational nature of the left hemisphere). New Agers have seized on this as a justification to bring "right brain learning techniques" into the classroom. These techniques include meditation, yoga, and guided imagery.
Seance
A gathering of people seeking communication with deceased loved ones or famous historical figures through a medium.
Second Coming of Christ
Understood by some as the coming of the Cosmic Christ in all of humanity, related to the New age concept of the "mass incarnation." The Second Coming is supposedly now occurring in the hearts and minds of people all over the earth. Others associate it specifically with the appearance of Maitreya as the avatar of this age.
Self-realization
New Agers use this as a synonym for God-realization. It refers to a personal recognition of one's divinity.
Sensitive
A person who frequently demonstrates extrasen-sory gifts such as clairvoyance, telepathy, or precognition.
Shaman
A medicine man/woman or witch doctor.
Solar Logos
Believed by some to be a mighty spiritual being who is the ensouling life of the solar system. The material solar system is simply a physical manifestation (or body) of this living intelligence.
Spirit Control
A disembodied spirit who relays messages from dead people to the living through a trance medium.
Spirit Guide
A spiritual entity who provides information of "guidance," often through a medium or channeled. The spirit provides guidance only after the channeled relinquishes his perceptual and cognitive capacities into its control.
Spiritual Hierarchy of Masters
New Age advocates believe these spiritual "masters" are highly evolved men who, having already perfected themselves, are now guiding the rest of humanity to this same end.
Spiritualist or Spiritist
Person who believes in the ability to contact departed souls through a medium.
Subject
Person used for experiments in ESP studies.
Sufism
Persian mystical religion based on Islam.
Syncretism
The attempt to combine or unify differing religious systems. New Age gurus often claim that all the world religions teach the same core truth: all people possess an inner divinity.
Synergy
A principle which states that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Taoism
A Chinese religion and philosophy that sees the universe as engaged in ceaseless motion and activity. All is considered to be in continual flux. The universe is in trinsically dynamic. This continual cosmic process is called the "Tao" by the Chinese. The process is described in terms of Yin and Yang. (See: Yin/Yang.)
Tarot Cards
Deck of seventy-eight cards that supposedly reveal the secrets of man and the universe.
Telekinesis
The ability to move physical objects by force of will or mental energy alone; also called psychokinesis.
Telepathy
Communication between minds by extrasensory means.
Tetragram
A magic diagram shaped as a four-pointed star.
Theosophy
A school of thought founded by Helena P. Blavatsky. The term literally means "divine wisdom." The goals of Theosophy are to (1) form a universal brother-hood; (2) do comparative study of world religions, science, and philosophy; and, (3) investigate the psychic and spir- itual powers latent in man. Theosophy is the forerunner of much New Age thought.
Third Eye
An imaginary eye in the forehead believed to be the center of psychic vision. Trance A mental state resembling sleep during which the conscious mind rests while the spirit entity takes over the medium's body.
Trance Channeler
The newest term for "trance medium." (See: Medium.)
Transformation
New Age advocates promote both personal and planetary transformation. Personal transformation involves the changes wrought in one's life by increasing Self-realization. As more and more people are personally transformed, the planet too will be transformed into a global brotherhood.
Trumpet Medium
A psychic or sensitive who brings forth "spirit voices" through a trumpet at seances.
UFO
Unidentified flying object; flying saucer.
Unity-in-Diversity Council
A New Age "metanetwork" of over 100 networks and groups rallying for global coop-eration and interdependence.
Veda
The most ancient of the Hindu scriptures.
Visualization
Also known as "guided imagery," visualiza-tion basically refers to "mind over matter." It involves the attempt to bring about change in the material realm by the power of the mind.
Warlock
A wizard or sorcerer; a male witch.
World Goodwill
A New Age political lobby that aims to unfold "the Plan" as spelled out in the writings of Alice Bailey.
Yin/Yang
Chinese names referring to the active and passive principles of the universe. Yin refers to the female or [in-active] negative force; Yang to the male or active force. These two polar forces continually interplay with each other. The words are used to describe the constant How of motion and change in the universe (i.e., the "Tao").
Yoga
A means of becoming united with the supreme being, or with the universal soul.
Yogi
Someone who practices yoga.
Zodaic
Astrologers believe that evolution goes through cycles corresponding to the zodiac signs, each lasting from 2,000 to 2,400 years. New Age advocates say we are moving from the Pisces cycle into the Aquarius one. The Aquarian Age will be characterized by a heightened spiritual or cosmic consciousness.
Agent
A person sending a telepathic message.
Akashic Record
Imperishable records of every person's every word, thought or act inscribed in the earth or spirit realms .
Alpha - N
The physical body.
Animism - N
The belief that inanimate things (such as plants) possess a soul or spirit. New Age advocates see animism as a way of rededicating the earth.
Anthroposophy - N
An esoteric cult founded by German mystic Rudolf Steiner. The term literally means "wisdom of man." It teaches that we possess the truth within ourselves. The system of thought is occultic and spiritistic.
Ascended Masters - N
Refers to those who have supposedly reached the highest level of spiritual consciousness and have become guides of the spiritual evolution of mankind.
Ascension of Christ - N
This is reinterpreted in a mystical way to refer to the rise of the "Christ-consciousness" in man-kind. It describes the awareness that man is divine.
Astral Body - N
A spiritual body capable of projection from the physical body. The astral body survives death.
Astral Flight - N
Soul travel occurring particularly during sleep or deep meditation.
Attunement - N
A New Age counterpart to prayer. Also re-ferred to as at-one-ment, the term relates primarily to the New Age idea that complete oneness with God can be experienced by human beings.
Aura - N
Radiated glow or halo surrounding living beings.
Automatic Writing
Writing produced without conscious thought of a living person; written message given through a spirit guide with a pencil or typewriter.
Avatar - N
A person who "descends" into human form from above as a manifestation of divinity and who reveals divine truth to people. Such a one has supposedly progressed beyond the need to be reincarnated in another body (i.e., there is no further "bad karma" to work off).
Bhagavad Gita - H
Hindu sacred scripture.
Blood of Christ - N
Some New Agers understand this to refer to the "life-energy" of the Cosmic Christ. This "blood" supposedly flowed from the cross into the etheric (or spiritual) realms of the earth. From these realms, the Christ seeks to guide the spiritual evolution of mankind.
Bodhisattva - N,H
A being who has supposedly earned the right to enter into Nirvana or into illumination, but instead voluntarily turns back from that state in order to aid humanity in attaining the same goal. The Christ is said to be a Bodhisattva.
Buddha - N
"The Enlightened One." An avatar or messenger.
Caballa - M
See Kabala
Channeling - N
A New Age form of mediumship or spiritism. The channeled yields control of his/her perceptual and cognitive capacities to a spiritual entity with the intent of receiving paranormal information.
Chinook Learning Community - N
A New Age educational community located in the Pacific Northwest. This group sponsors both long and short-term educational programs on personal and social transformation, New Age spirituality, and how to live with an ecological perspective.
Clairaudience - N,O
Ability to hear mentally without using the ears.
Clairvoyance - N,O
Ability to see mentally without using the eyes, beyond ordinary time and space limits; also called "Second Sight."
Consciousness Revolution - N
New Age advocates call for a "consciousness revolution" a new way of looking at and experiencing life. The primary focus of the new consciousness is oneness with God, all mankind, the earth, and with the entire universe.
Control - N
The Spirit that sends messages through a medium in trance.
Cosmic Christ - N
In esoteric schools of thought, the Christ is considered to be a universal spirit or a cosmic force. The primary goal of this impersonal spirit or force is to guide the spiritual evolution of mankind.
Cosmic Consciousness - N
A spiritual and mystical perception that all in the universe is "one." To attain cosmic con-sciousness is to see the universe as God and God as the universe.
Cosmic Humanism - N
In contrast to normative humanism that sees man as the measure of all things, cosmic humanism sees man as having virtually unlimited potential because of his inner divinity.
Crystals - N
New Age advocates believe that crystals contain incredible healing and energizing powers. Crystals are often touted as being able to restore the "how of energy" in the human body.
Deja Vu - N
The feeling of having already experienced an event or place that is being encountered for the very first time .
Discarnate - N
The soul or personality of a living creature who has died.
Dowser - N,O
A sensitive who uses a forked stick that points to hidden water, oil, buried money, lost articles, or people.
Earth Logos - N
Some New Age advocates believe that the Earth Logos is a great spiritual being who is the ensouling life of planet earth. The earth is considered a physical manifestation (or body) of this spiritual intelligence.
Ectoplasm - N,O
A white filmy substance pouring from a medium's bodily openings, supposedly denoting the presence of a disembodied spirit.
Esalen Institute - N
A "growth center" that offers a wide variety of workshops for mind, body, and spirit. It is located in Big Sur, California.
Esoteric - N
A word used to describe knowledge that is possessed or understood only by a few.
Esoteric Christianity - N
A mystical form of Christianity that sees its "corn truth" as identical to the "core truth" of every other religion (i.e., man is divine). This form of Christianity is at home with Aldous Huxley's "perennial philosophy." (See: Perennial Philosophy.)
ESP - N,O
Extrasensory perception encompassing paranormal abilities such as telepathy, precognition, and clairvoyance.
ESP Cards - N
A pack of twenty-five cards bearing five symbols, including stars, squares, circles, crosses, and waves.
Exoteric Christianity - N
A form of Christianity identified with historic or orthodox Christianity that New Agers would describe as being devoid of all spiritual authenticity;
Fall of Man - N
Refers to the fall of man's consciousness. A fallen consciousness is one that recognizes the existence of only the material realm. The Christ is believed to have "redeemed" man in the sense that he enabled man to perceive the spiritual world behind the material world.
Findhorn Community - N
A legendary New Age community located in the North of Scotland. This group offers an ongoing educational program in the principles of New ge spirituality.
Gaia - N
A Greek name for the goddess of the earth. It also refers to a scientific hypothesis formulated by James Lovelock whereby all living matter on the earth is believed to be a single living organism. In such a scheme, humanity is considered the nervous system of the living earth.
Globalism - N
A modern-day term referring to the need for a transformation from the present nation-state divisions into a one-world community.
Gnosticism - N
A tradition going back to the second century which holds that salvation comes through intuitive "gnosis" or knowledge of one's supposed divinity.
God - N
A being who has "many faces." He (it) is considered a radically immanent being who is often referred to as a "universal consciousness," "universal life," or "universal energy." The New Age god is more or less an impersonal force that pervades the universe.
Graphology - N
Character analysis and foretelling based on handwriting.
Great Invocation - N
A New Age prayer that has been translated into over eighty languages. The purpose of this prayer is to invoke the presence of the Cosmic Christ on earth, thus leading to the oneness and brotherhood of all mankind.
Group Guru - N
A slang New Age term referring to the idea that the Cosmic Christ is incarnate in all of humanity. All mankind is seen as a single "guru."
Guru - N
Teacher or master.
Harmonic Convergence - N
The assembly of New Age meditators gathered at the same propitious astrological time in different locations to usher in peace on earth and one-world government.
Holism - N
The theory that all reality is organically one. Everything in the universe is viewed as interrelated and interdependent.
Holistic Health - N
Holistic health sees the body as an inter-related organism. Its goal is to treat the whole person (body, mind, and spirit) as opposed to merely treating a particular sickness.
Hologram - N
A three-dimensional projection resulting from the interaction of laser beams. Scientists have discovered that the image of an entire hologram can be reproduced from any one of its many component parts. New Agers use this to illustrate the oneness of all reality.
Homeopathy - N
A system of medicine rooted in occult ideas that was developed by Samuel Hahnemann. It claims to manipulate the "vital force" of the human body by transferring the power of homeopathic medicines that have been potentiazed by a process of dilutions and succession (vigorous shaking with impact).
Human Potential Movement - N
A movement with roots in humanistic psychology that stresses man's essential goodness and unlimited potential.
Initiation - O
This occult term is generally used in reference to the expansion or transformation of a person's consciousness. An "initiate" is one whose consciousness has been transformed so that he now perceives inner realities. There are varying "degrees" of initiation (i.e., "first degree initiates," "second-degree initiates," etc.).
Inner Self or Higher Self - N
Refers to the inner divine nature possessed by human beings. All people are said to possess an inner self, though not all are aware of it.
Interdependence or Interconnectedness - N
These words are used by New Agers to describe the oneness and essential unity of everything in the universe. All of reality is viewed as interdependent and interconnected.
Jesus - N
An avatar who attained a high level of attunement to the Cosmic Christ. This enabled him to become a bodily vehicle for the Christ for a period of three years. (See: Avatar)
Kabala (Caballa, Qaballah) - M,O
Hebrew mystery lore based on mystical interpretation of the Bible; magical, occult practices stemming largely from the Middle Ages.
Karma - H,N
Refers to the "debt" accumulated against a soul as a result of good or bad actions committed during one's life (or lives). If one accumulates good karma, he will supposedly be reincarnated in a desirable state. If one accumulates bad karma, he will be reincarnated in a less desirable state.
Kirlian Photography - N
A photographic process that measures living auras.
Kundalini - N
The elemental energy of the human body which, like a serpent, rests coiled at the base of the spine.
Levitation - O
Raising of objects or people off the ground without using physical energy.
Lucis Trust
Originally incorporated as the Lucifer Publishing Company, the Lucis Trust oversees the Lucis Publishing Company, World Goodwill, and Arcane School. Lucis Trust owns all the copyrights of the Alice Bailey books. Magic Circle Ring drawn by occultists to protect them from the spirits and demons they call up by incantations and rituals.
Maitreya
The name has its roots in a legendary Buddha figure. Some New Age advocates believe that the "second coming of Christ" occurred in 1977 in the person of Maitreya.
Mandala
A design, usually concentric, that focuses attention to a single point.
Mantra
A word or phrase that is to be chanted repetitively in an effort to empty the mind and attain "cosmic con-sciousness" (oneness with God and the universe).
Mass Incarnation
An incarnation of the Christ in all of humanity. New Age advocates say that this incarnation is presently taking place on a planetary scale, and is not unlike the incarnation of the Cosmic Christ in the body of Jesus 2,000 years ago.
Medium
A psychic or sensitive living person whose body is used as a vehicle for communicating with spirits.
Metaphysics
The science of the supernatural.
Monism
A metaphysical theory that sees all of reality as a unified whole. Everything in the universe is seen as being made of the same stuff.
Network
An informal, decentralized organization created by like-minded individuals who are interested in address-ing specific problems and offering possible solutions. All of this takes place outside of conventional institutions.
New Age Movement
A loose organization of people, many of them "Yuppies," who believe the world has entered the Aquarian Age when peace on earth and one-world gov-ernment will rule. They see themselves as advanced in consciousness, rejecting Judeo-Christian values and the Bible in favor of Oriental philosophies and religion. Among them may be found environmentalists, nuclear-freeze proponents, Marxist-socialist utopians, mind-contol advocates, ESP cultists, spiritists, witchcraft practitioners, and others using magical rites.
Nirvana
Liberation from earthly things; paradise.
Numerology
The analysis of hidden or prophetic meanings of numbers.
Occultism
Belief in supernational forces and beings.
Om
A word symbolizing Brahma, the Creator God.
One Worlders
Those who advocate the abolition of nations, working to hand over power to a single-world government similar in structure to the present United Nations; off-shoots of the United World Federalists founded in the 1930s.
Ouiji Board
Came board containing all the letters of the alphabet plus numbers from 0 to 9 and "Yes/No." A slid-ing pointer (planchette) spells out words in answer to questions asked by players.
Out-of-Body Experience
Leaving the physical body while at rest, asleep, near death, or temporarily dead.
Pantheism
Doctrine that identifies God with the whole uni-verse, every particle, tree, table, animal, and person being part of Him.
Paradigm Shift
Refers to a shift in world views. The so-called "new paradigm" (new model orform) is pantheistic (all is God) and monastic (all is one).
Paranormal
Beyond or above normal human powers or senses.
Parapsychology
Study of psychic phenomena using scien-tific methods.
Pendulum
Heavy object on a string, used for dowsing or fortune telling.
Pentagram
Five-pointed star used in magical ceremonies. A satanic symbol.
Percipient
Person who receives telepathic messages.
Perennial Philosophy
A term coined by Aldous Huxley that sees all religious truth or experience as one and the same. This philosophy proposes that even though the ex-ternals of the various religions may differ, the essence or core truth is the same in each.
Plan, The
A phrase that occurs often in the writings of Alice Bailey. It refers to specific preparations in the world for a New Age and a New Age Christ. These preparations are carried out by the "Masters of the Hierarchy," a group of exalted beings who supposedly guide the spiritual ev-olution of people on earth. Though this teaching of the Plan does actually exist, the term has been sensationalized by some Christian writers. These writers have mistakenly hypothesized that New Agers are completely unified in a "behind-the-scenes manipulation" of world events in or-der to conquer the world for its true god, Lucifer.
Planetary Citizens
A New Age activist group committed to engendering a "planetary consciousness" among both New Agers and the general public.
Planetization
New Age advocates believe that the various threats facing the human race require a global solution. This solution is "planetization." The word refers to the unifying of the world into a corporate brotherhood.
Poltergeist
German word for a noisy, mischievous, destructive spirit (a demon).
Precognition
Advance knowledge of future events.
PSI
Term used in place of psychic or paraphysical; ESP.
Psychic Birth
A quickening of spiritual or cosmic consciousness and power. This new consciousness is one that recognizes oneness with God and the universe. Psychic birth is an occult counterpart to the Christian new birth.
Psychic Energy
Extrasensory energy that enables people to do miracles.
Psychic Healer
A person who cures mental or physical ill-ness from the cosmic energy emanating through the healer's hands.
Psychoanalysis
Tracing mental and physical ills back to hurtful childhood experiences; based on Sigmund Freud's theories.
Psychometry
Reading information from an object about events involving the person who owns it, usually by handling it.
Psychotechnologies
Refers to the various approaches or systems aimed at deliberately altering one's consciousness.
Qaballah
See Kabala
Reincarnation
Refers to the cyclical evolution of a person's soul as it repeatedly passes from one body to another at death. This process continues until the soul reaches a state of perfection.
Retrocognition
Knowledge of past events learned paranormally.
Right Brain Learning
The right hemisphere of the brain is believed to be the center of intuitive and creative thought (as opposed to the rational nature of the left hemisphere). New Agers have seized on this as a justification to bring "right brain learning techniques" into the classroom. These techniques include meditation, yoga, and guided imagery.
Seance
A gathering of people seeking communication with deceased loved ones or famous historical figures through a medium.
Second Coming of Christ
Understood by some as the coming of the Cosmic Christ in all of humanity, related to the New age concept of the "mass incarnation." The Second Coming is supposedly now occurring in the hearts and minds of people all over the earth. Others associate it specifically with the appearance of Maitreya as the avatar of this age.
Self-realization
New Agers use this as a synonym for God-realization. It refers to a personal recognition of one's divinity.
Sensitive
A person who frequently demonstrates extrasen-sory gifts such as clairvoyance, telepathy, or precognition.
Shaman
A medicine man/woman or witch doctor.
Solar Logos
Believed by some to be a mighty spiritual being who is the ensouling life of the solar system. The material solar system is simply a physical manifestation (or body) of this living intelligence.
Spirit Control
A disembodied spirit who relays messages from dead people to the living through a trance medium.
Spirit Guide
A spiritual entity who provides information of "guidance," often through a medium or channeled. The spirit provides guidance only after the channeled relinquishes his perceptual and cognitive capacities into its control.
Spiritual Hierarchy of Masters
New Age advocates believe these spiritual "masters" are highly evolved men who, having already perfected themselves, are now guiding the rest of humanity to this same end.
Spiritualist or Spiritist
Person who believes in the ability to contact departed souls through a medium.
Subject
Person used for experiments in ESP studies.
Sufism
Persian mystical religion based on Islam.
Syncretism
The attempt to combine or unify differing religious systems. New Age gurus often claim that all the world religions teach the same core truth: all people possess an inner divinity.
Synergy
A principle which states that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Taoism
A Chinese religion and philosophy that sees the universe as engaged in ceaseless motion and activity. All is considered to be in continual flux. The universe is in trinsically dynamic. This continual cosmic process is called the "Tao" by the Chinese. The process is described in terms of Yin and Yang. (See: Yin/Yang.)
Tarot Cards
Deck of seventy-eight cards that supposedly reveal the secrets of man and the universe.
Telekinesis
The ability to move physical objects by force of will or mental energy alone; also called psychokinesis.
Telepathy
Communication between minds by extrasensory means.
Tetragram
A magic diagram shaped as a four-pointed star.
Theosophy
A school of thought founded by Helena P. Blavatsky. The term literally means "divine wisdom." The goals of Theosophy are to (1) form a universal brother-hood; (2) do comparative study of world religions, science, and philosophy; and, (3) investigate the psychic and spir- itual powers latent in man. Theosophy is the forerunner of much New Age thought.
Third Eye
An imaginary eye in the forehead believed to be the center of psychic vision. Trance A mental state resembling sleep during which the conscious mind rests while the spirit entity takes over the medium's body.
Trance Channeler
The newest term for "trance medium." (See: Medium.)
Transformation
New Age advocates promote both personal and planetary transformation. Personal transformation involves the changes wrought in one's life by increasing Self-realization. As more and more people are personally transformed, the planet too will be transformed into a global brotherhood.
Trumpet Medium
A psychic or sensitive who brings forth "spirit voices" through a trumpet at seances.
UFO
Unidentified flying object; flying saucer.
Unity-in-Diversity Council
A New Age "metanetwork" of over 100 networks and groups rallying for global coop-eration and interdependence.
Veda
The most ancient of the Hindu scriptures.
Visualization
Also known as "guided imagery," visualiza-tion basically refers to "mind over matter." It involves the attempt to bring about change in the material realm by the power of the mind.
Warlock
A wizard or sorcerer; a male witch.
World Goodwill
A New Age political lobby that aims to unfold "the Plan" as spelled out in the writings of Alice Bailey.
Yin/Yang
Chinese names referring to the active and passive principles of the universe. Yin refers to the female or [in-active] negative force; Yang to the male or active force. These two polar forces continually interplay with each other. The words are used to describe the constant How of motion and change in the universe (i.e., the "Tao").
Yoga
A means of becoming united with the supreme being, or with the universal soul.
Yogi
Someone who practices yoga.
Zodaic
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Friday, May 13, 2005
Magnetic Therapy
What is Magnetic Therapy?
Magnetic Therapy is a modality coming out of the occult. The only type of divine healing is through Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
You might find relief while using magnetic therapy but it does not cure. It might cure for a short time, but the problem comes back because the spiritual root cause is not being dealt with.
For example, if a person has authritis, it is usually an issue with bitterness. Bitterness, according to the word of God is gall. Gall is a poison and it effects the body creating disease issues.
History or background of Magnet Therapy
Magnetic Therapy - Practitioners use devices such as magnetic wrist bands and beds to treat illness....The use of magnets can be traced to ancient Greeks, Egyptian and Chinese doctors...Modern magnetic therapy can be traced to Viennese physician Franz Anton Mesmer.
Magnetic therapy is also known as magnetotherapy or biomagnetic therapy. According to magnetic therapy practitioners iron atoms in the red corpuscles of the blood respond to magnetism. When a magnet is placed on the patients body blood flow through the area is enhanced. This is claimed to improve the supply of oxygen to cells, stimulate the metabolism and help in the elimination of waste products.
A large variety of products such as straps, mattresses, shoe insoles, pillows and car seat covers are available. Super magnets are supposed to emit a higher magnetic force and should be placed on specific parts of the body often over lymph nodes or acupuncture points. There are also devices that emit pulsating fields at specific frequencies aimed at certain areas of body tissue.
People perish from lack of knowledge. I know I tried magnetic therapy by sleeping on a special matress cover. I would get out of bed and run into the wall. It started messing with my polars. When I stopped using the matress, my symptoms disappeared.
I used to have arthritis and when a dealth with the spiritual root cause, bitterness, through forgiveness, my symptoms went away and I don't have any problems with it.
by: Traci Morin
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