The “new age” movement launched its star via Theosophy and Madame Blavatsky. While Theosophy started in the 1800s, a host of other movements were derived from the movement. Anthroposophy and the “new thought” movement are derivatives of Theosophy.
Now, I will go about explaining why the “new age” movement will out last all other belief systems.
If there is any truth to the statement that “The truth never dies,” then the “new age” is the truest of the true. Many will say, “Hey, wait a minute!!” Wait a minute indeed. Ninety percent of what we call “new age” is not new at all. As a matter of fact, most of it pre-dates Christianity and certainly Islam.
Given the fact that so much of the “new age” is actually ancient knowledge, it is a given fact that it’s not going anywhere. The beliefs of the “new age” have been around for ages and will likely be around for ages to come.
Secondly, the “new age” belief system is actually a mixture of all belief systems. When one approaches the “new age” belief system, he/she is overwhelmed with a faith of all faiths. The “new age” has pagan, tenets;Christian; Jewish;Islamic;Hindu;Budhist; et cetera. There is no other belief system quite like it.
Thirdly, the “new age” faith is truly a faith of peace, love and light. While the three major religions of Christianity,Islam and Judaism continue their wars for global domination, “new agers” are seeking a world of peace, love and light. Anyone who argues otherwise are just denying the obvious.
To understand why the “new age” off ers the allure that it does, one has to understand what it offers. What does the “new age” offer? Hope. Not just hope for a select few who conform to the ways of some rigid doctrine, but hope for all people. “New Agers” believe in the God of Jesus, not the blood god of the Old Testament.
I am not suggesting that the Old Testament is false. actually, I believe that it is quite true; I just don’t believe that the god of the Old Testament is the same God of Jesus. For those who are familiar with Gnosticism, you will understand what I am saying.
Of course, Gnosticism is not exclusively “new age,” but it can certainly be considered an aspect of it. Gnosticism is a belief system that not even the mighty Church of Rome could extinguish!! Gnosticism is just one of the many ancient beliefs that exist within the “new age.”
Some argue that the “new age” is a bunch of “mumbo-jumbo” mysticism; however, if it is such “mumbo-jumbo,” why the longevity? Modern science certainly has not been able to conclusively disprove any of the “mumbo-jumbo.” Au contraire, if anything, via quantum physics it has confirmed some of the tenets of the “new age.”
It is imperative for everyone to understand that spirtuality is all important.In a world where the big three world religions are talking more about waging war than the spirit, people are going to turn to those speaking of the spirit. Who is speaking of the spirit,not of war? The “New Age” movement!!