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No. I think the new age movement generally keeps the supernatural at a safe distance, or at least frames the discussion in very general terms. Further, I thin
by bmj 5y ago
No. I think the new age movement generally keeps the supernatural at a safe distance, or at least frames the discussion in very general terms. Further, I think much of the manifestation of success via meditation isn't really supernatural at all, but rather just another life hack. The sort of spirituality described in the article has very specific ideas about the supernatural world, and the entities that reside in it. There is also an understanding of the uncontrolled, dangerous nature of the entities.
- boomboomsubban 5y agoIt's really easy to imagine a Nigerian person saying their belief is grounded in the reality of people they know claiming to have seen it, and that the charms are more of a lifehack than anything supernatural.
- anm89 5y agoThis is absolutely untrue. Just a few obvious examples: shakras, crystals, anything "quantum", "vibrations", or harnessing "energy", planet alignment mechanically effecting their lives. I know many new age spiritualists and have had in depth conversations with them regarding what they believe and I can tell you, at least those people believe a staggering amount of supernatural things and they will tell you this directly usually. As in if you asked them if they believe in the supernatural, they will give you an emphatic yes. People in this thread are incredulous that the "educated" believe in this stuff, and yet most of these spiritualists are college educated and then the apologists who say "it isn't really supernatural" are college educated as well. I personally take these people about as seriously as if someone told me they could make money manifest in a pot. It's indefensible to have received the amount of education these people have received and have access to the unlimited knowledge in our current society and to believe what amounts to kids' fairy stories.