THE DOCTRINE AND SPIRITUAL PRACTICES OF THE NEW AGE MOVEMENT [DOKTRIN DAN AMALAN KEROHANIAN GERAKAN NEW AGE]
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Krisis hidup yang semakin mencabar, kesedaran terhadap kesejahteraan diri dan keseimbangan fizikal, jasmani, emosi, mental dan sosial mutakhir ini memberi dampak dalam kehidupan individu, justeru, keperluan dan minat mereka terhadap aspek kerohanian semakin meningkat. Peningkatan ini mendedahkan masyarakat kepada pelbagai amalan kerohanian termasuk idea kerohanian New Age secara sedar mahupun tanpa sedar. Oleh hal yang demikian, dengan metodologi kajian kualitatif, kajian ini menjelaskan definisi dan latar belakang gerakan New Age, di samping mengenal pasti idea-idea kerohanian yang dipegang oleh gerakan ini merangkumi konsep evolusi kerohanian, metafizik dan amalan kerohanian New Age. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa New Age merupakan satu aliran kerohanian yang sukar untuk didefiniskan secara seragam kerana ia berpegang pada relativisme, individualisme, bersikap bebas dan meraikan apa jua bentuk kepercayaan, pemikiran dan ajaran di samping mengamalkan sinkretisme dan eklektisisme dalam membentuk dimensi kerohaniannya. Walaupun ia sering difahami sebagai sebuah gerakan yang sekadar menawarkan kepelbagaian amalan dan idea kerohanian, secara dasarnya ia berpegang kepada prinsip panteisme dan monisme di mana manusia dianggap sebagai tuhan yang berupaya mencipta realiti mereka sendiri. Akhir sekali, dapat disimpulkan bahawa doktrin dan prinsip yang dibawa oleh New Age menunjukkan ia sebagai sebuah gerakan yang tidak memiliki identiti yang tetap dan kurang eksklusif.
Kata kunci: New Age, kerohanian, kebatinan, metafizik, budaya kontra.
Abstract
In the face of increasingly challenging life crises, awareness of self-care and the holistic balance of one's physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being has had a significant impact on individuals' lives. Consequently, their needs and interests in spiritual aspects have been on the rise. This increase exposes society to various spiritual practices, including New Age spirituality, whether consciously or unconsciously. Therefore, with a qualitative research methodology, this study elucidates the definition and background of the New Age movement, while identifying the spiritual ideas embraced by this movement, encompassing the concepts of spiritual evolution, metaphysics, and New Age spiritual practices. The study finds that New Age is a spiritual movement that is difficult to define uniformly because it adheres to relativism, individualism, a free-spirited attitude, and celebrates any form of belief, thought, and teachings, while also practicing syncretism and eclecticism in shaping its spiritual dimension. Although often understood as merely offering a diversity of spiritual practices and ideas, it fundamentally adheres to the principles of pantheism and monism, where humans are considered capable of creating their own reality as gods. In conclusion, the doctrines and principles of the New Age movement indicate that it lacks a fixed identity and is less exclusive.
Keywords: New Age, spirituality, metaphysics, esotericism, counterculture.
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