Pages Tagged with #new_age

Counter-Cultural and Alternative New Religious Movements, in the following sections:

• 0.4. Neo-Shamanism
• 0.1. The New Age
• 0.2. Modern Paganism (Neopaganism)
• 2. Lack of Skepticism: An Old Accusation
• 4. Satanism and Left Hand Path Religions
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Modern Paganism (Neopaganism), in the following sections:

• 3.2. Tolerance for Others' Beliefs
• 1.3. Shamanism
• 1.2. The New Age
• 3.1. Gender Equality and Feminism
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Eckankar: The Religion of the Light and Sound of God, The Ancient Science of Soul Travel, in the following sections:

• 2.3. Theosophy Plagiarized
• 6. Soul Travel (Astral Projection)
• 2.2. The Influence of Sant Mat (the Yoga of the Sound Current) and Scientology
• 2.1. The Sudden Arrival of the 971st Living ECK Master (Where Were the Others?)
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Why do People Join New Religious Movements?, in the following sections:

• 4. Native Peoples Fandoms
• 7.2. Environmentalism
• 8. Are Counter-Cultural Religions and NRMs Explained As Reactions Against Christianity?
• 2. Anti-Consumerism, Anti-Materialism, Anti-Modernism

Criticism of the New Age: Ridiculous Practices, Daft Beliefs and Pseudoscience, in the following sections:

• 3. Regulation of New Age Pseudo-Medical Practices
• 1. An Introduction to the New Age
• 2. Poor Thinking and the Absence of Skepticism
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The End of the World is Nigh! The Dangers of Apocalyptism and End-Times Beliefs, in the following sections:

• 7.4. Stoffler's Predicted Flood of 1524
• 6.4. The Order of the Solar Temple and Heaven's Gate
• 7.1. Concerned Christians, Pilgrim House Community, House of Prayer and Solomon's Temple (all in Israel)
• 6.2. The Sarin Gas Attacks in Japan, by Aum

Wicca - The Rise of a Western Mystery Religion Based on Witchcraft, in the following sections:

• 2.7. Tolerance for Others' Beliefs
• 1.1. Paganism and the New Age
• 2.4. Feminism
• 2.3. Environmentalism

Cultural Religion Versus Scholarly Religion, in the following sections:

• 1.3. What Seems New is Often Old Practices in a New Context
• 4.2. Western European Christianity Went Too High-Brow

God and Pronouns: God has No Gender, in the following sections:

• 2. Religions and Beliefs With a Gender-Neutral Divinity
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Nothing New: Religions Evolve From Previous Religions, in the following sections:

• 1.2. The Exposure to Fresh Audiences
• 5. The New Age: Old Beliefs, New Packaging

Religion, Violence, Crime and Mass Suicide, in the following sections:

• 4.3. Rejection of the World and Mass Suicides: Order of the Solar Temple and Heaven's Gate
• 3. Sex Crimes

Time to Move On: Religion Has Cost Too Much, in the following sections:

• 2.1. The Peacock vs. The Ostrich
• 2.2. Religion Versus Womankind

Pseudoscience and Health: The World of Alternatives (to Truth), in the following sections:

• 3.1. The Placebo Effect and the Positive Effects of Delusion
• 4.2. Astrological Readings and Horoscopes

Modern Druids (Neo-Druidism / Neo-Druidry), in the following sections:

• 2. Paganism and the New Age
• 3. Modern Druid Movements

Spiritualism, in the following sections:

• 2. The Founding of Spiritualism
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Homocentricity or Anthropocentrism: Why Do Religions Think Humanity Is Central to God and Creation?: 2.4. Of All the Sexual Diversity of Nature, Why is Human Heterosexuality Divinely Sanctioned?

Quantum Physics Pseudo-scientific Theory of Soul

Souls do not Exist: Evidence from Science & Philosophy Against Mind-Body Dualism: 4.3. Out of Body Experiences (OBEs)

Homosexuality in Animals and Humans

Hot Topics in Human Sexuality: 6. Homosexuality

Mass Belief and the False Consensus Effect: Everyone Believes It So It Must Be True!: 3.3. Alternative Therapies and New Age

The False and Conflicting Experiences of Mankind: How Other Peoples' Experience Contradict Our Own Beliefs: 5.4. Out of Body Experiences, Soul Travel and Astral Projection

A Realistic Guide to Dream Interpretation: 5. The New Age Religion of Eckankar

Reincarnation: 2. How Does Karma Work in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism?

Religion as the Result of Human Mythmaking

Fundamentalism and Literalism in World Religions: 6.3. No-one Captures the Flag: Tolerance for Others' Beliefs in the New Age, Wicca and Modern Paganism

Religion in the United Kingdom: Diversity, Trends and Decline: 3. Census Results for 2011, and Comparison to 2001

What Causes Religion and Superstitions?: 4.4. Myths and Ritual: Leftovers from a Pre-Literate Humanity

Organized Judaism and Women: The Source of Prejudice in the Jewish Scriptures/Old Testament: 1. The Unhappy Role of Women in Religion

Psychosomosis - the Placebo and Nocebo Effects: Curing and Causing Disease with the Mind

Critical Thinking on Acupuncture: How Does it Work?: 4. The Placebo Effect

Buddhism: 3. Karma

What are the Vedic Faiths?: 4. How Does Karma Work in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism?

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems

Shamanism

Jainism: 1. Karma

Hinduism: 4. Karma

Human Truth Foundation: What's New and Site History

Religion, the Environment and Climate Change: 2.3. Paganism

Religion Versus Womankind

Women as Possessions and Objects of Beauty in the Bible

Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception: 5. How Faulty Teachings on Sexuality Lead to Faulty Society

How Does Karma Work in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism?

Does Homeopathy Work? What are the Risks and Dangers?: 6. So What is This 'Placebo Effect' Which Makes Homeopathy Seem Effective?

Out of Body Experiences (OBEs): Astral Projection or Soul Travelling?

Human Religions

The Placebo Effect and the Positive Power of the Mind on Health

The Peacock vs. the Ostrich - Religious Behaviour and Sexuality: 5. Conclusions: Be a Peacock (Secular Society and New Religious Movements Excepted)

Astrology: Do Observed Positions of the Planets Influence Our Lives in Mystical Ways?

Judaism, Christianity and Women: Biblical Misogyny and Historical Subjugation: 1. The Unhappy Role of Women in Religion