We
live in a new age of dynamic expression and an impetus to grow
exponentially beyond anything of any previous age. Historically the
movement from the various "ages" were millions of years apart. Today, in
our New Thought Age, we are soaring at a rate of speed never dreamed of
before.
So it is in this new age we work on
making our definitions of who and what we are more succinct and
inclusive, all at the same time. The days of long winded definitions is
a thing of the past. However, with the new definitions we must be
careful to be positive and necessarily inclusive of what we intent to
embrace.
In understanding the creative cause
of the universe we use the terms: God, allness, absolute, principle and
more. How we define the term is unique. For instance one phrase which
describes it quite well is:
There is no spot where God is not!
I like to think of the four terms:
New Age, Metaphy-sics, New Thought and New Thought Movement in
very clear concise words which make understanding what the terms stand
for very obvious.
New Age--a
social movement drawing upon the ancient philosophical concept of man
creatively listening to his inner divine self and incorporating such
themes as holism, concern for nature, spirituality and metaphysics in
everyday use.
Metaphysics--a
division of philosophy dealing with man’s awareness of his oneness as
God.
New Thought--thinking
that takes man’s mind from appearances to its essence and ultimate
reality. This unites thinkers in every possibility of thought. All
thinkers may not agree but all thinkers agree each thinker has the right
to think his own thought.
New Thought Movement--provides
a platform on which diverse philosophical thin-kers may find
encouragement as they reveal their inner wisdom and illumination.
We are all free to define words
however we choose. That is where definitions come from, how the word is
used and how people think about the word. The dictionary is a series of
definitions of how words are used to define their purpose. These appeal
to me.
-Dr Herbert L Beierle
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