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| No final judgment? No final consequence? Endless recycling? |
Wasn’t that the essence of the Garden seduction?
“Sure God said: ‘Don’t,’ but I say, ‘Do what thou wilt. Ye shalt not surely die.’”And thus by encouraging the will of the self and of the flesh, Satan gets what he really wants: a captive6 audience that he can fantasize and pathologize into worship, honours, power, and glory. In execution, his real law, as a Utopian,7 will manifest as "Do whatever I desire / demand or you will be immediately obstructed or punished. Does that not sound like the unfolding global surveillance system watched over by Palantir8 — a freedom crushing panopticon9?
In the meantime, “Do what thou wilt” has seduced mankind age upon age since that first seduction in the Garden. And so the Creator God who knows every purpose and potentiality of each of His children — the great Creator of unsearchable works,10 who would have every soul freely choose and freely fulfill the measure of their creation — watches while the majority of His children use their agency11 to take the broad, downward path to captivity as they pursue their own wills without reference to the Will of Him who is omniscient and omnipotent.
Ponder these few brief descriptions of New Age beliefs about the Self12 and observe how many fit within the focus of “Do what thou wilt.” (See footnote 13 for a more detailed New Age outline.)
• Self-Divinity: emphasizes individual self-spirituality; to find, realize their own divine potential and authority;Our present culture is riddled with subjective “realities” and self-seeking narratives, so how do we navigate with love, empathy, and honesty? How do we honour this?
• Relative Truth: rejection of dogma and absolute truth in favor of subjective, experiential, and personalized spiritual paths;
• Reality: power of consciousness to create their own reality through thoughts, often referred to as the Law of Attraction or manifestation;
• Eclectic Spirituality: decentralized spiritual movement blending Western esotericism, Eastern mysticism, spiritualism, psychology, consciousness raising, etc.;
• Enlightened Consciousness: everything is part of an impersonal, divine energy or consciousness, rather than a personal God;
• Spirit Guides and Channeling: belief in communicating with non-physical entities, such as angels, ascended masters, or channeled spirits, for guidance;
• Reincarnation and Karma: designed for [endless?] spiritual evolution;
• Nature Spirituality: Viewing nature as sacred, often incorporating aspects of Gaia worship or neo-paganism.
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?Perhaps this insight might help:
37 Jesus said unto [the lawyer], Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
(New Testament | Matthew 22:35 - 40)
“To love my neighbors as less than myself is to treat them as a means to my ends. To love them as more would set them up for using me as a means to their ends. One way is as much a violation of love as the other, and as destructive of freedom. The command protects my freedom as much as yours, yours as much as mine. No one sacrifices freedom at the expense of the other. All become increasingly free.”14Except, despite all the protestations of pursuing love and justice, our world is not increasing in either. That's the test. Can we live in truth and integrity in a world of lying wonders?
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1. This is what Jesus said when asked:
(New Testament | Matthew 22:35 - 40)
35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
2. (JST New Testament | Matthew 3:8 - 9)
8 And again, Jesus was in the Spirit, and it taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them.
9 And the devil came unto him again, and said, All these things will I give unto thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
(JST New Testament | Luke 4:8 - 9)
5 And the Spirit taketh him up into an a high mountain, shewed unto him and he beheld all the kingdoms of the world, in a moment of time.
6 And the devil came unto him, and said unto him, All this power will I give unto thee, and the glory of them; for they are delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will, I give them.
7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 29:36 - 37)
36 And it came to pass that Adam, being tempted of the devil—for, behold, the devil was before Adam, for he rebelled against me, saying, Give me thine honor, which is my power; and also a third part of the hosts of heaven turned he away from me because of their agency;
37 And they were thrust down, and thus came the devil and his angels;
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 1:12, 19)
12 And it came to pass that when Moses had said these words, behold, Satan came tempting him, saying: Moses, son of man, worship me. ...
19 And now, when Moses had said these words, Satan cried with a loud voice, and ranted upon the earth, and commanded, saying: I am the Only Begotten, worship me.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 4:1 - 4)
1 AND I, the Lord God, spake unto Moses, saying: That Satan, whom thou hast commanded in the name of mine Only Begotten, is the same which was from the beginning, and he came before me, saying—Behold, here am I, send me, I will be thy son, and I will redeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost, and surely I will do it; wherefore give me thine honor.
2 But, behold, my Beloved Son, which was my Beloved and Chosen from the beginning, said unto me—Father, thy will be done, and the glory be thine forever.
3 Wherefore, because that Satan rebelled against me, and sought to destroy the agency of man, which I, the Lord God, had given him, and also, that I should give unto him mine own power; by the power of mine Only Begotten, I caused that he should be cast down;
4 And he became Satan, yea, even the devil, the father of all lies, to deceive and to blind men, and to lead them captive at his will, even as many as would not hearken unto my voice.
3. As we see from observing history and current events as well as:
(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 9:28)
28 O that cunning plan of the evil one! O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not. And they shall perish.
(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 26:29)
29 He commandeth that there shall be no priestcrafts; for, behold, priestcrafts are that men preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world; but they seek not the welfare of Zion.
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 121:39)
39 We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion.
(Book of Mormon | Helaman 6:17)
17 For behold, the Lord had blessed them so long with the riches of the world that they had not been stirred up to anger, to wars, nor to bloodshed; therefore they began to set their hearts upon their riches; yea, they began to seek to get gain that they might be lifted up one above another; therefore they began to commit secret murders, and to rob and to plunder, that they might get gain.
(Book of Mormon | Ether 8:16)
16 And they were kept up by the power of the devil to administer these oaths unto the people, to keep them in darkness, to help such as sought power to gain power, and to murder, and to plunder, and to lie, and to commit all manner of wickedness and whoredoms.
(Book of Mormon | Ether 8:22 - 23)
22 And whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations, to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation, behold, they shall be destroyed; for the Lord will not suffer that the blood of his saints, which shall be shed by them, shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon them and yet he avenge them not.
23 Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shown unto you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins, and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you, which are built up to get power and gain—and the work, yea, even the work of destruction come upon you, yea, even the sword of the justice of the Eternal God shall fall upon you, to your overthrow and destruction if ye shall suffer these things to be.
(Old Testament | Ezekiel 2:3)
3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.
4. Perils of the Flesh:
(New Testament | Romans 6:19)
19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 2:28 - 29)
28 And now, my sons, I would that ye should look to the great Mediator, and hearken unto his great commandments; and be faithful unto his words, and choose eternal life, according to the will of his Holy Spirit;
29 And not choose eternal death, according to the will of the flesh and the evil which is therein, which giveth the spirit of the devil power to captivate, to bring you down to hell, that he may reign over you in his own kingdom.
(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 10:24)
24 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, reconcile yourselves to the will of God, and not to the will of the devil and the flesh; and remember, after ye are reconciled unto God, that it is only in and through the grace of God that ye are saved.
(Book of Mormon | Mosiah 15:2, 7)
2 And because he dwelleth in flesh he shall be called the Son of God, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father, being the Father and the Son— ...
7 Yea, even so he shall be led, crucified, and slain, the flesh becoming subject even unto death, the will of the Son being swallowed up in the will of the Father.
(Book of Mormon | Alma 7:12)
12 And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities.
(New Testament | Galatians 5:17 - 24)
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, oodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
(New Testament | Galatians 6:8)
8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
(New Testament | 1 Peter 2:11)
11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
(New Testament | Romans 7:5 – 6, 18 – 19, )
5 For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. ...
18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
(New Testament | Romans 8:1 - 14)
1 THERE is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
5. “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law” (Aleister Crowley)
“I:40 This famous statement derives from several historic precedents, including that of François Rabelais in describing the rule of his Abbey of Thélème in Gargantua and Pantagruel: Fait ce que vouldras (Do what thou wilt), which was later used by the Hellfire Club established by Sir Francis Dashwood. It is also similar to the Wiccan proverb: An ye harm none, do what thou wilt; but the oldest known statement of a similar assertion is that of St. Augustine of Hippo: Love, and do what thou wilt.”
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley
(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 28:7 - 9)
7 Yea, and there shall be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die; and it shall be well with us.
8 And there shall also be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry; nevertheless, fear God—he will justify in committing a little sin; yea, lie a little, take the advantage of one because of his words, dig a pit for thy neighbor; there is no harm in this; and do all these things, for tomorrow we die; and if it so be that we are guilty, God will beat us with a few stripes, and at last we shall be saved in the kingdom of God.
9 Yea, and there shall be many which shall teach after this manner, false and vain and foolish doctrines, and shall be puffed up in their hearts, and shall seek deep to hide their counsels from the Lord; and their works shall be in the dark.
6. Captives
(New Testament | 2 Timothy 2:26)
26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
(Book of Mormon | 1 Nephi 14:7)
7 For the time cometh, saith the Lamb of God, that I will work a great and a marvelous work among the children of men; a work which shall be everlasting, either on the one hand or on the other—either to the convincing of them unto peace and life eternal, or unto the deliverance of them to the hardness of their hearts and the blindness of their minds unto their being brought down into captivity, and also into destruction, both temporally and spiritually, according to the captivity of the devil, of which I have spoken.
(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 1:17 - 18)
17 My heart hath been weighed down with sorrow from time to time, for I have feared, lest for the hardness of your hearts the Lord your God should come out in the fulness of his wrath upon you, that ye be cut off and destroyed forever;
18 Or, that a cursing should come upon you for the space of many generations; and ye are visited by sword, and by famine, and are hated, and are led according to the will and captivity of the devil.
(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 2:27 - 29)
27 Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.
28 And now, my sons, I would that ye should look to the great Mediator, and hearken unto his great commandments; and be faithful unto his words, and choose eternal life, according to the will of his Holy Spirit;
29 And not choose eternal death, according to the will of the flesh and the evil which is therein, which giveth the spirit of the devil power to captivate, to bring you down to hell, that he may reign over you in his own kingdom.
(Book of Mormon | Alma 12:11, 17)
11 And they that will harden their hearts, to them is given the lesser portion of the word until they know nothing concerning his mysteries; and then they are taken captive by the devil, and led by his will down to destruction. Now this is what is meant by the chains of hell. ...
17 Then is the time when their torments shall be as a lake of fire and brimstone, whose flame ascendeth up forever and ever; and then is the time that they shall be chained down to an everlasting destruction, according to the power and captivity of Satan, he having subjected them according to his will.
(Book of Mormon | Alma 40:13)
13 And then shall it come to pass, that the spirits of the wicked, yea, who are evil—for behold, they have no part nor portion of the Spirit of the Lord; for behold, they chose evil works rather than good; therefore the spirit of the devil did enter into them, and take possession of their house—and these shall be cast out into outer darkness; there shall be weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth, and this because of their own iniquity, being led captive by the will of the devil.
(Book of Mormon | 3 Nephi 18:15)
15 Verily, verily, I [Jesus] say unto you, ye must watch and pray always, lest ye be tempted by the devil, and ye be led away captive by him.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 4:4)
4 And he became Satan, yea, even the devil, the father of all lies, to deceive and to blind men, and to lead them captive at his will, even as many as would not hearken unto my voice.
7. https://dejavu-times.blogspot.com/2021/01/utopians-at-open-gates.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir
"Palantir Technologies Inc. is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics platforms enabling government agencies, militaries, and corporations to combine and analyze data from multiple sources. Its flagship products—Gotham (for intelligence and defense) and Foundry (for commercial and civil use)—connect previously siloed databases to support intelligence operations, counterterrorism analysis, law enforcement, and enterprise analytics.[3] Headquartered in Miami, Florida, it was founded in 2003 by Peter Thiel,[4] Stephen Cohen,[5] Joe Lonsdale,[6] Alex Karp,[7] and Nathan Gettings."
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon
"The panopticon is a design of institutional building with an inbuilt system of control, originated by the English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the 18th century. The concept is to allow all prisoners of an institution to be observed by a single prison officer, without the inmates knowing whether or not they are being watched.
Although it is physically impossible for the single guard to observe all the inmates' cells at once, the fact that the inmates cannot know when they are being watched motivates them to act as though they are all being watched at all times. They are effectively compelled to self-regulation. The architecture consists of a rotunda with an inspection house at its centre. From the centre, the manager or staff are able to watch the inmates. Bentham conceived the basic plan as being equally applicable to hospitals, schools, sanatoriums, and asylums. He devoted most of his efforts to developing a design for a panopticon prison, so the term now usually refers to that."
10. Unsearchable Greatness
(Old Testament | Psalms 145:3)
3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
(Old Testament | Ecclesiastes 3:11)
11 He [God] hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
(Old Testament | Ecclesiastes 8:16 - 17)
16 ¶ When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
17 Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
(New Testament | Romans 11:33 - 34)
33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
(Book of Mormon | Jacob 4:8 - 9)
8 Behold, great and marvelous are the works of the Lord. How unsearchable are the depths of the mysteries of him; and it is impossible that man should find out all his ways. And no man knoweth of his ways save it be revealed unto him; wherefore, brethren, despise not the revelations of God.
9 For behold, by the power of his word man came upon the face of the earth, which earth was created by the power of his word. Wherefore, if God being able to speak and the world was, and to speak and man was created, O then, why not able to command the earth, or the workmanship of his hands upon the face of it, according to his will and pleasure?
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 76:1 - 4)
1 HEAR, O ye heavens, and give ear, O earth, and rejoice ye inhabitants thereof, for the Lord is God, and beside him there is no Savior.
2 Great is his wisdom, marvelous are his ways, and the extent of his doings none can find out.
3 His purposes fail not, neither are there any who can stay his hand.
4 From eternity to eternity he is the same, and his years never fail.
(New Testament | 1 Corinthians 2:9 - 16)
9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
(Old Testament | Isaiah 55:8 - 9)
8 ¶ For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
(Book of Mormon | Alma 26:21 - 22)
21 And now behold, my brethren, what natural man is there that knoweth these things? I say unto you, there is none that knoweth these things, save it be the penitent.
22 Yea, he that repenteth and exerciseth faith, and bringeth forth good works, and prayeth continually without ceasing—unto such it is given to know the mysteries of God; yea, unto such it shall be given to reveal things which never have been revealed; yea, and it shall be given unto such to bring thousands of souls to repentance, even as it has been given unto us to bring these our brethren to repentance.
11. God-given agency is the power to choose between consequences whereas Satan, in many instances, denies that there will be consequences:
(Old Testament | Genesis 3:4; Pearl of Great Price | Moses 4:10)
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 2:27 - 29)
27 Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.
28 And now, my sons, I would that ye should look to the great Mediator, and hearken unto his great commandments; and be faithful unto his words, and choose eternal life, according to the will of his Holy Spirit;
29 And not choose eternal death, according to the will of the flesh and the evil which is therein, which giveth the spirit of the devil power to captivate, to bring you down to hell, that he may reign over you in his own kingdom.
(New Testament | Matthew 7:13 - 14)
13 ¶ Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
12. Additional Resources about Self:
• Storr, Will. Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us . ABRAMS, Inc. (Ignition). Kindle Edition.
• Hunt, Dave; McMahon, T.A.. America: The Sorcerer's New Apprentice (p. 6). The Berean Call. Kindle Edition.
• https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2024/02/moral-orientation-part-iii-self-as.html
13. ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Age
“New Age beliefs constitute an eclectic, decentralized spiritual movement emphasizing individual self-spirituality, holistic health, and a monistic worldview where everything is considered part of an interconnected divine whole. Rooted in Western esotericism and Eastern mysticism, key tenets include reincarnation, the power of consciousness to create reality, and the imminent arrival of a new, enlightened age.”
“Core Beliefs of New Age Spirituality:
Monism and Pantheism: The belief that "all is one" and that everything is part of an impersonal, divine energy or consciousness, rather than a personal God.
Self-Divinity: A core focus on finding "the divine within," where individuals realize their own divine potential and authority.
Reincarnation and Karma: Life is viewed as a series of incarnations designed for spiritual evolution, with karma managing the lessons learned.
Creation of Reality: The belief that individuals create their own reality through their thoughts, often referred to as the Law of Attraction or manifestation.
Age of Aquarius: The expectation of a shift in human consciousness toward a new age of peace, spiritual awareness, and unity.
Holistic Health and Energy: Strong emphasis on healing the mind, body, and spirit using alternative practices like Reiki, yoga, crystals, and aromatherapy.
Spirit Guides and Channeling: Belief in communicating with non-physical entities, such as angels, ascended masters, or channeled spirits, for guidance.
Relative Truth: Rejection of dogma and absolute truth in favor of subjective, experiential, and personalized spiritual paths.”
“Common Practices and Influences
Divination: Use of tarot cards, astrology, and numerology to gain insight into fate or personal development.
Mysticism: Meditation, mindfulness, and techniques to connect with higher consciousness or the cosmos.
Nature Spirituality: Viewing nature as sacred, often incorporating aspects of Gaia worship or neo-paganism.
Eclectic Spirituality: Blending elements from Eastern religions (Hinduism, Buddhism) with Western esotericism, spiritualism, and psychology.”
“New Age thought often rejects organized, traditional religion in favor of a customized, "spiritual but not religious" approach.”
https://religion.fandom.com/wiki/New_Age
New Age: AI Overview
"The New Age (also referred to as the New Age Movement, New Age spirituality, and Cosmic Humanism) is a decentralized Western social and spiritual movement that seeks "Universal Truth" and the attainment of the highest individual human potential. It includes aspects of astrology, esotericism, metaphysics, alternative medicine, music, collectivism, sustainability, and nature. New Age spirituality is characterized by an individual approach to spiritual practices and philosophies, and the rejection of religious doctrine and dogma.
"The New Age Movement includes elements of older spiritual and religious traditions ranging from atheism and monotheism through classical pantheism, naturalistic pantheism, and panentheism to polytheism combined with science and Gaia philosophy: particularly archaeoastronomy, astronomy, ecology, environmentalism, the Gaia hypothesis, psychology, and physics. New Age practices and philosophies sometimes draw inspiration from major world religions: Buddhism, Chinese folk religion, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism; with particularly strong influences from East Asian religions, Gnosticism, Neopaganism, New Thought, Spiritualism, Theosophy, Universalism, and Western esotericism.[2] Additional terms for the movement include All is One[3] and Mind-Body-Spirit.[1]
"The modern New Age Movement emerged in a distinct form in the late 1960s and early 1970s, although its roots can be traced back to the 19th and early 20th centuries. It gained momentum in the 1980s and strengthened with the Harmonic Convergence event in 1987. Diverse individuals from around the world practice New Age spirituality.
New Age spirituality often incorporates aspects of the Earth, Moon, and outer space; the term New Age refers to the coming Astrological Age of Aquarius.[1
14. Peterson, Eugene H.. God's Message for Each Day: Wisdom from the Word of God (A 365-Day Devotional) (p. 58). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 2:27 - 29)
27 Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.
28 And now, my sons, I would that ye should look to the great Mediator, and hearken unto his great commandments; and be faithful unto his words, and choose eternal life, according to the will of his Holy Spirit;
29 And not choose eternal death, according to the will of the flesh and the evil which is therein, which giveth the spirit of the devil power to captivate, to bring you down to hell, that he may reign over you in his own kingdom.
(New Testament | Matthew 7:13 - 14)
13 ¶ Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
12. Additional Resources about Self:
• Storr, Will. Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us . ABRAMS, Inc. (Ignition). Kindle Edition.
• Hunt, Dave; McMahon, T.A.. America: The Sorcerer's New Apprentice (p. 6). The Berean Call. Kindle Edition.
• https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2024/02/moral-orientation-part-iii-self-as.html
13. ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Age
“New Age beliefs constitute an eclectic, decentralized spiritual movement emphasizing individual self-spirituality, holistic health, and a monistic worldview where everything is considered part of an interconnected divine whole. Rooted in Western esotericism and Eastern mysticism, key tenets include reincarnation, the power of consciousness to create reality, and the imminent arrival of a new, enlightened age.”
“Core Beliefs of New Age Spirituality:
Monism and Pantheism: The belief that "all is one" and that everything is part of an impersonal, divine energy or consciousness, rather than a personal God.
Self-Divinity: A core focus on finding "the divine within," where individuals realize their own divine potential and authority.
Reincarnation and Karma: Life is viewed as a series of incarnations designed for spiritual evolution, with karma managing the lessons learned.
Creation of Reality: The belief that individuals create their own reality through their thoughts, often referred to as the Law of Attraction or manifestation.
Age of Aquarius: The expectation of a shift in human consciousness toward a new age of peace, spiritual awareness, and unity.
Holistic Health and Energy: Strong emphasis on healing the mind, body, and spirit using alternative practices like Reiki, yoga, crystals, and aromatherapy.
Spirit Guides and Channeling: Belief in communicating with non-physical entities, such as angels, ascended masters, or channeled spirits, for guidance.
Relative Truth: Rejection of dogma and absolute truth in favor of subjective, experiential, and personalized spiritual paths.”
“Common Practices and Influences
Divination: Use of tarot cards, astrology, and numerology to gain insight into fate or personal development.
Mysticism: Meditation, mindfulness, and techniques to connect with higher consciousness or the cosmos.
Nature Spirituality: Viewing nature as sacred, often incorporating aspects of Gaia worship or neo-paganism.
Eclectic Spirituality: Blending elements from Eastern religions (Hinduism, Buddhism) with Western esotericism, spiritualism, and psychology.”
“New Age thought often rejects organized, traditional religion in favor of a customized, "spiritual but not religious" approach.”
https://religion.fandom.com/wiki/New_Age
New Age: AI Overview
"The New Age (also referred to as the New Age Movement, New Age spirituality, and Cosmic Humanism) is a decentralized Western social and spiritual movement that seeks "Universal Truth" and the attainment of the highest individual human potential. It includes aspects of astrology, esotericism, metaphysics, alternative medicine, music, collectivism, sustainability, and nature. New Age spirituality is characterized by an individual approach to spiritual practices and philosophies, and the rejection of religious doctrine and dogma.
"The New Age Movement includes elements of older spiritual and religious traditions ranging from atheism and monotheism through classical pantheism, naturalistic pantheism, and panentheism to polytheism combined with science and Gaia philosophy: particularly archaeoastronomy, astronomy, ecology, environmentalism, the Gaia hypothesis, psychology, and physics. New Age practices and philosophies sometimes draw inspiration from major world religions: Buddhism, Chinese folk religion, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism; with particularly strong influences from East Asian religions, Gnosticism, Neopaganism, New Thought, Spiritualism, Theosophy, Universalism, and Western esotericism.[2] Additional terms for the movement include All is One[3] and Mind-Body-Spirit.[1]
"The modern New Age Movement emerged in a distinct form in the late 1960s and early 1970s, although its roots can be traced back to the 19th and early 20th centuries. It gained momentum in the 1980s and strengthened with the Harmonic Convergence event in 1987. Diverse individuals from around the world practice New Age spirituality.
New Age spirituality often incorporates aspects of the Earth, Moon, and outer space; the term New Age refers to the coming Astrological Age of Aquarius.[1
14. Peterson, Eugene H.. God's Message for Each Day: Wisdom from the Word of God (A 365-Day Devotional) (p. 58). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.
