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"Of or pertaining to a cultural movement popular in the 1980s [and 90s] characterized by a concern with spiritual consciousness, and variously combining belief in reincarnation and astrology with such practices as meditation, vegetarianism and holistic medicine."

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The term New Age describes a broad movement of late twentieth century and contemporary Western culture, characterised by an individual eclectic approach to spiritual exploration. Collectively, New Age has some attributes of an emergent religion, but is currently a loose network of spiritual teachers, healers, and seekers. The movement is most visible where its ideas are traded—for example in specialist bookshops, music stores, and New Age fairs. The name "New Age" also refers to the market segment in which its goods and servi ...

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Though there are no formal or definitive boundaries for membership; those who are likely to sample many diverse teachings and practices (from both 'mainstream' and 'fringe' traditions) and to formulate their own beliefs and practices based on their experiences can be considered as New Age.' Rather than follow the lead of an organised religion, "New Agers" typically construct their own spiritual journey based on material taken as needed from the mystical traditions of all or most world religions, includin ...

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Truth

Only that which you know and experience consciously within yourself

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Astrology

An ancient system of divination that uses the position of the planets, moon and sun in the twelve Zodiac positions at the moment of oneÕs birth to gain knowledge of the future. (See Astrology)

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Calvinism

A system of Christian interpretation initiated by John Calvin. It emphasizes predestination and salvation. The five points of Calvinism were developed in response to the Arminian position (See Arminianism).

Calvinism teaches:

1)    Total depravity: that man is touched by sin in all parts of his being: body, soul, mind, and emotions,

2)    Unconditional Election: that GodÕs favor to Man is completely by GodÕs free choice and has nothing to do with Man. It is completely undeserved by Man and is not based on anything God sees in man,

3)    Limited atonement: that Christ did not bear the sins of every individual who ever lived, but instead only bore the sins of those who were elected into salvation,

4)    Irresistible grace: that God's call to someone for salvation cannot be resisted,

5)    Perseverance of the saints: that it is not possible to lose one's salvation.

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Acupuncture

An ancient Chinese medical system over 5000 years old, recently revived in China and becoming popular in the West.

It deals with subtle energy paths (chi) in the body related to the comic principles of Yin and Yang. The balance of these energies in the human body affects health and disease. Acupuncture therapy alters these energy flows by inserting fine needles at key pressure points, for varying periods of time. An¾sthesia for surgery can also be effected by acupuncture.

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Besom

(Old English) A ritual broom. A witch's broomstick. European folklore has witches riding their brooms through the sky, which may be an uninformed explanation of astral travel.

As a tool, the broom is used to sweep a sacred cross, ground a circle, or to brush away negative influences. Besoms were often mounted and ÒriddenÓ over crops in fertility rites. used to cleanse and purify sacred space. .

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Alien Abduction

Kidnapping by non-human beings. The first reported claim of alien abduction was in Brazil in 1957 and since then there have been reports from all over the Western world - in Europe including the UK, Australia, South Africa, Russia, and North America. Although peopleÕs experiences vary quite widely, the following features recur

• Light, especially a beam which draws the person up, and sometimes vibration.
• A spacecraft of some kind.
• Humanoid beings, especially small gray ones with large black eyes, who communicate by telepathy.
• Medical tests being performed and eggs or sperm removed so that human/alien offspring can be produced.
• Lost periods of time and inexplicable small wounds.
• Very few accounts are complete but sometimes the full story is recovered through hypnosis.

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Charging

1. the act of empowering an herb, stone or other magickal object with oneÕs own energies directed toward a magical goal. Charging is synonymous with enchanting or empowerment. (CMM)
2. one of the basic processes of change in the universe (Walter Russell) (NAD)

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Chandra

(Sanskrit) ¥ The Moon.

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Brigid

¥ Celtic goddess of rivers and water.

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British Israelism (Anglo-Israelism)

The doctrine that the true identity of modern Israel (or the Òten lost tribesÓ) is Britian and (sometimes) the British colonies (America). The "stone of scone" makes the throne of England the throne of David.

In more extreme forms, Israel is identified with a particular race - usually white Anglo-Saxon, Germanic, and Scandinavian people. Opposing versions of doctrine teach that Blacks are GodÕs Chosen People, Israel.

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Burning Times

This is a term used to describe the period from the Middle Ages onwards in which witches were persecuted and burned at the stake, although, most executions were in fact by hanging, not burning.

The last known capital sentence for witchcraft in the West took place in Scotland in the early 1800Õs. Figures vary on how many were killed during the hysteria, estimates range anywhere from 50,000 to as many as nine million. Most were women and children, only a small fraction were actually witches. Most were heretics or Christians accused of witchcraft by those who disliked them

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John Calvin

(1509-64) French Protestant theologian of the Reformation. From 1523 to 1528 he studied in Paris. His opinions gradually turned to disagreement with the Roman position,

After his fatherÕs death in 1531 he returned to Paris, where he pursued his own predilection - the study of the classics and Hebrew. He came under the humanist influence and became interested in the growing rebellion against conservative theology. He experienced about. 1533 what he later described as a Òsudden conversion,Ó and he turned all his attention to the cause of the Reformation.

In 1534 he began the work of systematizing Protestant thought in his Institutes of the Christian Religion, considered one of the most influential theological works of all time. Completed at Basel in 1536 and later frequently revised and supplemented, the original work contained the basic Calvinist theology.

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Ancient Astronauts

Astronauts from other planets which allegedly visited Earth in spaceships in ancient times. This theory claims to explain Fortean mysteries and the evidence of ancient sophisticated technology, and primitive societies feats of engineering.

Ancient astronaut writers say also that Man did not evolve only from earthly beings like Adam and Eve. A misreading of Genesis leads one to believe that a second strain not from this world but from a 'heavenly source', was added to the human gene-pool (Genesis chapter

Devotees of this theory like to quote the myths and legends of ancient or primitive peoples in an attempt to justify their case. According to the folklore and mythology of many peoples, the gods gave fire and the skills of agriculture to mankind. However, this fact alone does not mean that the gods of the ancients were extraterrestrial beings, and that our ancestors were so simple minded that they could not have discovered these things by themselves.

In 1968 Erich von DŠniken published a book, Chariots of the Gods?, in which he argued the ancient astronauts theory, presenting supposedly 'proof' of his claims. Zecharia Sitchin is a more modern author who claims to translated ancient Sumerian manuscripts which tell the story of Ancient Astronauts.

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Age Regression

Recalling under hypnosis or in meditation events from oneÕs present or past life.

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Armstrong (1892-1986)

Founder of the Worldwide Church of God (WCG). Armstrong taught British Israelism and believed that worthy humans could eventually Òbecome God as God is God. Ó

The organization taught salvation through works, the seventh day Sabbath,. tithing (20- 30%), and keeping the Old Testament feast days and dietary laws. Under the leadership of ArmstrongÕs successors, Joseph W. Tkach and his son Joe Tkach, the WCG has undergone a radical doctrinal transformation. Scores of splinter groups, such as the Global Church of God and the United Church of God, continue to teach various forms of Armstrong's philosophy.

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New Age

A term coined by Alice Bailey in the first part of the 20th Century to decribe the age to follow the Piscean - The Age of Aquarius, beginning between Jan 1, 1981 and May 5 2012.

Also, the philosophical and/or religious systems arising form or believing in the coming of a new age.

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Agnosticism

The claim that no one has knowledge of God or the origin of the universe. Some agnostics make the claim on a personal level, while allowing that such knowledge may exist but has never been known by themselves.

Others assert that such knowledge cannot be had by anyone. Agnostics avoid the charge of dogmatic atheism by acknowledging the theoretical possibility of GodÕs existence. Yet virtually all live as if the non-existence of God was an established fact, and are thus practical atheists.

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