History UsefulNotes / NewAge

* UnfortunateImplications: Theosophy and its branch movement, Anthroposophy, can come off as this. Especially when Steiner said Jews, like the moon, can only reflect the light of the sun (i.e., Aryans).

The following is a list of tropes associated with new agers, but bear in mind that because they are a diverse bunch, most of them don't believe in or fit ''all'' of them:

* HumansAreBastards: For polluting the Earth, oppressing each other, and all that jazz.

The dark side of the New Age movement is that it has attracted a glut of self-proclaimed gurus who appropriate and exploit aspects of other cultures' spiritualities, most glaringly [[http://www.newagefraud.org Native American]].

Another concept you'll stumble upon sooner or later in the new age community is the concept of "indigo children" - that is, people who have incarnated on Earth specifically for the purpose of helping humanity to get its act together. Exactly how you tell who an indigo child is depends on who you ask, and the concept itself has been criticized heavily due to the "indigo traits" usually being overly generic or more likely being a sign of a developmental disorder, most commonly [=ADHD=]. The metaconcept of indigo children has branched out to include other types of souls with specific purposes, with equally shiny and colorful names such as "[[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles diamond]] children" and "[[EverythingsBetterWithRainbows rainbow]] children."

Another concept you'll stumble upon sooner or later in the new age community is the concept of "indigo children" - that is, people who have incarnated on Earth specifically for the purpose of helping humanity to get its act together. Exactly how you tell who an indigo child is depends on who you ask, and the concept itself has been criticized heavily due to the "indigo traits" usually being overly generic or more likely being a sign of either developmental disorders, most commonly [=ADHD=]. The metaconcept of indigo children has branched out to include other types of souls with specific purposes, with equally shiny and colorful names such as "[[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles diamond]] children" and "[[EverythingsBetterWithRainbows rainbow]] children."

Another concept you'll stumble upon sooner or later in the new age community is the concept of "indigo children" - that is, people who have incarnated on Earth specifically for the purpose of helping humanity to get its act together. Exactly how you tell who an indigo child is depends on who you ask, and the concept itself has been criticized heavily due to the "indigo traits" usually being overly generic or more likely being a sign of either developmental disabilities, or psychiatric disorders, most commonly [=ADHD=]. The metaconcept of indigo children has branched out to include other types of souls with specific purposes, with equally shiny and colorful names such as "[[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles diamond]] children" and "[[EverythingsBetterWithRainbows rainbow]] children."

Another concept you'll stumble upon sooner or later in the new age community is the concept of "indigo children" - that is, people who have incarnated on Earth specifically for the purpose of helping humanity to get its act together. Exactly how you tell who an indigo child is depends on who you ask, and the concept itself has been criticized heavily due to the "indigo traits" usually being overly generic or more likely being a sign of either developmental disabilities, or psychiatric disorders, most commonly [=ADHD=].]]. The metaconcept of indigo children has branched out to include other types of souls with specific purposes, with equally shiny and colorful names such as "[[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles diamond]] children" and "[[EverythingsBetterWithRainbows rainbow]] children."

Another concept you'll stumble upon sooner or later in the new age community is the concept of "indigo children" - that is, people who have incarnated on Earth specifically for the purpose of helping humanity to get its act together. Exactly how you tell who an indigo child is depends on who you ask, and the concept itself has been criticized heavily due to the "indigo traits" usually being overly generic or more likely being a sign of [[http://www.springhole.net/wordpress/?p=63 something else]]. The metaconcept of indigo children has branched out to include other types of souls with specific purposes, with equally shiny and colorful names such as "[[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles diamond]] children" and "[[EverythingsBetterWithRainbows rainbow]] children."

* AGodAmI: Every now and then, someone with a god or messiah complex will wander onto a new age forum and declare their awesomeness. They aren't taken very seriously by most. A few of the more charismatic have managed to garner small followings, spawning their own cults. Mostly harmless, a rare few have managed to become quite significant for their fanaticism; including masterminding [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Rajneeshee_bioterror_attack terror]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarin_gas_attack_on_the_Tokyo_subway attacks]] to forcibly usher in the new age. More often, the more extreme would-be messiahs simply isolate their followers in secure compounds or camps, which eventually fall apart from internal disillusionment and dissension.

* AGodAmI: Every now and then, someone with a god or messiah complex will wander onto a new age forum and declare their awesomeness. They aren't taken very seriously by most. A few of the more charismatic have managed to garner small followings, spawning their own cults. Mostly harmless, a rare few have managed to become quite significant for their fanaticism; including masterminding [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Rajneeshee_bioterror_attack terror]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarin_gas_attack_on_the_Tokyo_subway attacks]] to forcibly usher in the new age. More often, the more extreme would-be messiahs simply isolate their followers in secure compounds or camps, which eventually fall apart from internal disillusionment and dissension.

* AGodAmI: Every now and then, someone with a god or messiah complex will wander onto a new age forum and declare their awesomeness. They aren't taken very seriously by most. A few of the more charismatic have managed to garner small followings, spawning their own cults. Mostly harmless, a rare few have managed to become quite significant for their fanaticism; including masterminding [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Rajneeshee_bioterror_attack terror]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarin_gas_attack_on_the_Tokyo_subway attacks]] to forcibly usher in the new age.

* AGodAmI: Every now and then, someone with a god or messiah complex will wander onto a new age forum and declare their awesomeness. They aren't taken very seriously by most. A few of the more charismatic have managed to garner small followings, spawning their own cults. Mostly harmless, a rare few have managed to become quite significant for their fanaticism; including launching [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Rajneeshee_bioterror_attack terror]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarin_gas_attack_on_the_Tokyo_subway attacks]] to forcibly usher in the new age.

* AGodAmI: Every now and then, someone with a god or messiah complex will wander onto a new age forum and declare their awesomeness. They aren't taken very seriously by most.

Likewise, their views on the divine vastly differ. Early New Age teachings focused on incorporating elements of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Gnosticism. More recent new agers may be Christian, neopagan, Buddhist, deist, [[{{pandeism}} pandeist]], etc. Most often, their spirituality is a hodgepodge of concepts from various faiths, philosophies, and superstitions, for better or [[SadlyMythtaken for worse]].

The NewAge movement more or less originated in the late 18th century, but took fire in the 1960s. The core of the NewAge movement developed as an offshoot of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophy Theosophy]], particularly the syncretistic variation developed by 19th century mystic Helena Blavatsky.

The NewAge movement more or less originated in the late 18th century, but took fire in the 1960s. The core of the NewAge movement devloped as an offshoot of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophy Theosophy]], particularly the syncretistic variation developed by 19th century mystic Helena Blavatsky.

Likewise, their views on the divine vastly differ. Early New Age teachings focused on incorporating elements of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Gnosticism. More recent new agers may be Christian, neopagan, Buddhist, deist, [[{{pandeism}} pandeist]], etc. Most often, their spirituality is a hodgepodge of concepts from various faiths, philosophies, and superstitions, for better or [[SadlyMythtaken for worse]].

The NewAge movement more or less originated in the late 18th century, but took fire in the 1960s. The core of the NewAge movement originated as an offshoot of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophy Theosophy]], particularly the syncretistic variation developed by 19th century mystic Helena Blavatsky.

Likewise, their views on the divine vastly differ. Early New Age teachings focused on incorporating elements of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Gnosticism. More recent new agers may be Christian, neopagan, Buddhist, deist, [[{{pandeism}} pandeist]], etc. Most often, their spirituality is a hodgepodge of concepts from various faiths, philosophies, and superstitions, for better or [[SadlyMythtaken for worse]].

The NewAge movement more or less originated in the late 18th century, but took fire in the 1960s. The term "New Age" refers to the coming Age of Aquarius, which will result in massive changes for Earth and humanity. Exactly what these changes entail depends on who you ask.

Likewise, their views on the divine vastly differ; new agers may be Christian, neopagan, Buddhist, deist, [[{{pandeism}} pandeist]], etc. Very often their spirituality is a hodgepodge of concepts from various faiths and philosophies, for better or [[SadlyMythtaken for worse]].

* ConspiracyTheorist: Many new agers overlap with this.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Various alien species, including reptilians, according to most who believe in them.

* DidNotDoTheResearch: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemuria_%28continent%29 Proponents of Lemuria. Full-stop]].
** Many of them believe in evolution and [[QuantumMechanicsCanDoAnything quantum physics]], but don't understand it very well.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Various alien species, including [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent reptilians]], according to most who believe in them.

** Many of them believe in evolution, but don't understand it very well.

Likewise, their views on the divine vastly differ; new agers may be Christian, neopagan, Buddhist, deist, [[{{pandeism}} pandeist]], etc. Very often their spirituality is a hodgepodge of concepts from various faiths and philosophies, for better or [[SadlyMythtaken for worse.]]

Another concept you'll stumble upon sooner or later in the new age community is the concept of "indigo children" - that is, people who have incarnated on Earth specifically for the purpose of helping humanity to get its act together. Exactly how you tell who an indigo child is depends on who you ask, and the concept itself has been criticized heavily due to the "indigo traits" usually being overly generic or more likely being a sign of [[http://www.springhole.net/wordpress/?p=63 something else.]] The metaconcept of indigo children has branched out to include other types of souls with specific purposes, with equally shiny and colorful names such as "[[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles diamond]] children" and "[[EverythingsBetterWithRainbows rainbow]] children."

For uses of new age stuff in media, see the [[NewAge main entry.]]

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Many of them come off as this, partially due to the fact that they [[YouKeepUsingThatWord use words and terminologies in ways that are utterly incomprehensible to the average person.]]

* DidNotDoTheResearch: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemuria_%28continent%29 Proponents of Lemuria. Full-stop.]]

* MagicalNativeAmerican: So you wanna earn a living selling NewAge faith? Just offer the whities sweat lodges, [[VisionQuest vision quests]], and teach them how to find their [[YouKeepUsingThatWord "totem animal."]] Better yet, write books claiming to "pass on" the wisdom of "the ancestors." You might say that actual Native Americans are ''not'' amused.

* SadlyMythtaken: A point of contention for many people, particularly Native Americans, who have had their spiritualities misappropriated by self-proclaimed new age gurus. Also, if they believe in karma, they likely as not [[http://books.google.com/books?id=TOwVHLKkuIAC&pg=PA78&dq=%22Popular+Misconceptions+of+Karma%22&hl=en&ei=GZzETNfwCIL58Ab0hK3ZBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Popular%20Misconceptions%20of%20Karma%22&f=false have it wrong.]]

* UnfortuanteImplications: Theosophy and its branch movement, Anthroposophy, can come off as this. Especially when Steiner said Jews, like the moon, can only reflect the light of the sun (i.e., Aryans).

* YourMindMakesItReal: Reality ''itself,'' that is. Once you realize this... [[RealityWarper Whoa, nelly!]]