From New Age to Skeptic

[sfortescue]

While surfing the net, I ran into this unusual article from the Skeptical Enquirer:

Bridging the Chasm between Two Cultures

A former leader in the New Age culture - author of nine titles on auras, chakras, "energy," and so on - chronicles her difficult and painful transition to skepticism. She thanks the skeptical community and agonizes over how the messages of scientific and critical thinking could be made more effective in communicating with her former New Age colleagues.

http://www.csicop.org/si/2004-05/new-age.html

About the Author

Karla McLaren has been a member of the metaphysical/New Age culture for thirty-two years. She has authored nine titles in the genre, including Emotional Genius, Energetic Boundaries, and Your Aura & Your Chakras: The Owner's Manual. She is now deconstructing her career, and is returning to (real) college to get her (real) Master's in Sociology and Behavioral Sciences. She is currently co-writing a book on bridging the skeptical and New Age cultures.

[al Hartman]

Thanks Stephen for the link to a stimulating article.  There are points within it that definitely apply to Christians' thinking and are food for thought and prayer.

The author fails to recognize that the two camps she envisions are but two sides of the same coin, or opposing profiles of the same person: the unredeemed.  Her present pursuits may prepare her for hearing and receiving the gospel of Christ-- something we can pray for...

al