Saint Gabriel Archangel part of the new age religions? winter 2011

Saint Gabriel Archangel part of the new age religions?, i was wondering if old angelic orders are still applicable to new age religions, even though they have a history with other belief structures.

i still think it is interesting and necessary to look into old religious thinking and arch angelic orders to learn and get balanced information and ideas, also important this time of year due to it being winter 2011, is that the Archangel Gabriel is the Guardian of Winter.

Gabriel is also the archangel associated with 'vision'. He came to Mary to tell her that she would bear a child, the son of God, yet looking beyond the message, we realize he is sharing with her a vision of a role she will play in the Universe. Winter, therefore, is a time when the vision of our life will be revealed, if the necessary preparations have been made during the Fall Season.

During Winter, nature turns inward, and allows itself time to rest after the year's harvest. This reflects to us a time to be quiet, reflective, and allowing of new definition and revelation to come into our lives. After the releasing and purifying aspects of the Fall Season, Winter is a gentle peace which draws us inward, and reminds us tend to the inner-self for renewal. Perhaps the greatest gift you can bestow upon yourself during this season is the opportunity to look inward and allow a new expression of yourself, through thoughts, emotions, and desires, to take hold.

This is very appropriate after the Fall Season with its releasing and purifying qualities. The releasing and purification has created room for new expansion in our life. The Fall Season brings in a lot of new, usually in the material/physical world. This newness is given the chance of further refinement during the Winter as we spend time inside, both in the physical realm and in the mental/emotional and spiritual realms.

For instance, some people may find that they are not as judging or controlling as they once were. Perhaps, someone has come into their life who is teaching them to be more open and flexible. Or, maybe someone has quit a habit (cigarettes, perhaps), and now is challenged to find new ways to keep themselves occupied. These are just a few examples of what people may be experiencing at this time.

Winter is a time of realizing inner desires, and beginning the slow and steady process to anchor them into the physical. It is a time of 'vision' of where we are going, yet not necessarily how we will get there.

new age religion wiki wikipedia section on new age Spirituality Philosophy and cosmology

Spirituality - wiki on Spirituality "While there is no unified belief system, many spiritual practices and philosophies are common among adherents of the New Age Movement".



some important new age religion key words, are in this section that you will see crop up in new age religion discussions often.

in new age religion words like Spiritual beings
Gods, angels, Ascended Masters, elementals, ghosts, faeries, Spirit guides and the Afterlife, spirit, reincarnation and/or near-death experiences, among other terms in the section below.

"Philosophy and cosmology
Main articles: Philosophy and Cosmology
Theism
There is a general and abstract idea of God, which can be understood in many ways; seen as a superseding of the need to anthropomorphize deity. Not to be confused with pantheism.[citation needed]
Spiritual beings
Gods, angels, Ascended Masters, elementals, ghosts, faeries, Spirit guides and extraterrestrials can spiritually guide a person, if they open themselves to their guidance.
Afterlife
Consciousness persists after death as life in different forms; the afterlife exists for further learning through the form of a spirit, reincarnation and/or near-death experiences. There may be a belief in hell, but typically not in the traditional Christian sense or Islamic sense of eternal damnation. Universalist views of the afterlife are common.
Age of Aquarius
The current time period is claimed by some astrologers to be the dawning of the Age of Aquarius correlated to various changes in the world and some claim that the early 1960s was the actual beginning of the Age of Aquarius, though this claim is highly contentious. Common claims about the developments associated with the Age of Aquarius include, but are not limited to, human rights, democracy, innovative technology, electricity, computers, and aviation. Esoteric claims are that the Age of Aquarius will see a rise in consciousness.
Astrology
Horoscopes and the Zodiac are used in understanding, interpreting, and organizing information about personality, human affairs, and other terrestrial matters.[28]
Teleology
Life has a purpose; this includes a belief in synchronicity—that coincidences have spiritual meaning and lessons to teach those whom are open to them. Everything is universally connected through God and participates in the same energy.[29] There is a cosmic goal and a belief that all entities are (knowingly or unknowingly) cooperating towards this goal.
Indigo children
Children are being born with a more highly developed spiritual power than earlier generations.
Interpersonal relationships
There are opportunities to learn about one's self and relationships are destined to be repeated until they are healthy.
Intuition
An important aspect of perception – offset by a somewhat strict rationalism – noted especially in the works of psychologist Carl Jung.
Optimism
Positive thinking supported by affirmations will achieve success in anything;[34] this is based on the concept that Thought Creates. Therefore, as one begins focusing attention and consciousness on the positive, on the "half-filled" glass of water, reality starts shifting and materializing the positive intentions and aspects of life. A certain critical mass of people with a highly spiritual consciousness will bring about a sudden change in the whole population.[35] Humans have a responsibility to take part in positive creative activity and to work to heal ourselves, each other and the planet.
Human Potential Movement
The human mind has much greater potential than that ascribed to it[37][38][39] and is even capable of overriding physical reality.
Spiritual healing
Humans have potential healing powers, such as therapeutic touch, which can be developed to heal others through touch or at a distance".