To rededicate the human soul to the Universe
wasn’t an easy task, taking in to consideration the fact that “individuality”
got terribly misinterpreted by the modern society, becoming somewhat
similar to the idea of “I can see myself unique only by narrowing the
spectrum of diversity that characterizes our world”.
The start of the New Age is synonymous with
a revival of naturalism, and no, it doesn’t make references to Nature
itself, even thou it integrates in and it thrives on it, it makes references to
a detachment from the rigid and dehumanizing standards imposed by our
industrial society.
In some
way, this not a very new perspective, similar ideals are promoted by
Christianity too, so what makes the New Age different from Christianity when it
comes to life changing ideas?
There are a few, but first of all we must
clarify some terms in order to avoid any possible misunderstandings that may
get infiltrated in the pages of this book. What’s the New Age? What’s a Newager?
Is it a religion, is it a philosophical movement? And if so, how can you do New
Age Ministry?
Many of
you, and even myself, were kind of confused in regards to the correct usage of
this term, this being the effect of a not so well outlined meaning. The New Age
is one of those umbrella-terms that defines rather a spectrum then a single
thing, in our case, it defines a number of ideological movements and religious
organizations that trace their origins back to the ‘70s.
The nucleus of this movement revolves around
ideas like religious eclecticism, a renewed love towards nature, the
integration of the occult in to one’s spiritual and daily life, the
acknowledgment of the existence of civilization outside of our planet, a
greater interest in the eradication of social inequality, and the list can go
on.
So,
the New Age is not about worshiping aliens, as some would think, in fact, it’s
so much more. Well…we believe in extraterrestrials, some of us may worship
them, some of us may not, in the end the main purpose of this book is that of
shading a light on a ideological movement that was for decades misunderstood
and which was in some contexts the subject of ridicule.
This book doesn’t aim only at listing a
bunch of theoretical aspects that relate to the New Age movement, it tries to
translate them in to practical ministerial strategies that may make a little
difference in one’s life and in the lives of those around him.
The perspective that we are going for is not
doctrinal in any way, it rather tries to describe a set of values that are not
purely New Age, being more purely humanistic above all. In the lines
that you will see in front of you there is only love, fraternity and acceptance
to be found, all of the lines that are written here are addressed any
individual regardless of race, ethnicity, social status, sexual orientation,
political choices or any other aspects that just make our race more fascinating
and fun to explore. A New Age Ministry is something like nothing else, as a
result of the fact that it feeds on humanism, because it feeds on pragmatism,
personal growth and diversity.
We, the Newagers, are a “nation”
that traces its genesis thousands of years ago, we are not a shallow, we don’t
lack a sense of identity or moral substance. Our morality doesn’t derive from
norms that are imposed from the exterior, by a force that used fear as a tool
of manipulation and dominance, our moral substance has its core in our human
nature, we believe that our the human from within us is the foundation
of our progress in life.
The New Age Minister is
a heretic to many, why so? He is a heretic through his lack of selfishness,
he’s a heretic because he refuses to accept the morally corrupt conventions
that are held by the majority of main stream religious organizations nowadays. 
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