The Many Paths Of The New Age
All roads lead to Rome. With this thought in mind, we find that out of all the worlds’ major religions, people are seeking a more personal route. They want to find the answers for themselves, and find a spirituality which the other religions can’t seem to offer.
For thousands of years, the major religions have kept a monopoly on religion. With many different dogmas to adhere to, and so few answers, people have been seeking a change. Oddly enough this change is not to the new, as the name new age applies, it applies to mainly old religions which predate the Judeo religions.
Some of these new age paths are as old as man. They have been with humanity since the dawn of time, and seem to have a simplicity to them, which all the major religions don’t seem to exhibit so much. For many countless centuries the major religions tried to destroy all about these religions, however, in today’s world, people are seeking answers, and it seems that the new age may provide the answers.
For many people the first point into the new age is through some form of divination. This could be horoscopes and astrology or even tarot or Ouija. These allow us to find answers which in our daily world would be impossible to find. We find about the future. And though some hold to the truth contained, there are skeptics.
There are many paths in the new age. It is hard to call them religions, as religion is a way of doing things, having a dogma. And no, this does not mean making up your own rules. Though for many in the new age, will often go for the proven – as long as it harms none.
In the west, meditation is becoming very popular. In fact in our hectic lifestyles, meditation may
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