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
• Top of page / intro

Modern Paganism (Neopaganism), in the following sections:

• 4.2. Tolerance for Others' Beliefs
• 2.3. Shamanism
• 2.2. The New Age
• 4.1. Gender Equality and Feminism
• Top of page / intro

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
• Top of page / intro

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

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

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

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
• 3.6. Baffled by Convincing Pseudoscience (Example: quantum physics)
• 3.5. The Enthusiasm of Amateurs: Freethought Without Skeptical Thinking Leads to Deception

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?)

Theosophy, in the following sections:

• 1. Practices and Beliefs
• 2. Reincarnation and Karma
• Top of page / intro

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
• Top of page / intro

Nothing New: Religions Evolve From Previous Religions, in the following sections:

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

The Peacock vs. the Ostrich - Religious Behaviour and Sexuality, in the following sections:

• 2. Religion Versus Womankind
• 6. Conclusions: Be a Peacock (Secular Society and New Religious Movements Excepted)

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

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

• 2. Religions and Beliefs With a Gender-Neutral Divinity
• Top of page / intro

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

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

Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception: 6. How Faulty Teachings on Sexuality Lead to Faulty Society

Human Religions

Religion Versus Womankind

Quantum Physics Pseudo-scientific Theory of Soul

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

Buddhism: 3. Karma

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?

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: 4. Census Results for 2011, and Comparison to 2001

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

Psychosomosis - the Placebo and Nocebo Effects: Curing and Causing Disease with the Mind: 2. The Placebo Effect and the Positive Effects of Mental Attitudes

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

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

Women as Possessions and Objects of Beauty in the Bible

Meditation: 4. Religion

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

Human Truth Foundation: What's New and Site History

How Does Karma Work in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism?

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

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

Religion as the Result of Human Mythmaking

Problems With Marriage in Islam: From Child Marriages to Male Dominance: 9.2. Religion Versus Womankind

What Do Religions Say About Souls?: 5.3.1. Institutionalized Spiritual Populism

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

Christianity and Women: Biblical Misogyny and Male Dominance: 5. Not Just Christianity: The Unhappy Role of Women in Religion in General

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

Islam and Women: 12.1. Religion Versus Womankind

Religion, the Environment and Climate Change: 2.3. Paganism

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems

India (Republic of India)

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

Sikhism: 4. Reincarnation and Karma

Shamanism

Jainism: 1. Karma

Hinduism: 4. Karma

Gender Equality: 5. Religion Versus Womankind

Animism

A Realistic Guide to Dream Interpretation: 4.2. The New Age Religion of Eckankar

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