Understanding The "New Age" Spiritualism

Hi Bud,

I am going to agree and disagree with you at the same time.

1. It is wrong for you to judge the level of my spiritual relationship with God.

2. You are correct that God and the universe are the same, but for all intensive purposes, describing this to someone who doesn't understand that God and the universe are one, it's just better to say that they are two things, because people relate to either one word or the other.

3. I don't profess to be an expert on spiritualism, because I am still in my beginning years (I believe I always will be). My aim here was to make people understand spiritualism to a degree (and not write an entire novel on it). I am defending myself and others who are being called a witch or someone trying to be God. That's not our aim.

4. This isn't really a so-called "New Age" thing like the rest of the world is claiming. This is something that has been around for centuries. Jesus and the Sufi's spent many years learning about spirituality thousands of years ago. So I don't know how you could refer this to being a social movement.

5. You are correct that it only takes an inward look to find God. That's the message I was trying to get across. This is what spiritualism is trying to teach people. It's not necessarily a movement or a cult. Sometimes people have problems trying to silence their minds and learn how to meditate. Just read "Eat, Pray, Love." It's a national bestseller. Gilbert talks a lot about how difficult it was for her to learn how to meditate and to pray. It's not a practice that is as simple as people make it out to be. It's easy for some (like myself, and probably you), but extremely difficult for others.

6. We've had ancient texts throughout the centuries that try to describe meditation, life and God. Some people need texts to help them to understand what is going on in their minds and in their lives. There are some of us who prefer to refer to all forms of literature on the subject matter before judging what is truth. It takes more than just an inward meditation to reach God. Sometimes there are things going on around us that need further explanation. Sometimes we just need that extra "oomph" that says we're going in the right direction. Texts can be a sort of sign in the greater scheme of things.

7. There is nothing about 'belief' in spiritualism. It's just teaching people how they can connect with God through meditation. They don't say anything about 'believing' in a certain way in order to get into heaven. That's not what this is about. This is about our own relationships with God and listening to that inner voice. I've taken classes on how to be worry free (which ironically I didn't learn anything from except that I understand how to live a life worry free without a class to teach that to me) to understanding raw food and vegan diets. Notice the word UNDERSTANDING.

I agree with a lot of your other comments. They seem to tack on to what I'm already saying as far as listening to that inner voice and having that connection with God.

And to answer your question as to how can you not be connected to God...

Take a look around you. When you are in a relationship with someone and both of you are talking, but one person is not listening don't you somehow lose that connection with that individual? Don't you begin to feel alienated? That is the case with so many people. They pray to God, but they don't listen to what God has to say. They then feel disconnected b/c they believe God is not listening to them, when really, God is talking to them and they should be the ones listening to what He has to say. There are too many people that are disconnected and seeking God...or at least how they can be reconnected with God once again. That's why we have religions throughout the world. People banking on finding God. But do they ever really find God?

Sure, we know God is always there. We know where to find Him. But so many people don't know that. They've disconnected themselves from God. Not the other way around.