New Age

Esalen: 50 Years Ago, A 'Crazy Place On A Godforsaken Road' Launched The New Age Movement

Debra Ollivier | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Social and Personal Transformation, Baby Boomers, Esalen, Human Potential Movement, Dick Price, New Age, Michael Murphy, Consciousness Raising, Spirituality, Slideexpand, Fifty News
Debra Ollivier

In 1962, on a stunning stretch of land bordering the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California, two Stanford graduates founded a retreat center called The Esalen Institute. Their goal: Create a space where people could explore holistic approaches to wellness and personal transformation.

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(R)evolution in San Francisco: Ana Castillo Seizes the Reigns of Feminist Spirituality for 2012

Lisa Paul Streitfeld | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Lacma, Annie Finch, Mexico, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Women's Spirituality Movement, Poetry, Ana Castillo, 2012, Mayan Calendar, Sid Reger, Archeomythology, Goddess, San Francisco, New Age, Cosmic Mother, Guadelupe, Astronomy, Astrology, Chicana, Quetzalcoatl, Mayan Prophecy, Daniel Pinchbeck, Penn Museum, Milky Way, Precession of the Equinoxes, Z. Budapest, Dr. Heide Gottner-Abendroth, Charlene Spretnak, Miklk, New Mexico, Cross-Disciplinary, Mythology, Akio Toyoda, Chalice, Kathleen Sweeney, Association for the Study of Women and Mythology, Marija Gimbutas, Cristina Biaggi, Arts News
Lisa Paul Streitfeld

It was clear to many in the room that she was providing the missing feminine voice capable of renewing the Goddess Movement on a global level after it disappeared underground following the backlash of its New Age commercialization in the '80s.

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Mayan Calendar, One In Ten People Believe December 21 Is Doomsday

Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Video, Armageddon, Hispanic Heritage, New Age, Doomsday, Mayas, Rapture, Mayan Calendar, End of the World, Latino Voices News

The Mayan calendar will cycle back to zero on Dec. 21, 2012 for the first time since 3114 B.C. and people around the world--from Argentina to Asia and...

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The Tim Tebow Of Performance, Coaching And Sex

Phil Shepherd | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Athletes, Karate, Professional Sports, L.A. Angels, Eastern Medicine, Friendship, Marriage, Ufc, Anxiety, Faith, Quantum Physics, Baseball, Relationships, Biology, Conservative, Tim Tebow, Evangelical, St. Louis Cardinals, Pastor, Western Medicine, Whiskey Preacher, Gina Parris, Sexuality, Performance Coach, Education, Taboo, Romance, Sex, Radio, New Age, Christianity, Carlos Beltran, Energy, Performance, Religion News
Phil Shepherd

in the church world, the biggest misnomer is that sex is somehow dirty or shameful, or less than sacred, sizzling and sexy! God created us with pleasure in mind.

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Would You Marry You?

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: New Age, Marriage, Relationships, Couples, Friendship Advice, Relationship Advice, Married to Myself, Independence, Women News
Hayley Rose Horzepa

"Hayley, men are going to think you are married!" She insisted. "I am," I replied, "to myself."

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A Doomsday Launchpad in France?

Lisa Baca | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: December-2012, New Age, Pic De Bugarach, Apocalypse, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Esoterics, Video, Weird News News
Lisa Baca

The doomsday theories are nothing new, but in an unusual twist these specific esoterics believe that the Pic de Bugarach is more than a mountain -- it is a sacred land occupied by aliens as we speak.

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Apocalypse Believers Begin Waiting For Alien Rescuers

Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Apocalypse 2012, Video, Bugarach Peak Apocalypse, Apocalypse, France, Bugarach Peak France, 2012 Doomsday, New Age, Doomsday, New Age Philosophy, Bugarach Peak, End of the World, World News, Religion News

UPDATE: In a statement to The Huffington Post, the Ramtha School of Enlightenment said that the French watchdog agency Miviludes mistakenly identifie...

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Newspaper Classifieds: The Good, the Bad and the Hilarious

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Chicago Reader, Michael Ventura, Harlan Ellison, 60 Minutes, LA Weekly, Classified Advertising, New Age, Mikal Gilmore, Village Voice, Lola Lane, Rockie Gardner, Alternative Weekly Newspapers, Classified Ads, Newspaper Classifieds, Video, Media News
Michael Sigman

The sad state of newspaper classifieds makes me feel lucky that I worked at LA Weekly during the early '80s, when the classifieds did more than drive revenue: they said as much about the city's culture as the cover stories.

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The Point Of Authentic Inquiry

Gangaji | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Self-Inquiry, Religion, Doubt, New Age, Christianity, Buddhism, Spirituality, Self- Discovery, Consciousness, Spiritual Inquiry, Healthy Living News
Gangaji

There is a point that appears in a lifetime, regardless of chronological age, when healthy, true doubt appears. We doubt what we have been taught, and we doubt what others insist we must believe. This is the point at which true spiritual inquiry can begin.

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2012: Apocalypse Fatigue

Turnstyle | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Joseph Campbell, Apocalypse, Occupy, Harold Camping, Daniel Pinchbeck, New Age, 2012hoax.Net, 2012 Apocalypse, 2012, Impact News
Turnstyle

By:Noah Nelson Photo Credit: Image: NASA/Public Domain Earth: it was fun while it lasted. Today is the beginning of the final countdown. We've g...

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Is This the Law of Attraction at Work?

Eldon Taylor | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Mind Power, New Age, Self-Improvement, Responsibility, Belief, Law of Attraction, Sweat Lodge Deaths, Crime News
Eldon Taylor

The Secret and The Law of Attraction have drawn a great deal of interest from main street folks, not just the so-called new age followers. Bob Procto...

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Is All This Positive Thinking Getting You Down?

Julie Gray | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Manifestation, Quantum Physics, Rhonda Byrne, Optimism, Oprah, New Age, The Secret, Louise Hay, What the Bleep Do We Know, Abundance, Esther Hicks, Marianne Williamson, Anxiety, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Consciousness, Healthy Living News
Julie Gray

Being that we only have this one, wild and precious life as you and as me, right here and right now, striving to overcome, to lift one's spirits, to find and experience that which is good, satisfying, funny and loving is, for me, the only choice.

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PHOTOS: New Agers, Neo-Pagans Mark Summer Solstice At Stonehenge

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Neo-Pagans, Summer Solstice, Stonehenge, New Age, Pagans, Summer, England, Summer Solstice Stonehenge, World News

LONDON (AP) — A damp overcast morning has failed to deter thousands of people gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice. (Scroll down ...

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The Five Wisdoms Of The Mandala

C. Clinton Sidle | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Personal Responsibility, Religion, Personal Growth, New Age, Personal Development, Buddhism, Mandala, Five Wisdoms, Religion News
C. Clinton Sidle

Known as a Mandala, or Medicine Wheel, this framework has provided a guide for personal growth and effectiveness that has withstood the test of time for thousands of years.

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Amma The Hugging Saint's Answer To Natural Disasters And Suffering

Nicole Neroulias | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: New Age, India, Amma, Hinduism, Hugging Saint, Mata Amritanandamayi, Amma the Hugging Saint, Natural Disasters, Religion News
Nicole Neroulias

Destroying forests, polluting rivers, cutting down trees. We have disturbed the balance of nature, disturbed the balance of the earth.

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Unplug And Recharge With A Daily 'Spa' Moment

Victoria Moran | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Lifestyle, Health, Spa, New Age, Weight Loss, Travel, Beauty, Self-Care, Yoga, Unplug and Recharge, Healthy Living News
Victoria Moran

It's not so much about getting to go to a spa every now and then, but rather making "spa" into a verb, and spa-ing as a way of life. The result: feeling vital and energized.

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You're Never Too Old to Express Yourself

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joyce Theatre, Breath Made Visible, Ruedi Gerber, Intensive Care: Reflections on Death and Dying, Peter Greenaway, A.A. Leath, American Dance Festival, Meredith Monk, Mario Grigorov, Babeth M. VanLoo, Ann Hamilton?S Tower, Meredith Monk: Inner Voice, Anna Halprin, San Francisco Dancers Workshop, New Age, Charles Reinhart, John Graham, Seniors Rocking, Film, Arts News
George Heymont

Because we live in a youth-oriented society, many Americans need frequent reminders that most artists age like wine and cheese. Over the course of the...

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Bugarach, Tiny French Village, Draws Apocalypse-Fearing Tourist Hordes

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: France, New Age, End of the World, New Age Philosophy, World News

The tiny French hamlet of Bugarach is known for its serenity and quaint charm. But in recent months, the village -- which boasts a population of a mer...

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The Myth of Quantum Consciousness

Victor Stenger | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: New Age, Science, Religion, Consciousness, Quantum Mechanics, Spirituality, Healthy Living News
Victor Stenger

A new myth is burrowing its way into modern thinking. The notion is spreading that the principles embodied in quantum mechanics imply a central role for the human mind in determining the very nature of the universe.

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What Would Neil Young Do? Walk No Hidden Paths

David Vognar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Music Industry, Religion, Art, Perfectionism, Native Americans, New Age, Artists, Neil Young, Music, Spirituality, Religion News
David Vognar

Abandoning the dogma of formal religion, economics, philosophy and other belief systems will prove helpful. Superstition has distracted us from creative intelligence's understanding nature.

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When Psychotherapists Fail to Help: Here's Why

Douglas LaBier | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mad Men, Psychotherapy, Values, Interconnectedness, New Age, Daphne Merkin, Sigmund Freud, Love, In Treatment, Mental Health, Healthy Living News
Douglas LaBier

Many people who enter psychotherapy today aren't helped at all. Some end up more troubled than when they began treatment.

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Blowing in the Wind

David Horton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Age, Anti-Science, Science, Creationism, Climate Change, Politics News
David Horton

The real importance of science, for the last 500 years, was that it was the one aspect of human endeavor that constantly advanced, constantly improved, built on previous work, and earlier understanding, it didn't take a backward step.

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Omega Institute Comes to NYC for a Weekend of Renewal

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Allice Walker, Phoenix Process, New Age, Omega Institute, Steven Pinker, Claude Anshin Thomas, Elizabeth Lesser, Spirituality, Byron Katie, Healthy Living News
Marcia G. Yerman

Elizabeth Lesser presented one of her resonant themes - the "Phoenix" metaphor and the concept of letting go of past issues that deter us from rising and regenerating. Introducing herself to the jam-packed room with the remark, "I'm a mystical, introverted kind of girl," she launched into the renewal philosophy.

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How I Know Alternative Faiths Work, Too

Wes Isley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Age, New Age Spirituality, Neo-Pagan, Spiritual Crisis, Alternative Faith, Neo-Paganism, New Age Beliefs, Alternative Belief, Religion News
Wes Isley

For most of my life, I've been a Christian. But now I don't have a deity to whom I pray for healing or help. People have asked me how I cope in difficult situations. I'm doing just fine.

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PHOTOS: New Agers, Neo-Pagans Celebrate Summer Solstice At Stonehenge

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Summer Solstice, Pagan Ritual, Salisbury, England, Paganism, Stonehenge, New Age, Stonehenge Rituals, Neo-Paganism, English Heritage, Slidepollajax, Summer Solstice 2010, World News

Some 20,000 revelers -- mainly New Age and neo-pagan types -- gathered to dance, sing and holler as the sun rose over the prehistoric stone circle Sto...

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