New Agers look forward to the globalized New World Order that conservative Christians fear.
In fact, the New Age movement is helping to usher in the New World Order. While conservatives view the New World Order as a world ruled by one totalitarian government, New Agers view it as a solution to the more serious problems faced by the world today. They see as a necessary restructuring of civilization into what is sometimes referred to as a Global Village, in which national boundaries are secondary, and people are citizens of the world. Without national boundaries or religion to fight over, world peace would be inevitable.
Although many New Agers view the New World Order from a political rather than a spiritual perspective, there is an apocalyptic vantage, there is an apocalyptic concept in New Age theology, and in many ways it mirrors Christian apocalyptic theory, although with a different point of view.
At the foundation of New Age aspirations is a utopian future of peace and equality. Although ideas of the anticipated new era differ among New Agers, most agree that it will include a changed dynamic between the races, and between men and women, as well a healthy, more organic diet, holistic healing practices, and world peace.
Environmental concerns are seen as essential to bringing about a transformation of society. Many New Agers view the Earth as a living being, even a form of deity, known as Gaia, who will eventually take matters into her own hands.
Others believe that there will be a gradual dawning of enlightenment among large numbers of people throughout the world, who will take control of its governments, merging them into one worldwide government.
The Age of Aquarius was an early name for the New Age, in which people would replace old and outworn beliefs. Astrologers advanced the theory that the Aquarian Age would arrive when the sun entered the constellation of Aquarius on the day of the spring equinox.
Others believe in an imminent astrological shift characterized by chaos and suffering, but which would lead to an era of peace in which Aquarian consciousness would dominate.
These views are based on alternative systems of predicting future events by the positions of the planets. Because New Agers and Neo-pagans both believe in astrology, they share similar beliefs about the Age of Aquarius.
Many New Age writers anticipate a global cleansing or purification before the New Age takes place and that this might be characterized by earthquakes, great storms, disease, and violence. Those who remain will relearn the language of nature, and there will be New Age teachers to show them how.
A perfect society, they imagine, will have to involve a redefinition of what a family is, as well as sexual roles, and the nature of government. Truth and wisdom, they say, will come from individual interpretation and experiences rather than from churches and schools.
New Agers often speak as if they are the advance army of the New World, and elite who will trigger the transformation of the current world into an Aquarian Age.
If an evolved group will lead the way to a utopian future, everyone else will be left to a different fate.
One view is that the enlightened will be allowed to reincarnate after death, while the unenlightened will not.
Others believe that the transformation will be a gradual one, as more and more people become enlightened, throwing off the yokes of outmoded religions and political thinking. Of these, many believe that the Age of Aquarius has already come to pass and that it is left to individuals to bring their personal lives in alignment with this global shift.
Intentional communities are sometimes a part of this restructuring, teaching likeminded people to live together and creating sanctuaries for others. Some may live in these places year-round, while others gather together for public festivals and gatherings, rites of passage, healing rituals, group meditation, and other events.
Since the 1960s and 1970s, New Age communities have expanded to include participants in all phases of life, including children and the elderly.
Most, however, are not isolated in rural communities, but well integrated into society. They pay taxes, attend school, have jobs, volunteer, and take part in neighborhood events, although their religious practices differ from that of their neighbors.
Although the means, the timeline, and most of the details are likely to differ from one New Ager to another, the ultimate goal of most New Agers is to create a society that is fundamentally different from the one they were born into, and this is most often known as a New World Order.
The New Age concept of a New World Order, the Age of Aquarius, or the New Age is the focus of sites listed in this category.
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The not-for-profit educational community supports the restoration of the spiritual mysteries and the transformation of human consciousness, in particular to collaborate worldwide to prepare the way for a World Teacher, described here as the true Aquarian, and to promote New Age sciences, and the work of the United Nations to become a one-world government. The Aquarian Age Community is introduced, along with the role to be played by the UN. Videos, webinar recordings, and newsletters.
http://www.aquaac.org/
Founded and maintained by Carl and Nancy Showalter, the purpose of this site is to demystify and make practical the aquarian age teachings, expand spiritual awareness, empower individuals to take control of their lives, and to share tools for personal and spiritual transformation. Topics include spiritual protection, spiritual beings, man, angels, universal laws, and the Quantum Living Institute, of which Carl Showalter is a founder.
https://thegoldenageofaquarius.com/
Jeremiah Project: The New World Order
The Jeremiah Project began as a print ministry in 1992, and has been on the Internet since 1996, covering a variety of topics from a Christian perspective. Prominent among them are the dangers and deceptions of the New Age movement and the role that it plays in the philosophy of a New World Order. Several informational and news articles are presented, and books on the subject are available for purchase.
https://www.jeremiahproject.com/the-new-world-order/
Created by Dennis Lynn, a Christian who takes a literalist point of view toward the Bible, the site focuses on, and offers warnings against the New World Order and those politicians, rulers and would-be rulers, corporate heads, and New Agers who would bring about the New World Order. Specific individuals, organizations, and programs are called out, and several informational resources are available for downloading in PDF format.
http://www.nwotoday.com/
The organization, also known as ONHI, has a goal to expand the new principles of enlightenment and spirituality throughout the world, and to be instrumental in the continuing transformation of the global human family. ONHI is charged with establishing a unique planetary hierarchical outpost for those members of the ascended host to pour forth their illuminated energies in service to humankind, gay, and the creator's will and plan for evolving growth.
http://www.onhi.org/
The New World Order Vs. The New Age: Separating Truth from Falsehood
Published by New Dawn Magazine, a publication of the Dawn Bible Students Association, the article discusses the accusations made against the New Age movement and other non-traditional religions in the conspiracy to bring about a New World Order, going into detail about several religious and spiritual organizations that are related to New Age, the occult, or other esoteric traditions, as well as political machinations, and plots that are being orchestrated by people outside of these religions.
https://www.newdawnmagazine.com/articles/the-new-world-order-vs-the-new-age-separating-truth-from-falsehood
