By Ray Yungen One of the main tenets of New Age thought is peace, goodwill, and the unity of all humanity. Remember, the Age of Aquarius is to be the Age of Oneness. In context with this idea, the New Age term cleansing is quite disturbing. A number of books make reference to those who … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: My hope is that this might benefit someone, if not in the writing of it, but in the responses it might receive. Telling myself always in all that I do, I try to do for the Glory of God. The need to unburden is great. I cry over the lost joy I … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Energy healing techniques such as Reiki are growing quickly in popularity, even in Christian circles. When you’ve got someone as popular as Dr. OZ telling millions to practice Reiki, you realize this is no small thing. It is important for Christians to know that these forms of “healing” are occult based and extremely … [Read more…]
Note: Ray Yungen’s explanation of what “New Age” shows why Lighthouse Trails says the New Age has infiltrated Christianity. When we realize that mystical meditation is at the heart of the New Age as well as at the heart of contemplative spirituality, we then realize they are one in the same. While the term “New Age” has … [Read more…]
By Ray Yungen In the last [few decades], many groups and individuals have come forward with various psycho-technologies for maximizing personal growth and human potential—this potential being in the higher self. New Agers understand that metaphysics must be presented in a way which will attract the greatest number of people—the advantage being that those who … [Read more…]
by Ray Yungen What exactly is meditation? The meditation many of us are familiar with involves a deep, continuous thinking about something. But New Age meditation does just the opposite. It involves ridding oneself of all thoughts in order to “still” the mind by putting it in pause or neutral. An analogy would be turning … [Read more…]
by Ray Yungen (from For Many Shall Come in My Name) Although the social/political element may not be overtly New Age in nature, it has served as a magnet for bringing together transformed New Agers and the socially concerned. Like the human potential movement, this segment grew out of the tumult of the 1960s when … [Read more…]
BOOK REVIEW FROM BOOKS AND CHOCOLATE The full title of this book is For Many Shall Come in My Name: How the “Ancient Wisdom” is Drawing Millions of People into Mystical Experiences and Preparing the World For the End of the Age. It’s a long title but sums up the topic. The new trend within … [Read more…]