How does New Age propose peace to escape from the division and distress of Western culture?
Father Scarafoni: In several ways — all far from the Christian experience. The fad of trips to India; the search for mystical experiences; the experience of drugs that produce states of consciousness that enable one to perceive the unity of reality; “sexual mysticism,” which would allow for profoundly loving relations only after full liberation from sexual taboos; recourse to esoteric traditions — Gnosticism, alchemy, astrology, magic, spiritism, witchcraft, religions oriented to mystery; Satanism and occult sciences. Crystal-therapy is very widespread. Some New Age books argue that crystals have a hidden intelligence capable of influencing our lives, and they teach how to enter into contact with their supposed power. Q: Followers of New Age often talk about the angels. Father Scarafoni: There is a genuine fixation with angels, which the followers of Aquarius see everywhere. But their angels have nothing in common with those of Christians. They have strange names and powers similar t
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