Because it may be hard in the beginning to identify New Agers, this list of New Age Religion buzz words all pertain to New Age Religion. When coming across anyone or anything that promotes these terms, be highly discerning and prayerful.
Watchmen Fellowship @ watchmen.org has put together an awesome reference guide to New Age & occult terminology. Please visit
http://www.watchman.org/cat95.htm for a point of reference.
New Age Religion Buzz Words
Spiritualism (Spirituality)
Astrology
Bioenergy
Chi Energy
Chakras
Nirvana
Christ-Consciousness
Native American Spirituality
Prajna
Out-of-Body/Near-Death Experiences
Reincarnation
“Healing Powers” of Crystals & Pyramids
Guided Imagery
Reincarnation
Positive Thinking
Human potential
Holistic
Holographic
Synergistic
Unity
Oneness
Transformation
Awakening
Communal Sharing
One-world
Globalism
New World Order
Cosmic Consciousness;
Transcendence
Zen
Yoga
Tarot Cards
I’m not sure why Holistic is included, but why is it included?
If you look at the definition of holistic medicine, this is how it is described in WebMD.com:
“Holistic medicine is a form of healing that considers the whole person — body, mind, spirit, and emotions — in the quest for optimal health and wellness. According to the holistic medicine philosophy, one can achieve optimal health — the primary goal of holistic medicine practice — by gaining proper balance in life.
Holistic medicine practitioners believe that the whole person is made up of interdependent parts and if one part is not working properly, all the other parts will be affected. In this way, if people have imbalances (physical, emotional, or spiritual) in their lives, it can negatively affect their overall health.”
Holistic can go under alternative/ natural medicine, too.
Personally, I don’t see anything wrong with these particularly when it refers to how different factors, such as our lifestyles and diets, can affect our overall health and I don’t see how this can go against Christianity since this focuses on natural ways of treating the person who has certain illness or disease.
I’m having a hard time understanding what Holistic is. I look it up which is “characterized by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole.” and I am afraid that I don’t understand this concept at all. Would anyone be able to explain this?