Would my religion be classified as new age?

03-04-2007, 01:10 PM

First off, may I say, that I believe it is the "responsibility of every man to create his own religion." (it's a quote, but I forget who said it initially.)

Anyway, I have developed my own personal religion, and describe it as Catho-voodoo-buddhist.

How it works:

There is very little actual worship involved. I acknowledge the Christian God, Jesus, and the Saints to reflect on their acts and the impact they had/have on humanity. Most prayers are offered the Holy Guardian Angel. A filler for the lack-of-worship is meditation -easy sitting, iris, or sitting pigeon for reflections on the mind, downward facing dog, crocodile, plank, or incline plank for reflection on the body, and tree, standing pigeon, or mountain for reflections on the soul. For especially pressing matters that leave one's mind too cluttered to meditate effectively, divinations or deep trances are used; divinations through the use of tarot, and deep trances through the exhaustion of the body through dance.

Anyway, I'm not sure how to classify this, but new age seemed most appropriate. Can anyone help me out here?

NachtEngel · 03-04-2007, 01:16 PM

There is no need to really classify it. It just sounds like a personal belief you have created. I would not say it is new age. Don't worry so much about categorizing things. Titles aren't really that important anyway.

03-04-2007, 01:20 PM

Eh, it's not so much that I want to categorize it than I want to just discuss it with someone. I just wasn't sure which section would be appropriate.

TrippinSmurf · 03-04-2007, 01:22 PM

I say im paagan cause its just easier then well typing somthing like you just typed. Sometimes its easier to say your just spirtual and leave it at that.