Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Advances Holistic Approach to Adolescent Care Through Society Renaming and Annual Conference The Society for Adolescent Medicine will change its name, effective April 7, 2010, to the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM). This change represents the variety of unique health services and disciplines that come together to ensure a healthy adolescent and young adult population. [More....]
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Conventional medicine has failed them. Migraine headache and depression hold the lives of these three patients hostage. But Dr. Norman Shealy and a team of Holistic healers have created a Medical Renaissance with ancient wisdom and new holistic medical tools and treatments. Can the lives of these patients be rescued? Can they discover the Secret Code of health and well-being? Take the journey with them and discover a new approach to health. Founder of the American Holistic Medical Association, inventor of 10 medical devices and author of 24 books, Dr. Shealy takes a brilliant, intuitive approach with an iconoclastic style.
A Complete and Comprehensive Guide to Holistic Treatment “Larry Trivieri beautifully illuminates the full spectrum of natural healing approaches, highlighting the unifying themes and distinctive features of health systems around the world and across the ages. This book is a valuable resource for individuals interested in their personal well being, as well as health professionals seeking to de…
Jobs that people with masculinized brains are good at are almost paid more than jobs which use the abilities of a feminized brain.
Why should this be the case?
Shouldn’t primary teachers be paid the same as secondary school teachers?
Shouldn’t nurses be paid the same as doctors?
Shouldn’t counsellors be paid the same as engineers?
After all, most engineers I’ve known couldn’t counsel someone to save their lives, or someone else’s!
And most secondary school teachers could not surivive teaching primary school. They wouldn’t want to.
How many doctors could work as a nurse for a year, and not given up from frustration and stress?
Jobs that women tend to be good at, involving patience, social skills, communication, care for health and well-being, multi-tasking and a holistic perspective, are almost always underpaid.
Shouldn’t different skills be recognised as equally valid and renumerated accordingly? Why is Maths more valuable than English?
You would have got a ton of replies if you had posted this in Women’s Studies. The fallacy in your arguement is you are comparing jobs which need diff skills & qualifications & saying they must be paid equally. Take 2 v similar jobs ….Acting …here the discrepency btwn what male actors get & what their female counterparts is drastic different…women get paid much less. Why this so? This is inequality.
1 Mullika Shrivastava interviews Dr Anand on Holistic Health
Holistic Medicine or Integrated Health is on the increase all over the world
Some do it as a maintainence, some do it as the first step to healing and some because Mainstream Medicine had no answers
The overall aim is to introduce the students to the experience and practice of Holistic Medicine: Integrated Health Care. This means a healthcare system which encompasses both mainstream medicine and complementary therapies. It is an opportunity for students to practically experience a range of different complementary therapies and the basis on which they work and are used. They will also be encouraged to explore the ideas of holism which includes the concept of mind, body and spirit and the relationship of a person to his/her community and environment. Current ideas and assumptions about illness, health and disease are challenged. This is an opportunity to explore in-depth some of society’s ideas of normality. The strengths and limitations of ‘conventional medicine’ are explored in relation to a holistic approach involving complementary therapies. This module also aims to show students how they can benefit from using techniques they learn to improve their own sense of health and well-being especially in reducing stress. The experience is positive, life-enhancing, enjoyable and memorable.
Description
Before the course starts the supervisors meet with the participants and discuss their educational needs, hopes and aspirations, beliefs and boundaries and then the timetable is built on the basis of that information.
The course is based at the Elmfield Health Group which has a seminar room for student use and also access to a larger room for group practical sessions. The students also go out to the therapist’s clinics.
Each student’s individual needs and interests are explored and they are guided accordingly.
The methods described are integrated into a regular timetable for the students with morning and afternoon sessions. There is a general introductory talk to most of the therapies by each therapist. This is followed up by a number of practical sessions with plenty of opportunity for interaction and discussion.
Each week there is an opportunity to meet patients who have experienced a particular therapy and to talk with both the therapist and GP.
There is a weekly seminar with the GPs and also student presentations and discussion with a lot of feedback about their different experiences.
Students also sit in the GP surgeries at regular intervals and see how patients are educated and introduced to complementary therapies.
The students are also encouraged to follow a particular discipline to a greater depth and may present a synopsis of their understanding of it.
Students are encouraged to keep a reflective log diary.
The therapies are those listed and can be further explored at www.health2000.co.uk
Students have 2 full sessions of a chosen therapy towards the end of the SSC for their personal benefit.
Objectives
The objectives of this Holistic Health SSC include:
To give students practical experience of acupuncture, reflexology, aromatherapy, Swedish massage, nutrition, live blood analysis, naturopathy, heart rate variability biofeedback, real-time O2 & CO2 measurement, colonic lavage, hypnotherapy, spiritual healing, homeopathy, medical herbalism, counseling and art therapy, Bi-Aura therapy, osteopathy, crystal healing, shiatsu, Arts for Health and the Buteyko method for asthma.
To have short courses in a number of different therapies so that they can use their understanding to give support to patients who are already using complementary therapies and guidance to those who are interested.
To familiarize students with concepts of health and healing on a deeper level ie. mind, body and spirit and to go deeper into diagnosis and management rather than mere symptom relief.
To explore the concept that disease has multi-level causes and treatments – physical, psychological, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social, economic, etc.
To explore Art, Music & Health (www.gurukul.org). To see and experience the power of sound and its effect on EEGs.
To learn how to integrate complementary therapies into day to day patient care and care of the carers.
To give students practical experience of different ways of relieving stress through a multitude of methods from varied sources including Heart Math and Bio-feedback.
To realize the limitations and risks of both orthodox medicine and complementary therapies (defensive medicine, side effects of treatments, addiction to therapies and therapists)
To grow beyond simplistic newtonian ideas and explore quantum physics (Einstein and Stephen Hawking)
To have exposure to complementary therapies in the context of a holistic approach. Dr Anand anandjee Mullika Shrivastava mullikaji
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Structured for optimal use as a clinical reference and text, this comprehensive work reviews effective stress management techniques and their applications for treating psychological problems and enhancing physical health and performance. Leading experts present in-depth descriptions of progressive relaxation, hypnosis, biofeedback, meditation, cognitive methods, and other therapies. Tightly edited…
Using a direct and student-centered style, Vimala Pillari shows readers why people behave the way they do and prepares them for situations they will encounter on the job and in daily living. The book focuses on the psychological, socio-cultural, and biological influences on human development, includes coverage of personality theories, and offers, for each different stage of the life cycle, coverag…
This volume provides systematic reviews of the state of clinical and health services research, in particular patient-care problem areas pertinent to nursing homes. Each chapter defines progress on a specific nursing home clinical problem and provides a critical synthesis and review of research information. Topics covered include: medication use; infection control; pressure ulcers; falls; urinary i…
When I look up the definitions of these topics, there seems to be a more vast array of methods besides ‘nutrition’ or use of ‘foods’. I’m trying to write a research paper on nutrition as an alternative therapy and would like to be correct as possible with the terminology. This is also something I would like to persue as a career and I am having a hard time finding programs that fit into this category…sort of like being a nutritionist…but dealing with using supplements, colonics, etc. aswell to cure ailments and propel a person to optimum health. Can anyone help me out here?
I’ve heard many people referring to this field as Phyto-chemistry or even phyto-medicine, although I’m not sure that’s a real career field yet. Probably being a holistic or intergrative health practitioner is what you’d be looking for.
Try checking out these two organizations for more info:
What is the Definition of the Alternative Medicine Human Aura Energy in Chinese Medicine
http://www.enjoyabetterworld.com. Part 4A of the series on the basics of alternative medicine. This video focuses on the basics of Chinese Medicine and how it contrasts with Western Medicine. Be sure to view the second part of this video about CHAKRAS & MERIDIANS
Drink less, crave less and nip your problem drinking in the bud with the easy Drink/Link Moderate Drinking Program in this book! Drink/Link has helped thousands of drinkers worldwide to control drinking and prevent alcoholism since 1988. Over 80% of the drinkers who have completed this program have either cut their drinking in half or significantly reduced it! No meetings, drugs, belief in a hi…
Anti-Aging Skin Care: The Three Main Anti-Aging Skin Care Classifications
Anti-aging skin care should be a process, and not a reaction to years of sun damage or neglect. Anti-aging should be practiced in a preventative and proactive manner as opposed to reactively, albeit that it’s never too late to begin an anti-aging skin care program.
If you consistently apply the correct anti-aging techniques in the correct combination over a period of time, the results will soon be noticed by yourself and others, and will encourage you to continue the process, thereby giving you the affirmations and confidence indicative that you’re on the right path to looking younger.
To simplify, there are 3 main classifications of holistic anti-aging skincare to looking younger:
Avoidance:
• Don’t lie in the sun tanning for hours on end especially during the sun’s zenith (11am to 2pm). If you ever do decide to tan, do it in short intervals, never more than an hour at a time. Additionally, use a good waterproof sun block cream on your body and especially your face. The harmful UV rays of the sun dries the skin and damages the skin’s cells and collagen, and can result in permanent damage to the DNA structure in the skin cells.
• Refrain from excessive alcohol intake, illegal narcotic usage, and reduce or halt smoking and sugar consumption. These substances damage the skin over long periods of time, and cause you to look prematurely older than your years.
• Limit intake of prescription drugs, excessive use of pain killers. If you think that because certain medications or painkillers can be bought off the shelf or via a prescription from a medical practitioner, that they are harmless, think again! These can be just as addictive and harmful to the skin and body as illegal narcotics.
Oral ingestion (By mouth):
• Take vitamin supplements, inter alia, Vitamin A, C, E, Zinc and Folic Acid. These are all good for the skin, help repair skin cell damage, and assist with collagen levels.
• Eat as much fresh fruits and vegetables as possible, especially foods that contain the Omega 3 and Omega 6 EFA’s (Essential Fatty Acids). Examples of foods that contain Omega 3 are oily fish (herring, sardines, salmon, and mackerel), walnuts, wheat germ, sunflower seeds, soybean oil, Brazil nuts, and pumpkin seeds. Examples of foods that contain Omega 6 are olives, avocados, most nut types, and most leafy green vegetables. The ideal ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3 EFA’s in your diet should be 2:1. The Mediterranean diet is an ideal example of how this ratio is typically balanced.
Topical applications or solutions (On the skin):
• Face masks, creams or moisturizers that contain Vitamin A, E, avocado, and jojoba are excellent for anti-aging skin care. Almond oil or the Vitamin E oil squeezed out of a capsule and applied to the skin is excellent to stave off, and treat wrinkles and lines.
• Undergo laser treatment of facial crinkles and wrinkles, crow’s feet, eye bags, and of course, let’s not forget Botox treatments.
• Acupressure applied to various parts of the face, neck, arms and hands as means to a DIY non-surgical facelift is becoming increasingly popular these days. It entails using your own fingertips to apply pressure to 20 acupressure points mostly on the face, one minute on each point, and it can result in you looking years younger within a month or so. You are in control of your own facelift, and you can literally watch the skin firm and the face lines, eye bags, crow’s feet and wrinkles melt before your eyes.
Avoidance, oral ingestion, or topical solutions will stave off, or reverse the signs of aging. My advice would be to apply all 3 of these methods. As was mentioned earlier, it’s never too late to start anti-aging skin care. Do it as a way of life, and as a process that filters through your day-to-day living, and you will be well on your way to looking younger than your years over time!
A ceremonial adventure taking us through the universal medicine wheel, facing fears and healing cultural imprints while encountering giant elemental creatures:
Eye’mYew the storyteller,
Wynd the white dragon,
the flaming phoenix and the deep leviathan.
Each element gives us tools to heal our Cloak of culture the imbalances that keep us from our full power.
Mythmaker offers gifts from ancient European and Toltec teachings with amazing visuals, epic costumes and giant stilted creatures. An amazing tale of self reflection is woven to awaken us all to our deepest joy and self empowerment.
Written and directed by Hjeron O’Sidhe of MythMaker
Dai Zaobob as the winged elven being
Candice and Andrew of holistic hooping as the machines
From Deep within the Valhalla mountains of BC Canada
MythMaker merges the ancient arts of storytelling & theatre with the dramatic skills of the circus arts creating a multidisciplinary art experience, delving into the mystical, magical and profound. Performances include theatre, music, dance and ceremonies, including the dynamic circus arts of fire spinning, acrobatics, aerials and stilt walking.
Their multi-dimensional performances strive to integrate a new cultural mythology through ritualistic performance art inspiring a new dream, which empowers the individual and community to co-create a sustainable future for all life.
Mythmaker Lives the mission of rebirthing and reclaiming the sacred art of storytelling, with circus and performance art, ceremony and intention. To live the old myths in a new way.
Music by Hjeron and Lana of MythMaker
Fire Dancing & Stilt Walking, Sacred Theatre & Mythology,
Ceremonial Costumed Celtic Circus Creatures, Magical Music & Mask Making, Parade, Poi & Giant Puppet Performance,Sacred Storytelling of the Staff & Sword & Stilt Walking, Sacred Theatre & Mythology, Ceremonial Costumed Celtic Circus Creatures, Magical Music & Mask Making, Parade, Poi & Giant Puppet Performance, Sacred Storytelling of the Staff & Sword
Our Magnetic Therapy, for daytime and nighttime PAIN RELIEF has been Medically test proven, at major Medical Centers, to effectively increase blood circulation and provide outstanding pain relief These therapeutic magnets reduce swelling and pain, expediting the healing process for chronic and acute conditions.
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This all-in-one instant eye-rejuvenating mask is based on the secret beauty formulas of ancient Chinese sages. Combined with cutting-edge technology, these formulas come to the rescue of skin emergencies around the eyes to instantly lift, firm and diminish the appearance of sagging, bags, fine lines, and dark circles. As soft, smooth, and hydrokinetic as it is for the delicate skin around the eyes…
I need opinion on what can you say about the private health sector of the Department of Health in the Philippines.
Commercial and Non-Commercial – definition and please give also examples for it.
NGO ( non-goverment Organization ) – definition and also examples (Health NGO examples).
Communities, Families & Individuals
1. Improving habits taht actualize responsibility for health
2. Increasing self care that illustrates peoples self reliance in areas not genuinely requiring professional help.
3. more educated communinit, increasing the demand for health service both in quantity & quality
4. The emphasis in the new paradigm of wellness, preventive medicine and holistic care.
need explanation for each number and site a example for each of it.
A live seminar given to a group of holistic healthcare providers. Topics include the definition of Ayurveda, spiritual as well as material health, spiritual lifestyle and stress, balance of body, mind and spirit, three metabolic factors, meditation, the Vedic literature, Absolute Truth, content and context, meaning and consciousness, who benefits from suppression of Vedic wisdom, real health requires spiritual knowledge, science of the soul, and much more.
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Magnetic Hematite Singing Power Stones
A demonstration of the magnetic force of hematite. Used as a holistic stress reliever and as a metaphysical grounding stone.
Blue Poppy, queen of alpine plants in the Himalayan holy land, swirls with Turquoise, the symbol of blue heaven and protector from misfortune. Soy based wax….
Each healing stone is accompanied with its own silver clasp and “Love my dog” charm that attaches to your pet’s collar ring. Yellow JaditeThis Zen mineral is revered by Eastern Dynasties as a stone of favorable fortune, protection, and harmony. It also provides stabilization and grounding for pets. This stone can assist in the reduction of pain in the legs, hips and sides….
Each healing stone is accompanied with its own silver clasp and “Love my dog” charm that attaches to your pet’s collar ring. Blue Sodalite Helps in providing direction of purpose and efficiency, enhancing the quality of companionship and mutual dependence. This stone is recognized for its anti-inflammatory properties and the treatment of digestive disorders…
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Stones Alive! Is a new reference guide for stones, and the properties of stones, that apply to the new millennium. We offer the traditional geological information along with messages directly from the spirits of stones, for a union of science and mystery. Stones Alive! expands on the current stones knowledge available and presents a section on combinations of stones and how to work with the…
“Fear gripped my soul when I discovered a marble-sized lump hidden in my left breast during a self-examination in July of 1991….” So begins this, one of the most powerful and inspiring personal accounts of breast cancer ever written. Breast cancer now claims the lives of 46,000 American women each year, and strikes terror in the minds of many more. The lesson of Barbara Stone’s experience is tha…
Alternative medecine is a new and unknown thing for you? Here are some useful information on how you can heal yourself!With the advent of new theories and medical practices, the face of traditional medicine continues to change in today’s world. In addition to standard medical practices, many people are discovering that there can be a distinct health advantage in energy development and self heali…
Vedic Astrology, the Science of Time, the Eye of Wisdom and the foremost among the branches of knowledge has come to us from 18 seers. While Varaha Mihira is hailed as the Father of Indian Astrology, Parashara is hailed as the Father of Indian Predictive Astrology. IndianAstro-Physics is divided into 3 major portions – Siddhanta (Astronomy), Samhita (Astro-Philosophy) & Hora (Astrology).
The English word ” hour” is derived from the Sanskrit word Hora.
The Precession of the Equinoxes
While the Western astronomers compute everything from 0 degree Aries which is the beginning of the Tropical Zodiac, the Indian astronomers compute everything from 0 degrees Aswathi (Beta Arietis) , which is the beginning of the Sidereal Zodiac. Sidereal is derived from the Latin word “Sidereus” meaning the constellation of fixed stars. The Vernal Equinoctial Point was found to precede one degree in 72 years and hence 360*72 = 25920 years was fixed as the Precession of the Equinoxes or the Precessional Cycle.
Flamsteed anticipated
Long before Flamsteed fixed the beginning of Zodiac at 0 degree Aries, the Indian astronomer Brahmagupta fixed it at 0 degree Aswini (Beta Arietis). Another great astronomer-mathematician Aryabhata wrote treatises on Spherical Astronomy and Spherical Trigonometry in his magnum opus Aryabhateeyam. It is said that Arabs acquired a knowledge of maths and astronomy only after Brahmagupta’s Brahmasphutasiddhanta was translated into Arabic (As Sind Hind)! Albert Einstein rightly remarked “We owe a lot to the Indians who taught us how to count without which no worthwhile discovery could have been made”! The Difference between the Tropical (Western) & The Sidereal (Indian) Zodiacs is round about 23 degrees this year. Sidereal Astrology is based on the immovable Zodiac- the Sidereal Zodiac – and Western Tropical Astrology is based on the Tropical Zodiac which is movable.
The Philosophic Aspect
As the destructive power is embedded in the atom, so are the acts of preservation, creation and destruction invested in the womb of Almighty Time. Time Eternal alone is the Creator, Preserver and Destroyer. Past,Present & Future are embedded in the womb of Time Eternal and a knower of Time can get an insight into Past, Present & Future. The Present is a product of the Past. Future is contained in the Present inasmuch as it is determined by the Present. The Lord equates Himself with the cosmic phenomenon of Time. “I am Time Eternal” declares He in the the Geetha (“Kalosmi”). Oppenheimer, the Father of the Atom Bomb quoted this verse from the Geetha when saw the first atomic explosion. To him, the destructive power of the atom was a mere manifestation of the destructive power of Time Eternal!
Uses of Astrology The Practical Aspect
The great French mathematician Laplace advocated Probability as a weapon to cope up with Reality. Astrology is the application of the Law of Probability in toto, based on astronomical facts. Our life is hindered by many an obstacle & we are busy battling the barriers to Success. These barriers are always there, some known, some unknown. But via the Wisdom of the Heavens (Astrology) these barriers can be known, why it is there and what are the heavenly causes which generated it. Everything happens by Cause. Classical Philosophy postulates that natural causes have corresponding celestial causes and this is known as the Law of Correspondences. This message is contained in the aphorism “As above, so Below”. Once the causes are known to us from a bona fide astrologer, overcoming the barriers becomes easy.
The scientist manipulates the effect: the diviner or the poet manipulates the Cause. Astrology and Yoga are sciences which deal with the Cause. The Divine is the Transcendent Causeless Cause.Astrology has been described as a Lamp in Darkness. Without it, life becomes a lightless nightmare and we roam about groping in the dark. “Forewarned is Forearmed”. It is the negative aspects of the planets which create all the barriers in our life. Once they are known, by means of the Great Art we can transcend its negativity. Life becomes more smooth sailing and success becomes ours.
The New Age Movement
New Age – A Paradigm Shift to Divine Consciousness & a Universal Philosophy
The New Age Movement (NAM) is a revival of spiritual and divine values and can be called as a Divine Regeneration Movement. New Age Philosophy has conquered the West intellectually and Western culture is currently experiencing a phenomenal shift – sociological, spiritual & ideological. It’s a secular, multi-cultural, multi-religious synthesis, of the Oriental mystical philosophies, mainly Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism & Western Occultism, emphasizing Holism, the doctrine that Reality is organically One (now taught in American Universities after Einstein’s Theory of Relativity).
Behind the evolution of the species, there is an evolution of Consciousness. The aim of Life is Self-Actualization, to evolve to the level of Unity Consciousness, defined as the 7th state of Consciousness in Transcendental Philosophy.
The social disturbance caused by the Vietnam War, the threat posed by AIDS, the disillusionment with materialistic ideas and the erosion of faith in Morality & Ethics brought a sense of futility & meaninglessness in the Western psyche.The limitations of the Western system of Chemotherapy & adverse side-effects of antibiotics, sedatives and certain other drugs and the disillusionment with the promises of science & technology made millions turn to Oriental philosophies, occult practices & systems of therapy. Interest in Alternative Medicine developed to such an extent that there are now more than 180 systems of Alternative Medicine.
Exponents of New Age Philosophy in Europe and America include Transcendentalists like Thoreau, Emerson & Walt Whitman, Wordsworth, Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), & Theosophy introduced by Madame Helena Blavatsky (1831- 1891) & Col Olcott & the philosopher, Annie Besant. As the world witnessed a Consciousness Revolution, Transcendental Meditation, Yoga ,Zen, Carlos Castañada, the Beatles, Holistic Medicine (both Western and Ayurveda), Tantra, Astrology (both Western & Vedic) all became popular .
There are 6 million New Age sites on the Web and the NAM consists of a massive & well organized network consisting of thousands of groups, trusts, foundations, clubs, lodges, and spiritual groups whose goal and purpose is to prepare the world to enter the coming Aquarian Age. (The Age of Aquarius). In astrological symbolism, Aquarius represents Spirituality and Pisces Rationality. The Piscean Age, an age of Computer and Cybernetics revolution, will be followed by an Age of Consciousness Revolution or a Spiritual Revolution, the Aquarian Age.
Some New Age Organizations are: California New Age Caucus, New World Alliance, World Goodwill, The Church Universal and Triumphant, The Theosophical Society, Amnesty International, Zero Population Growth, the Forum, Planetary Initiative for the World We Choose, the Club of Rome, Church Universal & Triumphant, Christian Science, and the Unity School of Christianity.
New Age believes in the essential goodness of Man and the Divine Spark in Man and the New Age movement is not a unified cult system of beliefs and practices, even though its roots derive from Vedic Philosophy. There is no central authority, no official leader, no headquarters, nor membership list, but instead is a network of groups working toward World Peace and Universal Love. There are millions of worldwide followers of various New Age practices and the world is moving from Chaos (Disorder) to Cosmos (Order)! This is a Phase Transition from Entropy (Disorder) to Order!
Significant influence has been gained by NAM affecting almost every area of Occidental culture—Sociology, Psychology, Medicine, the Government, Ecology, Science, Arts, Education, the Business Community, the media, entertainment, sports, and even the Church. Organised spiritual forms such as Christian Science, Unity and even forms of Witchcraft (from the German ‘ Wicca’ meaning the Wise; Witchcraft means the Craft of the Wise) are all its expressions. Various Human Potential Seminars, Transcendental Meditation, Zen Meditation and some Alternative Holistic Medicine practices are also its manifold manifestations.
Some popular New Age publications and journals are New Age Journal, the Z Files, Clarity, Body Mind Spirit, Yoga Journal, Gnosis, East West, Noetic Sciences, the Millennium Being and Omega. The new tendency of people now is to view everything from a New Age perspective
The major goal of the New Age Movement is to prepare Man for entering the Aquarian Age and to bring world peace in an already bruised world. “All is wrong with the world” said Shaw & some of the other goals of the NAM are to establish an entirely New World Order in the fields of Economy & Government. The idea of a World Government was proposed by Bernard Shaw earlier and was implemented by Mahesh Yogi and occurs in the writings of the foundational apostle of the New Age Movement, Alice Bailey.
The word ‘Initiation” is derived from the Latin “In ire” to go within and Initiates were termed by the Great Master as the salt of the Earth. The mystic Ward defined Reality as “Within and within and within and within” . Another mystic described it as “It is hidden, it is hidden and it is hidden”. To the mystic, self evolution is the means and only by changing and correcting ourselves can we change others . The primary goals of the movement then, are to prepare the world to receive the Divine Consciousness and to enter the Age of Aquarius, thus establishing the New World Order.
New Age Philosophy believes that human evolution can be accelerated, if not in the entire mass of humanity, at least in suitable individuals. Human nature is perfectible, through an intensive process of purification and Initiation.
The New Age Movement is secular & universally diffused over the earth’s surface & its basic underlying philosophy emphasizes Gnosticism and Occultism. (Gnosticism is an ancient philosophy stating that Divine essence is the highest reality, and that the Self of man is actually this Essence. Behind the phenomenal world is the Transcendent Reality which Intuition alone can see ). It bears a remarkable resemblance to the Universal Religion that H.G. Wells predicted would one day take over the world.
The six main characteristics of New Age thinking are: (1) All is Unity; (2) All is Divine (3) Humanity is divine (4) A change in Consciousness; (5) All religions are One; and (6) Cosmic Evolutionary optimism.
Basically Dialectical Integralism, New Age Philosophy unites both Matter and Spirit.
Spirit shall see through Matter’s gaze
Matter shall reveal the Spirit’s face!
The 13 main principles of New Age Philosophy are:
(1) One Global Order – One World Government, One Currency, One Universal Being.
(2) Universal Energy, Universal Matter, Universal Life, Universal Soul As God
(3) An Eternal Universe – Uniform in Space and Unending in Time
(4) Divine practices (Astrology Yoga & other esoteric arts)
(5) Syncretism (Unity of all Religions).
(6) The need for Meditation (for generating altered states of Consciousness);
(7) Life is Cyclical – Everything is cyclical, subject to the cyclical upheavals of Time.
(8) Holistic Medicine & Vegetarianism (The patient is more important than the Doctor & Alkaline diet)
(9) Pacifism (Anti-war activities);
(10) Reincarnation; The Law of Conservation of Soul)
(11) The Evolution of Man into Divinity; (The latent Life Force evolving naturally to the Divine)
(12) The Union of Man with the Divine; (Merger of man into the Infinite)
(13) Matter’s Illusoriness; – Esse est percipii – Perception is Essence; Mind is Substance.
The practices of the New Age are psychic practices like: Astrology, Reiki, Bioenergy, Chi energy, Chakras, Nirvana, Christ- Consciousness,Spiritualism, Native American Spirituality, Prajna, Out-of-body/near- death experiences, Reincarnation, Yoga, Meditation and the occult disciplines, as well as psychotherapeutic techniques and scientific applications of the healing powers of crystals and pyramids.
Some commonly used New Age terms are: Quantum Healing, Transmutation, Transfiguration, Guided Imagery, Reincarnation; Positive Thinking; Human Potential; Holistic; Holographic; Synergistic; Unity; Oneness; Transformation; Awakening; Networking; Communal Sharing; One-world/globalism/new world order (i.e., One language, One Government, One currency, One religion); Cosmic Consciousness; Zodiac, etc.
Some New Age practices are: Transcendental Meditation, Parapsychology, Inner healing; Biofeedback; Yoga; I Ching; Reflexology; Therapeutic Touch; Transpersonal Psychology; Witchcraft; ; Magick; Tai Chi; Shamanism; Hypnotherapy; Acupuncture/Acupressure; Martial arts; Zen; Relaxation; Silva Method (formerly Silva Mind Control); Visualization; etc.
Some prominent New Agers are: Jeremy Rifkin, Norman Cousins, Elizabeth Clare Prophet, John Denver, George Lucas, Norman Lear, Alice Bailey, Alvin Toffler, Dr. Barbara Ray, Benjamin Creme, Levi Dowling, George Trevelyan, Fritjof Capra, Abraham Maslow, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Ruth Montgomery, Shirley MacLaine, J.Z. Knight, Marilyn Ferguson and David Spangler.
Soothing audio environments are created by New Age musicians and they believe rightly that Music has psycho-therapeutic properties. (This concept is derived from the Vedic Philosophy that All music is Samaveda, the 4th Veda of the Indians). Born of an interest in spirituality and healing in the late 1970s, it is often used as an aid in meditation.
Essentially meditative, New Age Music is soothing to the Soul. Isn’t Music defined as the food for the Soul? Harmonic consonance, uplifting themes, contemplative melodies & nonlinear song forms are the characteristics of New Age music. Even natural sounds or sounds from Nature and traditional electronic instruments are used by New Age musicians. With roots in classical music or Eastern Music, New Age music is often meditative. Prominent New Age musicians include vocalist Liz Story; harpist Andreas Vollenweider, electric violinist Jean-Luc Ponty , electronic-music pioneer Brian Eno, multi-instrumentalist Kitaro & solo-piano artist George Winston.
New Age practices have almost conquered the world. Athletes are using guided imagery. Graduate schools of business are invoking T M, Yoga, and Tarot cards in teaching courses on creativity in business (e.g., Stanford Graduate School of Business). Based upon Astrology, the Science of Time, stock market gurus employ Fibonacci numbers and “Wave Theory” in their forecasting.
We can summarize that the term New Age is an innovative term derived from the mother of all sciences, Astrology, indicating that this earth is undergoing an evolutionary transitional phase from the Piscean Age of Scientism to the Aquarian Age of Divine Wisdome, Cosmic Consciousness, Knowledge and Love.
Since the New Age is a conglomeration of spiritual practices, let us analyse the basic principles of N A M.
1. The Divine Source of Authority. New Agers do not claim any source of authority — Only Inspiration by the Divine. By the Divine we mean a principle within, the Divine Spark or the Self and many are there who receive the revelations of the Self within or the intuitive insights of the Self.
2. The Lord. – Since Matter and Energy can neither be created or destroyed and the sum total energy in the Universe is an absolute constant (Universal Being), the Lord did not create the world, He became the world. Monism — (“All is Unity”) avers that there is only One Essence in the universe, everyone and everything being a part of that essence. The Self is an utter Being and all these are its Becomings. New Agers view God as an Impersonal Life force, Consciousness, or Energy (e.g., the “Star Wars Force”) mainly but they also believe in His personal aspect, as the Ocean (which is Formless) can take the form of an iceberg! They aver that every human has a divine spark within him because all created beings are reflections of the Divine Idea. The eternal state is called by various terms among different New Age groups, i.e., God-consciousness, Universal Love, Self-Realization, the I AM, Higher Self, Brahman, Nirvana, etc.
3. The Redeemer, Jesus Christ. Christ Consciousness or the Divine Consciousness is what the New Age advocates mean by Christ. In other words, Christ is a Divine Principle rather than an individual, such as Jesus. This idea of Christ Consciousness asserts that Jesus was only one of the Christs, but that He equipped Himself to receive the Christ Consciousness (i.e., He was a great Master who attained Christ Consciousness), as did other prophets like Buddha, Krishna, and Mohammed. New Agers believe Dr Paul Brunton who stated the Jesus spent 18 years in India absorbing Indian Mysticism and that he was initiated into the highest esoteric doctrine.
4. Human Destiny. Man is the measure of all things and is more divine than the animals & hence the salvation of the world depends upon Man. Cleansing the negative elements from the collective subconscient should be the aim of humanity. Once Negativity is cleaned from the collective subconscient, the human positive energy will shine forth and the noble ideals of the New Age will be actualized in an era of Enlightenment. Since man is intrinsically divine and perfect, his only real problem is ignorance of that fact. Gnosis means experiential knowledge and Salvation in the New Age is for man to become enlightened through this Divine Gnosis. New Age groups offer various spiritual techniques to enable individuals, and ultimately the world, to evolve into this Unitive Consciousness . These techniques may include psychotechnologies for attaining altered states of consciousness – Transcendental Meditation, Yoga, Zen, Attunement, Channeling (Spirit guides), Psychics, Acupuncture, etc.
5. The Ethical Opposites, Good & Evil – Believing in the Oriental philosophies, New Agers make the distinction between good and evil. All wickedness is weakness and Evil is imperfection. By the method of Trial and Error, we come to know what is good and what is bad for the world and we have to transcend the dualities.
6. Reincarnation. New Agers believe in the ancient Vedic philosophic concept of Reincarnation — that through a long process of rebirths, man can eventually attain Divine perfection. They also teach the Universal Law of Karma – ((The Law of Cause and Effect (Every effect has a cause), the Law of Action and Reaction, the Law of Retribution)) that what a person sows, he shall reap. This is also the doctrine of God’s non-responsibility, that the Self is not responsible and it is the Ego which experiences bitter & sweet mental experiences due to its own Karma.
7. Salvation is Self-Actualisation and Sin is Ignorance – Some theoreticians taught the concept of Man’s Original Sin. New Age exponents teach the concept of man’s essential goodness. Instead of systems which emphasized the human negative aspect and sin, New Age highlights that every man is essentially divine and it is a sin to call man a sinner ! However, New Agers speak of troublesome desires which are natural impulses which retard human evolution and make the Ego move away from the Self. Sin is merely ignorance of man’s essential divinity. The atrophied spiritual consciousness of the normal man who lives in ignorance of his Divine Self is Sin. Like the Law of Conservation of Energy which states that Energy cannot be created or destroyed, the Law of Conservation of Soul states that the Soul can neither be created nor destroyed. Matter exists in 3 states, liquid, gaseous and solid and matter cannot be created or destroyed. Nothing ever begins to be. Similarly Life does not at physical birth begin to be. It merely enters physical conditions and assumes physical guise. It merely undergoes a parallel transformation into conditions which preexisted in other conditions. The Soul is reincarnated in different bodies in a continuous succession of lives. The good or bad Karma earned in the present lifetime determines one’s subsequent incarnation. Attaining higher states of Consciousness should be our aim.There are many different paths to the goal of Divine perfection and we should be tolerant of other paths.
The divine Aurobindo predicted that spiritual influences from India will trigger off a global spiritual movement.There will be Mass Incarnations (many people divinely inspired) who will work for World Peace and Universal Love!
I saw them cross the twilight of the Age
The massive barrier breakers of this world
The sun-eyed children of a marvelous dawn
The architects of immortality
Carrying the magic Word, the mystic Fire
Carrying the Dionysian Cup of Joy!
The four systems of Philosophy which triggered the N A M are Hinduism, a product of 5,000 years of development, Buddhism, circa 560 B.C., Taoism, circa 500 B.C & Druidism, circa 300 B.C, the religion of the Celts, which extended up to the Middle Ages.
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ANIMATE EARTH pilot.mov
How might a more holistic scientific process broaden our perception of the natural world and inform subsequent understanding, resulting in a deep reconnection with the Earth? This promising and informative film will be based on the book Animate Earth by ecologist Stephan Harding: the story of Earth’s functioning as a self-regulating, living being and of our inherent human, spiritual, moral and physical connection to that story. Stephan Harding holds a doctorate in ecology from the University of Oxford and is co-ordinator of the MSc in Holistic Science at Schumacher College, Devon, England. His book is a brilliant synthesis of Gaian science and forward-looking social theory and argues that we need to establish a right relationship with the planet as a living entity in which we are indissolubly embedded and to which, in the final analysis, we are all accountable. Animate Earth will sensitively explore and convey an emerging new scientific understanding on both an intellectual and an emotional level. Holistic science focuses, amongst other things, on the qualities of organisms, on process and form, which constitutes visual subject matter, often in movement. The labarynthical, interwoven impression that a film invokes, combining images and sound, is a perfect medium for communicating this. With unrefined enthusiasm, Stephan will integrate rational scientific analysis with intuition, sensing and feeling. He replaces the objectifying language found in some forms of scientific inquiry with a way of speaking about Earth as a sentient and living being rather than as a dead, inert mechanism. He conveys the facts by way of wry wit, uncanny and effective humour, and intellectual passion. In literally bringing science to life, atoms, for example, are described using metaphors of human-to-human relationships such as marriage, attraction and repulsion so as to imbue rocks, water and the atmosphere with personality. The ancient forests, moorlands, and seacoast of England will provide the location for the majority of the filming. Live action footage of Stephan enthusiastically revealing to us the planet’s systems as evidenced in the natural world around him will give depth and character to the film. Some of Stephan’s factual and engagingly presented lectures will be highlighted with animated sequences. The film will also include interviews with authorities eminent in their scientific fields, such as James Lovelock, Brian Goodwin, Vandana Shiva, Satish Kumar, Arthur Zajonc, Joanna Macy, Craig Holdredge, and Fritjof Capra. It is our hope that this film will reach out to individuals and groups worldwide. The scope and content of this film can offer a new and much-needed perspective for visualizing positive change in the face of Earth’s diminishments. We are marketing the film to public television, high school and college science departments (to offer students and teachers another point of view within the context of scientific inquiry), local community events and as a DVD. A teacher’s film content outline, student workbook with questions and projects and a curriculum guide with a resource listing will be provided to schools. Our survival as a species hangs on an interdependence with the earth: there is a need to not only rationally understand the reasons behind global warming but to re-connect with our planet as individuals and as a species. This documentary will encourage and enable the viewer to begin this process by readdressing the way they perceive the earth through the lens of holistic science and Harding’s understanding and wisdom.
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The Kallawaya are medicine men of the high Andes in Bolivia. They were considered the sacred healers of the Incas and are said to know over 600 plants and herbs.
(This is a pilot film looking for funding) contact: Scott Bartlett, Washington, DC
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