The NAM is a world view or philosophy of life held by many people. Although they wouldn't necessarily want it to be called a religion, the NAM embodies monistic pantheism (the belief that everything is part of God). Or, put another way, that God is all, and all is God, therefore you and I are God - we just need to realise it. Of course, there are always experts who are dying to give us their expert advice on how to realise this - usually for a price. How does this occur? Through mystical experiences, or by utilising techniques that alter "one's state of consciousness".

It really began when the last "spiritist" revival finished. In other words Satan has merely been biding his time waiting for the church to become complacent and to fail to react. Compared with the early Church Fathers' reaction to the infiltration of false doctrines and heresies, has the Church been positive enough?  Clearly not!

Since the late 1950's the NAM has been gathering momentum and experienced considerable growth during the "hippy era" of the mid-1960s.

The famous writer C.S. Lewis, while not noted for personal doctrinal orthodoxy, recognised that in the final conflict between religions, Hinduism and Christianity would be the only viable options because Hinduism absorbs all other religions and Christianity excludes all other religions because of the supremacy of the claims of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The NAM is no more than a revival of Old Age Occultism and holds historical connections with Sumerian, Indian, Egyptian, Chaldean, Babylonian, and Persian religious practices. These practices are forbidden in the Bible because they draw on Satanic power (read Deuteronomy 18v9-14; Isaiah 47; 2 Kings 21).

The term "New Age Movement" or "New Age Cult" is the only "new" thing about this occultic attack, as "Time" magazine pointed out:

'So here we are in the New Age, a combination of spirituality and superstition, fad and farce, about which the only thing certain is that it is not new' (Dec 7th, 1987, p.62).

NAM really entered the Western world through the infiltration of Hinduism via the Theosophical Society (founded by "Madame" Helena Blavatsky in the USA in the late 19th century). She combined spiritism, seances, and basic Hindu philosophy and was distinctly anti-Christianity. Marilyn Ferguson, authoress of "The Aquarian Conspiracy," has warned the churches that the "Age of Aguarius" is central in NAM thinking and may well unite the "minor" cults of Christian Science, Rosicrucianism, New Thought, the Unity School of Christianity, and Science of Mind, or Religious Science, in a way that never seemed possible before. In America alone there are an estimated 35 to 60 million people dabbling in some form of cultic organisation and involved in foreign mission fields, and about 60 million in some NAM or occultic thinking.  Annie Besant; Moses Hull, the Secret Doctrine, Anthroposophy, and the Lucis Trust have all acted as vehicles for its growth since the last "spiritist" revival finished.


Thus the "flirtation" with mind-bending drugs in the "hippy era," and the on-going search for mystical experiences (through Eastern religions usually centred on Hinduism) has been modified by Satan to try & snare you through "channellers" and the use of "stones". Satan isn't worried whether he "alters your consciousness" through Yoga, meditation, chanting, ecstatic dancing, drugs, rock music, or whatever, he is always looking for a way to influence the carnal mind of man - and if possible to demonise you.

The NAM theology assumes an evolutionary process whereby successive "avatars" (revealers of "truth"), such as Buddha, Moses, Zoroaster, Krishna, Mohammed, Confucius, and the "ultimate" Lord Maitreya (an incarnation of Buddha, "the Enlightened One"). They include Jesus with these avatars - and thereby relegate Him to just one of many teachers and no more than a demi-god.

Alice Bailey, a contemporary of Blavatsky, wrote 20 books (under the "telepathic" influence of a spirit guide). In "The Externalisation of the Hierarchy" she set two dates, 1975 (significant as a failure of another Jehovah's Witnesses "Armageddon" date) and 2025, when the bodily appearance of the first masters would occur. She also claimed that "if these steps prove successful" (1975 clearly showed they did not!), then the Christ would appear after 2025. It should be noted that the Bailey/Blavatsky Theosophical Society attempted to cause the re-appearance of the Lord Maitreya in their protégé Krisna murti, an unfortunate Indian gentleman who declined the honour on the death of his brother and his resultant disillusionment with the claims of the "Society."

It should be no surprise to learn that Satan is actively using the exponents of the New Age of electronic entertainment - the following are some of the "name" entertainers who have embraced the NAM in some form: Shirley MacLaine, Helen Reddy, Marsha Mason, Lisa Bonet, Tina Turner, Michael York, Sharon Gless, Linda Evans, Joyce DeWitt.

It is no coincidence that seven out of ten of the most popular films of all time have been fantasy films. As an example the "Star Wars" trilogy has "the force" as the power for good. Notice that it is not God to whom they turn. This reminds me that the "Watchtower Bible and Tract Society," the force behind Jehovah's Witnesses, has relegated the person of the Holy Spirit to a mere "active force" without one Scripture to support the claim. God will deal with blasphemy in His time.

Why is "Gremlins" a New Age film? Because it presents "demons" as cuddly, fun-loving creatures - and even when they transform and reveal their true nature they perform nasty tricks with an "amusing" touch. Did your children squeal with laughter when the nasty invalid was catapulted out of the window on her chair-lift? Are Christians taught to love their enemies or to mock them? Oh, that is just fantasy, I hear you say, you're going over the top - taking it too seriously. Remember that behind every fantasy there is a reality that is too often of Satan. God wants you to know the reality that is in the Lord Jesus Christ who took the things that the world would call foolish and weak (death on a cross) and triumphed over Satan, parading His vanquished foes in a triumphal procession (1 Corinthians 1v18-31; Colossians 2v14-15).  Consider the logical consequences of the revealed details of the workings of the NAM and you will see that it is in their interests to soften the "images" we have of "gremlins" and demonic figures generally so that their teachings about "aliens, avatars, spirit guides, and other mediums," will be accepted by OUR children in the same way that "E.T." was accepted.

The Christian Research Institute has described the NAM in the following way:

"The most common name used to portray the growing penetration of Eastern and occultic mysticism into Western culture. The words New Age refer to the Aquarian Age, which occultists believe to be dawning, bringing in a era of enlightenment and peace. Encompassed within the New Age movement are various cults which emphasise a mystical experience (including Transcendental Meditation, the Rajneesh cult, Eckankar, the Church Univesal and Triumphant, the Divine Light Mission, and many others). The followers of various gurus, such as the late swami Muktananda, Sai Baba, Baba Ram Dass, Mahareeshi Mahesh Yoga, and Guru Maharijih, personify the essence of modern New Age leadership. Other groups, such as the "Human Potential Movement" exemplified in Est (or The Forum), Lifespring, Silva Mind Control, Summit Workshops, etc., and many (though not all) of the advocates of the various approaches to holistic health, accurately represent the spirit of the New Age."

It has the potential to reach all levels of society - even those who think that they are intellectually above 'religion'.  Sales of NAM books in the USA are estimated at more than $1 billion dollars a year. The "new faith" is emerging in "scientific mysticism" (which is really a mixture of occult and science). University students are turning out in their thousands to hear guest lectures on the occult.

The EFFECT: another way for Satan to shift the attention of people away from the Lord Jesus Christ & towards occultic practices.