| New Paradigm - Tom and Judith, Sarasota, Florida |
 Tom and I met a dozen years ago, when I was just beginning my spiritual journey. It was some time before I saw any connection between the two. His professional work had been in international poverty alleviation, and I had just discovered teaching as the love of my life. Both vocations were taken from us, however, and we embarked on journeys of self-discovery and relational health that we didn't recognize or understand very well at first, and mostly resisted. More>>
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| Darkness and Scattered Light - Elihu Edelson, Tyler, Texas |
"Darkness and Scattered Light" is the title of a 1978 book by William Irwin Thomspons, and is very appropriate for the times we have been going through. On the dark side we have seen wars, ecological crisis, economic collapse, false religion, political irrelevance, adn other signs of the end of an er. On the other hand there have always been among us lightworkers who have held fast to the visions of a better world andhave been striving for its fulfillment in word and deed. That fulfillment has been referred to as a New Age. More>> |
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| Finding My Religion - Natalie, Phoenix, AZ |
 In my life, nothing has ever been very clear. But then again, I'm 16 and life is new and full of surprises. There was something missing though: religion. I was exposed to Christianity at a young age because my mother was raised as a Christian and attempted to share that with us. It wasn't a big part of our family for we never went to church or prayed before meals. My belief in God went to the extent of saying my prayers every night, asking God to protect me and those who I love. It all seemed to work for my young mind and life was good. More >>
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| The Power of Love - Laura, Los Angeles, CA |
 Dear Curious Soul Searchers— That’s what we all are, aren’t we? I call myself a New Ager, for it’s so complex and intertwined with spirituality and science, it’s the only way I can really explain that my belief is actually sane. I feel I’ve known all my life of the wondrous powers of the universe, energy, and the power of love. It all makes sense now. I’ve come a long way, and still have quite a lifetime to go. Growing up, my life was never raised with religion. More >>
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| It's all about energy - Joe, Oceanside, CA |
 I never really began to consider whether I was indeed a New Ager until recently. Up until a few years ago, I had a pretty good idea what I wasn't, but not any real definition of what I was. I was raised Catholic, or I should say, was made to go to our church every Sunday with my Dad. But I knew even then that going to church had everything to do with form and appearence, and little to do with anything else. I guess there has to be someone who actually did get something out of going there, but for me it was keeping a good mask. I always thought that the only sincere and spiritual Catholic I ever knew was Father Mulcahey on M*A*S*H. I think I still feel that way. More >>
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| My journey has led me here - Teena, Phoenix, AZ |
I've been calling myself "New Age" since I was 19, and had my little mind shaken up by Shirley MacLaine's "Out on a Limb." Of course, if I was to read that same book now, I doubt it would have the same effect on me, I have a more evolved grasp on these principles. But no doubt about it, I am still New Age all the way -- New Age enough to build an entire Web site in support of it, even when conventional wisdom says the movement has gone bye-bye. More >>
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New Age Curious - Gail, Phoenix AZ |
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I was born into a Jewish family, a family so Jewish that my grandfather was a lay cantor and they had to flee the Czar's religious persecution in Russia during the early 20th Century. I loved the ceremony and the rituals, but hit a snag as a child attending Sunday School when I was given a textbook entitled "We, the Chosen People." Wait a minute, if we were chosen, why weren't all the other people in the world?
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| Free to Organize My Own Spirituality - Rhonda, Casa Grande AZ |
I began to consider myself a New Ager in the mid-80s when I moved to California, shortly after high school. My only exposure to religion at that point was to the strict followings of the Mormon religion to which I was forced to adhere, while my family members disrespected the practice at every opportunity. Spirituality was core to my being so I was hesitant to rebuke religion, but the contradictory beliefs of organized Christianity left me confused and frustrated. More >>
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| "Fire in the Soul" - Mew Xecata |
It all started when I was 15 years of age. I was reading a periodical known as the Plain Truth when I read an article about the New Age movement. Of course, I was very familiar with the concepts, but I was not aware of the term. When I read "Fire in the Soul" by Joan Borysenko, that is when I saw myself as a New Ager. More >>
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| The Discovery of Universal Love - Joseph |
My journey as a New Ager began as far back as I can remember. At fourty eight years of age, I have worn many hats in my life time and some of them not so spiritual or kind in fact. In my youth , as early as 8 or 9, I recall feeling old. I remember thoughts at Sunday school that did not seem to fit with what I was being taught. I recall feeling and knowing that a higher power existed but even then I knew somehow that the power came from within not from a deity. As I grew older I guess you could have called me a troubled youth for I spent many of my early years in reformatories. But not once did I or would I allow any of my activities to harm or take from an individuals sense of self. More >> |
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