NEW AGE MOVEMENT



 
Characteristics of New Age Groups


1. A vision of radical transformation
Expectation of personal transformation in the immediate future
Expectation of a broad cultural transformation  -- a golden age of peace and light
2. The only reality is "God," usually thought of in predominantly impersonal terms as Mind or Energy

3. The truth may be revealed in diverse ways and through diverse agents
Syncretism

Eclecticism
4. The identification of the individual as one in essence with the divine
The individual is the ultimate locus for the determination of truth

The individual possesses the psychic powers and capability for physical and psychological healing