Post date: Aug 12, 2015 12:14:24 PM
The New Age is in fact a free-flowing, decentralized, spiritual movement -- a network of believers and practitioners who share somewhat similar beliefs and practices, which many add on to whichever formal religion that they follow. For example, I am Catholic and will always be Catholic but I do subscribe to higher consciousness and the evolution of spirit.
I also believe that we were born to our parents for a reason and that our soul circle follows us through out our souls' longevity. Moreover, since all is God in my eyes, then only one reality exists, and all religions are simply different paths to that ultimate reality. The universal religion can be visualized as a mountain, with many spiritual paths to the summit. Some are hard; others easy. There is no one correct path. All paths eventually reach the top. They anticipate that a new universal religion which contains elements of all current faiths will evolve and become generally accepted worldwide.
There is a fascinating article about New Age Spirituality and the conduit of beliefs. You can find the article at Religious Tolerance.org here.