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A Brief Dictionary of
New Age Terminology
Edited by David L. Brown Th.M. --
Investigative Researcher with Logos Communication
Key to the letters following each word:
N
New Age
O
Occult
S
Satanic
H
Hindu
M
Mysticism
W
Wicca or Witchcraft
Introduction
The average Christian has little idea what the concepts and ideals
of the New Age really are. Then when they encounter New Age
vocabulary confusion really sets in. New Agers often play semantic
word games, using the same words Christians do yet the definitions
use bear no resemblance to the Christian definitions. This brief
dictionary is designed to help you understand New Age terminology as
they define their terms.
David L. Brown
Age of Aquarius - N
Astrologers believe that evolution goes through cycles
corresponding to the signs of the zodiac, each lasting from
2,000 to 2,400 years. New Age advocates say we are now moving
from the cycle associated with Pisces into the one associated
with Aquarius. The Acquarian Age will supposedly be
characterized by a heightened degree of spiritual or cosmic
consciousness.
Agent - N
A person sending a telepathic message.
Akashic Record - N
Imperishable records of every person''s every word, thought or
act inscribed in the earth or spirit realms .
Alpha - N
The physical body.
Animism - N
The belief that inanimate things (such as plants) possess a soul
or spirit. New Age advocates see animism as a way of
rededicating the earth.
Anthroposophy - N
An esoteric cult founded by German mystic Rudolf Steiner. The
term literally means "wisdom of man." It teaches that we possess
the truth within ourselves. The system of thought is occultic
and spiritistic.
Ascended Masters - N
Refers to those who have supposedly reached the highest level of
spiritual consciousness and have become guides of the spiritual
evolution of mankind.
Ascension of Christ - N
This is reinterpreted in a mystical way to refer to the rise of
the "Christ-consciousness" in man-kind. It describes the
awareness that man is divine.
Astral Body - N
A spiritual body capable of projection from the physical body.
The astral body survives death.
Astral Flight - N
Soul travel occurring particularly during sleep or deep
meditation.
Attunement - N
A New Age counterpart to prayer. Also re-ferred to as
at-one-ment, the term relates primarily to the New Age idea that
complete oneness with God can be experienced by human beings.
Aura - N
Radiated glow or halo surrounding living beings.
Automatic Writing
Writing produced without conscious thought of a living person;
written message given through a spirit guide with a pencil or
typewriter.
Avatar - N
A person who "descends" into human form from above as a
manifestation of divinity and who reveals divine truth to
people. Such a one has supposedly progressed beyond the need to
be reincarnated in another body (i.e., there is no further "bad
karma" to work off).
Bhagavad Gita - H
Hindu sacred scripture.
Blood of Christ - N
This is understood by some New Agers to refer to the
"life-energy" of the Cosmic Christ. This "blood" supposedly
flowed from the cross into the etheric (or spiritual) realms of
the earth. From these realms, the Christ seeks to guide the
spiritual evolution of mankind.
Bodhisattva - N,H
A being who has supposedly earned the right to enter into
Nirvana or into illumination, but instead voluntarily turns back
from that state in order to aid humanity in attaining the same
goal. The Christ is said to be a Bodhisattva.
Buddha - N
"The Enlightened One." An avatar or messenger.
Caballa - M
See Kabala
Channeling - N
A New Age form of mediumship or spiritism. The channeled yields
control of his/her perceptual and cognitive capacities to a
spiritual entity with the intent of receiving paranormal
information.
Chinook Learning Community - N
A New Age educational community located in the Pacific
Northwest. This group sponsors both long and short-term
educational programs on personal and social transformation, New
Age spirituality, and how to live with an ecological
perspective.
Clairaudience - N,O
Ability to hear mentally without using the ears.
Clairvoyance - N,O
Ability to see mentally without using the eyes, beyond ordinary
time and space limits; also called "Second Sight."
Consciousness Revolution - N
New Age advocates call for a "consciousness revolution" a new
way of looking at and experiencing life. The primary focus of
the new consciousness is oneness with God, all mankind, the
earth, and with the entire universe.
Control - N
The Spirit that sends messages through a medium in trance.
Cosmic Christ - N
In esoteric schools of thought, the Christ is considered to be a
universal spirit or a cosmic force. The primary goal of this
impersonal spirit or force is to guide the spiritual evolution
of mankind.
Cosmic Consciousness - N
A spiritual and mystical perception that all in the universe is
"one." To attain cosmic con-sciousness is to see the universe as
God and God as the universe.
Cosmic Humanism - N
In contrast to normative humanism that sees man as the measure
of all things, cosmic humanism sees man as having virtually
unlimited potential because of his inner divinity.
Crystals - N
New Age advocates believe that crystals contain incredible
healing and energizing powers. Crystals are often touted as
being able to restore the "how of energy" in the human body.
Deja Vu - N
The feeling of having already experienced an event or place that
is being encountered for the very first time .
Discarnate - N
The soul or personality of a living creature who has died.
Dowser - N,O
A sensitive who uses a forked stick that points to hidden water,
oil, buried money, lost articles, or people.
Earth Logos - N
Some New Age advocates believe that the Earth Logos is a great
spiritual being who is the ensouling life of planet earth. The
earth is considered a physical manifestation (or body) of this
spiritual intelligence.
Ectoplasm - N,O
A white filmy substance pouring from a medium''s bodily openings,
supposedly denoting the presence of a disembodied spirit.
Esalen Institute - N
A "growth center" that offers a wide variety of workshops for
mind, body, and spirit. It is located in Big Sur, California.
Esoteric - N
A word used to describe knowledge that is possessed or
understood only by a few.
Esoteric Christianity - N
A mystical form of Christianity that sees its "corn truth" as
identical to the "core truth" of every other religion (i.e., man
is divine). This form of Christianity is at home with Aldous
Huxley''s "perennial philosophy." (See: Perennial Philosophy.)
ESP - N,O
Extrasensory perception encompassing paranormal abilities such
as telepathy, precognition, and clairvoyance.
ESP Cards - N
A pack of twenty-five cards bearing five symbols, including
stars, squares, circles, crosses, and waves.
Exoteric Christianity - N
A form of Christianity identified with historic or orthodox
Christianity that New Agers would describe as being devoid of
all spiritual authenticity;
Fall of Man - N
Refers to the fall of man''s consciousness. A fallen
consciousness is one that recognizes the existence of only the
material realm. The Christ is believed to have "redeemed" man in
the sense that he enabled man to perceive the spiritual world
behind the material world.
Findhorn Community - N
A legendary New Age community located in the North of Scotland.
This group offers an ongoing educational program in the
principles of New ge spirituality.
Gaia - N
A Greek name for the goddess of the earth. It also refers to a
scientific hypothesis formulated by James Lovelock whereby all
living matter on the earth is believed to be a single living
organism. In such a scheme, humanity is considered the nervous
system of the living earth.
Globalism - N
A modern-day term referring to the need for a transformation
from the present nation-state divisions into a one-world
community.
Gnosticism - N
A tradition going back to the second century which holds that
salvation comes through intuitive "gnosis" or knowledge of one''s
supposed divinity.
God - N
A being who has "many faces." He (it) is considered a radically
immanent being who is often referred to as a "universal
consciousness," "universal life," or "universal energy." The New
Age god is more or less an impersonal force that pervades the
universe.
Graphology - N
Character analysis and foretelling based on handwriting.
Great Invocation - N
A New Age prayer that has been translated into over eighty
languages. The purpose of this prayer is to invoke the presence
of the Cosmic Christ on earth, thus leading to the oneness and
brotherhood of all mankind.
Group Guru - N
A slang New Age term referring to the idea that the Cosmic
Christ is incarnate in all of humanity. All mankind is seen as a
single "guru."
Guru - N
Teacher or master.
Harmonic Convergence - N
The assembly of New Age meditators gathered at the same
propitious astrological time in different locations to usher in
peace on earth and one-world government.
Holism - N
The theory that all reality is organically one. Everything in
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