New Thought

[dauer]

There are many old beliefs getting called new again. I was reading the website of a Breslover hasid who had been accused of being a New Ager by some modern folk but in truth there was nothing particularly new about what he believed, as he said. And although I myself would say that there were foreign influences that led to the development of his particular type of thought, it's still much older than what today is being called "new."

[Paladin]

Q,

I am interested in what correlates you see in Celtic Druidism and the New Thought Movement. Weren't the Druids into multiple gods and deities? I would be delighted to read your ideas

Peace

[Quahom1]

Originally Posted by Paladin

Q,

I am interested in what correlates you see in Celtic Druidism and the New Thought Movement. Weren't the Druids into multiple gods and deities? I would be delighted to read your ideas

Peace

I'd enjoy that, but it will have to wait until I get some shut eye. I'm beat tonight.

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[Quahom1]

Originally Posted by Paladin

Q,

I am interested in what correlates you see in Celtic Druidism and the New Thought Movement. Weren't the Druids into multiple gods and deities? I would be delighted to read your ideas

Peace

Sorry I took so long Paladin, Got caught up in work and home, and had little time to reflect.

From my understanding of New Thought, it appears to be a move back towards Druidism. By this I mean New Thought seems to strive to combine Eastern and Western thought into one whole. Both New Thought and Celtic Druidism attempt to "divorce" self from the materialistic world, observe a pantheistic view, yet recognize the world as a divine construct, and the presence of the divine in daily living and healing. Both appear to concentrate on the energy force that makes up matter as opposed to the matter itself.

Both consider the divine to be around us, in us, and we are part of It.

For example, we shake or grasp hands. The thought in both camps would be "Where does my hand end and yours begin?" The answers is, they don't. We are one with eachother, and by extension, one with everything and everyone else that exists. Which means that every thing we do, affects all and effects change in everything else, even if we don't see it.

Is this what you were looking for? Let me know.

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[Paladin]

Q,


Yes, that is perfect thank you! About the materialistic world though, I am not sure how you define that idea, but Ernest Holmes in The Science of Mind points out that there is no dividing line between the spiritual and material, as one is an expression of the other.

From what little I understand about Quantum Physics, these ideas seem to be born out quite nicely. Though to be honest I saw the film Mind Walk and Liv Ullman's Character got me interested in that area of Science. Perusing The Tao of Physics leads me to believe in the validity of what I shall refer to as New Thought for lack of a more accurate term.

Hope all is well, and you aren't working too hard, thanks again for the information.

Peace

[Quahom1]

Originally Posted by Paladin

... About the materialistic world though, I am not sure how you define that idea, but Ernest Holmes in The Science of Mind points out that there is no dividing line between the spiritual and material, as one is an expression of the other.

From what little I understand about Quantum Physics, these ideas seem to be born out quite nicely...

To concern one's self with acquiring material, instead of concentrating on what is important (life, the welfare of others, learning about the Divine), is distracting and often leads to a shallow, or hollow existence.

It's like trying to live on candy, when there is a seven course meal sitting right in front of one...it has a purpose, but isn't the main purpose.

Physics states that energy and matter can be neither created nor destroyed, only changed. Nothing is lost, only transformed. In my occupation I have seen this law proven true thousands of times. It wasn't hard to apply it to the energy of life, and observe that the same holds true.

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[Paladin]

Thanks again Q, I see now what your definition of material is, more a wrong placement of priorities it would seem. I couldn't agree more. What facinates me about Quantum Physics is the idea that there isn't really any separation between us at all, and in reality we truly are one in the spirit.

[Quahom1]

Originally Posted by Paladin

Thanks again Q, I see now what your definition of material is, more a wrong placement of priorities it would seem. I couldn't agree more. What facinates me about Quantum Physics is the idea that there isn't really any separation between us at all, and in reality we truly are one in the spirit.

(chuckle) case in point. I expend energy to reach out to you through this internet web...and eventually contact is made. But then the link between us was and is already there. Time (our own construct) makes it appear to be slow. In reality, however contact was already there. Even now as you read this, I am thinking about your personage, entity. Hence another thread of energy is sewn into the fabric of life.

See what I mean?

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[Ciel]

Thats beautiful Q,
I'd say God connects the same way.
And every now and then a new taste of something truly sublime is produced on the table of the seven course meal, it may appear to be known ingredients but the freshness is exquisite.

[Quahom1]

Originally Posted by Ciel

...I'd say God connects the same way.
And every now and then a new taste of something truly sublime is produced on the table of the seven course meal, it may appear to be known ingredients but the freshness is exquisite.

Yes He does, doesn't He...I hadn't considered that Ciel. (well my Mom did, but I wasn't ready to listen back then...)

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