Sacred Cows

Being Present

May 082011

This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Sacred Cows of the New Age

I’ve been learning a lot lately about what it really means to “be present,” especially as I’ve been working through the intense doubts and fears that have come up during the creation of my new website, www.Creatorship101.com.

To be in the present moment is one of the most profound and important concepts of modern spirituality, and it is absolutely necessary if you want to be a conscious creator. But what does it mean?

When I hear people talking about being present they’re usually talking about time, and about not thinking about the past or the future. But that is absurd, and it is quite impossible and impractical whether you are a human or an angel.

The following message came through the other day, and really summarizes what I have learned:

Do Thoughts Create?

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Mar 202010

This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Sacred Cows of the New Age

The idea that thoughts create, or that you create what you think about, has become a giant sacred cow in the New Age movement. Like all sacred cows it is a distortion of a very beautiful truth, so let’s knock it down and set that original truth free again. Continue reading »

The Law of Attraction

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Mar 092010

This entry is part 4 of 6 in the series Sacred Cows of the New Age

The so-called law of attraction has become one of the biggest sacred cows of the New Age movement. But it is based on a wonderful truth, so it’s time we tear down the statue of stone it has become and rediscover what it is really about.

The first thing we need to understand is that the law of attraction does not exist. That’s right, the law of attraction does not exist. Oh, I can already hear the howls of protest and the screams of “heresy” among my New Age friends! But hear me out, for what we’re going to discuss can make you a much more effective creator. Continue reading »

“I” Statements

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Feb 252010

This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Sacred Cows of the New Age

It might seem strange to find a concept as beautiful as speaking in “I” statements in a list of sacred cows. But this once-beautiful and empowering concept has become one of the biggest and ugliest sacred deceptions of the New Age and Pop Psychology movements, and it’s time that we break it all down and set that brilliant little calf free again. Continue reading »

Truth and Fact

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Feb 232010

This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Sacred Cows of the New Age

The very first sacred cows we need to address are those of Truth and Fact. These cows have become so big and so universal that they’re worshiped without question by almost everyone, but they’re just cows and it’s high time that we cut them back down to their proper size. Continue reading »

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Feb 232010

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Sacred Cows of the New Age

When people of the Hindu religion first came to America they brought along their belief that cows have a special relationship with the Divine, and are therefore to be treated with the utmost reverence and respect. To the Western mind, which sees cows as little more than a source of food, milk, and (lately) greenhouse gases, that idea seemed ludicrous, and so the term “sacred cow” was coined to refer to anything that is so highly regarded as to be immune from criticism or question.

Life, which is all about change and evolution, does not deal well with sacred cows. If we are to evolve Continue reading »