What
would Jesus say about
the New Age movement?
Question for Jesus:
Many orthodox Christians reject everything related to the New Age movement.
You seem to have a more nonjudgmental attitude towards this movement,
is that correct?
That is correct. My attitude towards any topic is more nonjudgmental
than the attitudes of most people. Whenever a new spiritual cycle begins,
there will always be a period in which new ideas emerge. There is a
breaking up of the old order and a bringing in of the new order. It
is perfectly natural that during such a time there will be a certain
amount of experimentation with new approaches to spirituality and religion.
This experimentation will be diversified and somewhat chaotic. However,
this is a natural part of growth.
Most orthodox Christians have a one-sided view of history, especially
the history of the early Christian movement. When I appeared 2,000 years
ago, there was a large-scale spiritual renewal happening all over the
Middle East. I was simply one among many voices and preachers promoting
the new spirituality. If the terminology had been used back then, the
orthodox Jewish rabbis would have labeled me, Jesus Christ, as a very
dangerous New Age cult leader. I told people to leave their families.
I told people to give up their possessions. I told people to be willing
to lose their lives for my sake. Imagine what the orthodox Christians
of today would have said about me and my teachings. They too would have
considered me a radical and dangerous cult leader.
What I am saying here is that 2,000 years ago I was not welcomed by
orthodox religion. I was far more at home in what might be called the
New Age movement of the time. Even today I am not generally welcomed
by orthodox Christians, and I could potentially feel more at home in
the New Age movement. Unfortunately, most New Age people reject Jesus
Christ as being outdated and obsolete. This is not to my liking, and
it is not to the advantage of those who reject me.
Question: Could you elaborate on that. I felt that way myself
when I was younger, and I understand why so many people have rejected
you because of their disappointment with orthodox Christianity.
I fully understand why so many people reject me. I fully understand
why so many people have given up on all religion because of their disappointment
with orthodox Christianity. I fully understand why so many New Age people
have given up on Christianity and rejected anything related to Christianity.
However, these people are throwing the Christ child out with the dirty
bath water of human power struggles.
Regardless of how I have been portrayed by orthodox Christianity, the
fact is that I am a spiritual teacher. I have much to offer to the spiritual
seekers of today. Over the past 2,000 years, I have not been standing
still. I have learned much, and therefore I have much more to give than
I had 2,000 years ago. If people will reach for me, they will quickly
realize that I have much to offer them.
Many New Age people accept the progression of spiritual cycles, or ages.
Some of them realize that I was the spiritual hierarch for the Age of
Pisces. They also realize that I am not the spiritual hierarch for the
next 2,000 year cycle of Aquarius. However, let me assure you that I
am not done with planet Earth. I have much to offer to this planet,
and I am willing to impart my love and my understanding to anyone who
is willing to ask.
Most people in the New Age movement seem to have overlooked the fact
that one spiritual cycle builds upon the previous cycle. The Age of
Pisces was meant to set a solid foundation for the Age of Aquarius.
The Age of Pisces was meant to bring a large number of people to the
point of accepting and manifesting their individual Christhood. This
Christhood becomes the foundation for fulfilling the goals of the Age
of Aquarius, namely that people accept their roles as co-creators with
God and bring God’s kingdom into physical manifestation.
Many New Age people have far-flung dreams about a golden age of spirituality.
However, they often fail to recognize that a golden age will not appear
out of nowhere. If the golden age is to appear on planet Earth, it must
be built on a solid foundation, namely the rock of individual Christhood.
So far, that foundation has not been built. So far, not enough people
have accepted the path of individual Christhood. So far, not enough
people have manifested their individual Christhood. Therefore, we have
not currently reached a critical mass that will allow the golden age
of Aquarius to be lowered into the material universe.
Question: But it hasn’t been easy for people to even know
about that path, given the fact that orthodox Christianity has elevated
you to an idol that no one dares to follow.
Don’t misunderstand what I’m saying here. I clearly recognize
that orthodox Christianity elevated me to an idol instead of the example
I was meant to be. I realize the tragedy of this. Nevertheless, there
is no point in lamenting what might have been. The only thing that matters
is that we move forward from here.
So many New Age people are sincere about bringing a new age of spirituality.
If these people truly want to help bring in this golden age, they need
to realize that the new age will not come until they themselves have
learned the lessons they were meant to learn during the Age of Pisces.
So many New Age people are open to new spiritual teachings. Why not
look for new teachings about my true message so that you can fully learn
the lessons of the Age of Pisces and build a solid foundation for entering
the consciousness of Aquarius?
The golden age will not come until a critical mass of people manifest
individual Christhood. As I say in The Christ Is Born in You,
there are currently 10,000 people on planet Earth who have manifested
a high degree of personal Christhood at inner levels. Unfortunately,
the vast majority of these people do not consciously recognize their
inner attainment, and therefore they do not dare to acknowledge and
express it. There are also millions of people who have manifested a
high degree of Christhood. These people could quickly make tremendous
progress if they would consciously acknowledge their potential and be
willing to engage in the path of expanding their Christhood.
Such people can be found in every walk of life. Many of them are found
in traditional Christianity. Many of them are found in other religions.
Many of them belong to no particular religion or subscribe to scientific
materialism. And a substantial portion of them are found in the New
Age movement.
I need these people to quickly come to a conscious realization of who
they are and why they are here. I am constantly trying to reach out
to all of these people. However, I do believe that the most receptive
should be the people in the New Age movement who see themselves as very
progressive and spiritual people.
Question: So what could New Age people do to help you bring
in the golden age?
There are wonderful hearts in the New Age movement, and they simply
need to come to the realization that there are no shortcuts. Planet
Earth is a cosmic schoolroom. A spiritual age, such as the Age of Pisces,
can be compared to one grade. You don’t move on to the next grade
until you have passed the final exam of the previous grade.
So many New Age people believe that the Age of Aquarius has already
begun and that its promises are a done deal. This is a fallacy. The
coming of a new age means the coming of a new state of consciousness.
That state of consciousness can descend into the material universe only
by being embodied by human beings. The consciousness of Aquarius cannot
fully descend until a critical mass of people embody that consciousness,
and this can happen only after those people master the consciousness
of Pisces. We are simply not there right now, and one reason is that
so many New Age people have ignored the path of personal Christhood.
I see so many well-meaning people in the New Age movement, people who
have a true and sincere desire to help bring in the new age. However,
I must be frank and tell you that many of them have some very naive
dreams about how this could come to pass. So many people in the New
Age movement have a vision of the golden age, yet they do not have a
clear vision of the steps that lead from here to there. They do not
see a systematic path between their present level of consciousness and
the consciousness of the new age.
So many New Age people have fallen into the trap of believing that because
they are pursuing all of these outer things that they consider to be
very spiritual, they are helping to bring in the new age. In reality,
many of them are simply wasting their time and energy in a pursuit of
phenomena that have nothing to do with true spiritual growth.
I said earlier that one of the purposes of science was to give people
free time, but that many people have used their free time in a meaningless
pursuit of entertainment and pleasure. Well, this also applies to New
Age people. So many New Age people are spending all of their time and
energy in pursuit of spiritual entertainment and spiritual pleasure
which has virtually nothing to do with true spiritual growth and attainment.
That will be a pretty tough message for a lot of people. How
can they tell the difference between what helps bring in a better age
and what doesn’t?
I must tell you that a very large part of the people in the New Age
movement are following the path that seems right onto a human, but the
end thereof is the way of death. I need these people to wake up and
realize that if they truly want to bring in the new age, and I consider
them some of my best hopes for achieving this goal, they need to recognize
what it will take to bring in that age.
The Age of Aquarius must be built on the foundation of the Age of Pisces.
That foundation is individual Christhood. Nothing else will do. No amount
of hopes, dreams, fancy meditation techniques, visualizations, working
with crystals, Ouija boards, channeling or some of the thousands of
phenomena that are currently sweeping the New Age movement will bring
in the new age. What will bring in the new age is Christhood, and the
essence of Christhood is discernment. When you achieve personal Christhood,
you can discern between what is of God and what is not of God. That
discernment is the foundation for the new age.
I have said repeatedly in this book that human beings have a tendency
to jump from one extreme to the other. I will be the first to admit
that most of the people in orthodox Christian religions are far too
close-minded. Many of the people in the New Age movement have realized
that it is unproductive to be close-minded, and yet they have gone into
the opposite extreme. Instead of closing their minds to everything,
they have opened their minds to anything that is out there. I see so
many New Age people who are willing to engage in absolutely any new
thing that comes along as long as it seems entertaining or makes some
far-flung promise about the wonderful effects it will have on their
personal growth or on saving the planet.
Let me tell you frankly that going into either extreme is equally unproductive.
Closing your mind to anything new will not bring in a better age. However,
opening your mind to anything that comes along will not bring in the
new age either. There are so many people in the New Age movement who
are constantly being raped of their spiritual energy by forces who are
attempting to steal that energy and use it to destroy the golden age.
Many Christians are so afraid of dark forces that they dare not open
their minds to anything beyond orthodox Christianity. Unfortunately,
many New Age people have so little fear that they open their minds to
forces that are stealing their energy and taking them away from the
true path to spiritual growth. So many New Age people rush in where
angels fear to tread.
Going into either extreme does nothing to help the Ascended Host bring
in the new age. Many New Age people reject the claim that a literal
interpretation of the Bible is the only path to salvation. I know that
many New Age people look at literal Christians as being naive. Yet I
must tell you that many New Age people are equally naive. They believe
that by engaging in all of these entertaining activities, they are actually
helping to bring in the new age. In reality, they are simply wasting
God’s energy and giving that energy to forces who are working
against the new age.
The New Age movement has a tremendous potential for bringing spiritual
renewal to this planet. It truly could be a major force in bringing
the golden age into physical manifestation. Yet I must tell you openly
and frankly that the potential is far from being realized. The reason
being that too many people in the New Age movement have not attained
personal discernment.
They think that anything goes. They think anything that seems spiritual
is productive. They throw caution to the wind and refuse to follow any
rules. Many of them even have a certain arrogance that causes them to
feel that they know best and that they don’t need any discernment
or any guidance from the true spiritual teachers of the Ascended Host.
They reject our guidance and go after the false spirits who make them
far-flung promises and tell them how wonderful they are and what a great
work they are doing for the planet. This is a rebellion against authority,
meaning the true authority of the Christ consciousness as opposed to
the false authority of the lower consciousness.
I must tell you that many orthodox Christians are the most close-minded
people on this planet. I must also tell you that many New Age people
are the most naive people on this planet. In The Christ Is Born
in You I state that human beings have an ability to believe the
unbelievable that surprises even God. That statement applies to many
people in the New Age movement. Some people believe the most incredible
things without attempting to use their personal discernment or even
common sense.
If these people truly want to help the Ascended Host bring in the golden
age of Aquarius, they need to make a conscious effort to develop and
exercise personal discernment. That discernment can come only through
conscious contact with your Christ self. You cannot achieve discernment
through the emotional body or through the human intellect. This simply
cannot be done. The emotions will always pull you into doing what feels
good at the moment. The intellect will argue back and forth about any
issue without coming up with a firm conclusion. Only the Christ mind
can separate the sheep from the goats and tell you which ideas, beliefs
and activities are of the Light and which come from lower forces that
are working against God’s purposes.
The old question, “Choose you this day whom ye will serve”
is extremely important for people in the New Age movement. Will people
in the New Age movement serve the Brotherhood of Light that is attempting
to bring in the golden age, or will they serve the brotherhood of darkness?
The members of the dark forces are often disguised in sheep’s
clothing, and they are actively working to destroy the golden age.
Once again, this is a stern message that I know will be unpopular among
many people. Yet I am not here to pamper those who are looking for a
feel-good Master. I am Jesus Christ. I do not have time to beat around
the bush. If the golden age of Aquarius is to manifest, then I need
to quickly see a critical mass of people who put on their personal Christhood.
If this will happen, we can bring in the golden age. If this does not
happen within the next decade, the golden age might not manifest for
centuries.
We are at a critical crossroads in the spiritual growth of planet Earth.
The golden age will not simply happen because people sit around and
engage in activities that make them feel good and important. The golden
age will happen only if they engage in the true path that leads to personal
Christhood.
Do I sound like I am repeating myself? Well, I have been preaching this
message for 2,000 years and so far I have not received the necessary
response that will carry this planet into the new age. I have to repeat
myself, and I will keep repeating myself until people wake up and realize
that there is a true path that leads to Heaven and there are many false
paths that lead elsewhere.
Where do you want to go? Where do you want to see the planet go? I pray
that people will make that choice based on discernment, the true discernment
that your Christ self is willing to give to you at any moment if you
will but open your mind and ask.
Question: How can people best build that discernment?
The Christ Is Born in You is all about doing this. I don’t
see any reason to repeat here what has already been said. That book
is a toolbox for building discernment and personal Christhood.
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