It’s everywhere. The classic yin-yang symbol, seen more and more these days, is a circular symbol, half-black and half-white, with a small dot of white on the black side, and […]
EASTERN/NEW AGE BIBLICAL Creation is an illusion and God (nondual Hinduism) or Buddha nature/mind is the only reality (Buddhism); creation is God (pantheism); creation is a manifestation of God […]
This writer was involved in meditation and Tibetan Buddhism in the late 1970s before I immersed myself in Zen Buddhism and astrology. Tibetan meditation and singing bowls were certainly fringe […]
Acupuncture? Reflexology? Shiatsu? Tapping? The Force in “Star Wars?” They are all based on belief in chi. Beliefs from Taoism are a huge influnence on the culture, more than most realize.
I first started believing in reincarnation when reading a book. But you may be surprised to know that it was a secular book, Twenty Cases of Reincarnation by Ian Stevenson, a professor […]
First written in 2001 A brochure advertising Reiki, an energy healing technique, translates the word “Reiki” as “guided Universal Life Force Energy,” (Ana Jones, certified Reiki Master-Teacher, Professional Intuitive, and […]
The injection of Shamanism, Buddhism, and Psychic Healing into Mainstream Medical Care By Marcia Montenegro, April 2010 A circular advertising several yoga classes (including Vinyasa Yoga, in which one asana […]
The New Age can best be described as a network of beliefs. It borrows from and synthesizes many views: Gnostic, Eastern Spirituality, and New Thought. Gnostic […]
The author of this article is a former practitioner of Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist, and Zen meditation for a total of 14 years The advocacy of mindfulness meditation in secular […]
[First published in Midwest Christian Outreach Journal, Volume 20, No. 1, Fall, 2014; slight modifications and editing have been added to this online version] The author of this article […]