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HOW HAS THE NEW AGE DESTROYED OUR SPIRITUAL TEMPLES IN THE NAME OF ENLIGHTENMENT?
As Adam and Eve ate of the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and as our ancestors tried to reach heaven by constructing the Tower of Babel, so has our pride caused us to err grievously in constructing a "new vision" of mankind and the cosmos through pride and self deception. The table below reviews the New Age paradigm of the chakra system (as originally promulgated by Hinduism). Chakras, meaning "wheels", are held to be the seven energy centers in the body which correspond to the seven "bodies" of man, with corresponding energies and spiritual states. The object of many lives, according to the Hindu philosophy, is to open these centers and perfect these bodies, become enlightened and one with God or the Supreme Self. The New Age has adopted this paradigm. In the following table, the western and Christian concepts are juxtaposed with the eastern chakra system. Secondly, the way God acts upon these aspects of ourselves is detailed. Next, the New Age concepts of the chakra system and the effects of spiritual practice in opening these centers are outlined. Lastly, the serious effects of willful spiritual striving and seeking after power and knowledge on individuals and on our greater society are detailed.
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Physical- We are characterized by our physical body and are bound by the roots and ties of family, town and country.
Emotional- We are self-aware, emotional, and sexually oriented and differentiated.
Mental-
We are rational
Relational-We are in relationship with spouses, children, friends, and neighbors
Holy Spirit-The Trinity comes to dwell in us when we are baptized and living in grace. We seek the wisdom of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus- We hope to see with the eyes of Christ
The Father - We strive to follow the divine will of the Father Who is the Creator of all things.
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Physical- We are characterized by our physical body and are bound by the roots and ties of family, town and country.
Emotional- We are self-aware, emotional, and sexually oriented and differentiated.
Mental-
We are rational
Relational-We are in relationship with spouses, children, friends, and neighbors
Holy Spirit-The Trinity comes to dwell in us when we are baptized and living in grace. We seek the wisdom of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus- We hope to see with the eyes of Christ
The Father - We strive to follow the divine will of the Father Who is the Creator of all things.
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Chakra 1- Physical body is the result of actions of higher bodies, penetrated by energy grids of other bodies. New Age gurus cite 60s revolution as having liberated us from outmoded societal strictures.
Chakra 2- Emotional body includes all base emotions and sexual energy. New Age gurus cite the sexual revolution as opening and perfecting this chakra.
Chakra 3 - Mental body comprised of conscious and unconscious mind. The new technologies of visualization, mind/body therapies liberate unconscious energy and improve infinite brain power.
Chakra 4- Astral body comprised of relational elements including astral plane where spirits dwell. New Agers herald the coming of angelic beings who now walk among us.
Chakra 5- Etheric body governed by higher truths/wisdom. New Agers claim perennial truths over Christianity. Lies become truth, truths become lies.
Chakra 6- Celestial body- center of christ consciousness
Chakra 7- Crown- Center of Divine Will and Intellect
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1. Severing of ties with family (divorce), children (abortion), and parents (euthanasia). This is the New Age anti-trinity of Death. By disobedience and rebellion we renounce our heritage as God's children. Societal upheaval follows - Culture of Death.
2. Sexual promiscuity destroys the boundaries created by chastity and continence. Rape, incest, pedophilia, aids, abortion become rampant.
3. Drug use and meditation create altered states of consciousness which create ego flight, ego inflation, mania. Psychological boundaries are steadily weakened. Group psychoses such as the L.A. riot begin.
4. Forced emotional release work injures psychological & spiritual boundaries and creates illness and attachments. Strong negative emotions destroy love and trust. Children also suffer loss of boundaries of love and experience psychoses. Possessions flourish.
5. rejection of faith and doctrines to seek truth within which causes attachment to oracular spirits. The protection of truth is taken away. The spirit of lies replaces the Spirit of Truth. Television takes on Alice in Wonderland aspect. Reality appears to become distorted. It becomes difficult to know the truth any more.
6. the rejection of Jesus as Lord leading to false messianic delusions of New World order, belief in enlightenment and ego inflation. Sense of sin and guilt disappear, leaving no reality checks. The anti-christ replaces Christ.
7. the belief that we are all God and have access to infinite knowledge and power. We become the creators of our own reality and can will anything we desire. As Deepak Chopra proclaims - all our desires lead to God. Instead, we are led into Armageddon.
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