About New Age Views:

There are nine New Age core beliefs* that I hold to. They are:

Evolutionary optimism:

We believe that the world is poised to explode into a New Age of enlightenment. We are convinced that this 'new world order' will be united under a one world government and initiated by a quantum leap in humanity's spiritual evolution. We see the next step of evolution as people becoming 'gods'.

Monism:

Monism means 'oneness'. We believe that we are all one with each other and the universe. We are all connected by the common cord of the cosmos.

Pantheism:

We do not believe in a personal God. We believe that the totality of all the 'oneness' in the cosmos can collectively be called 'god'. Some call it 'the force'. Others call it 'consciousness'. But by any label it is the deification of the universe and everything in it. That's why Shirley MacLaine, one of us who has become famous in human eyes, boldly proclaimed, "I am God." We believe that as part of this cosmic consciousness, she is god and so are you and me.

Transformation of Consciousness:

We believe that the New Age must be experienced to be transformational. Through meditation, drugs, yoga, martial arts, or cosmic experiences, the goal of the New Ager is to become one with the universe. The goal is a state of mind that is at peace with oneself and at one with one's universe.

Create your own reality:

In our movement morals are subjective. Since there is not an external objective standard of authority when it comes to behavior then you are free to create your own moral reality. The New Age encourages its participants to experiment and experience our own morals on our journey toward oneness.

Unlimited human potential:

We are convinced that all the power of the universe is available to every person. The more that we can know the god within us the more we can unleash the cosmic force to achieve the unachievable (ESP, telepathy, out of body experiences, and psychokinesis [moving or manipulating objects with our minds] are all evidence of their belief in unlimited human potential).

Spirit Contact:

We believe that there is an army of spirit guides, extraterrestrials, and entities who are seeking to communicate to humans through mediums or channelers. These channelers are humans who are in touch with the cosmic consciousness and are used by these spirit guides to communicate universal truth to others. Of course, this opens the spiritual door to extreme demonic influence.

Masters from Above:

We believe that UFO's and those who have had extraterrestrial encounters prove that there is not only life on other planets, but that these more evolved species have much to teach us.

Religious Syncretism:

This is a fancy term meaning that New Age spirituality is a rather eclectic grab bag of Eastern mysticism, Western occultism, neopaganism, and human psychology. Many of us claim to be Christian-although we define it completely different from Christianity. Most Americans today are New Age in at least some areas of their belief system. The whole concept of "it doesn't matter what you believe, it only matters that you believe," flows from the New Age belief system.