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    New Spiritual Answers to Lifeýs Big Questions: An Introduction to New Spirituality
    New Spiritual Answers to Lifeýs Big Questions: An Introduction to New Spirituality
    New Spiritual Answers to Lifeýs Big Questions: An Introduction to New Spirituality
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    New Spiritual Answers to Lifeýs Big Questions: An Introduction to New Spirituality

    By Marianne Figge Stein

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    Do you want meaningful, inspirational answers to important questions about God, the universe, and the meaning of life?

    Are you an open-minded, spiritual seeker who is willing to look outside the boundaries of traditional religions?

    Then you'll want to know about new spirituality. It's not a new religion or organization; it's a new worldview based on love, tolerance, compassion, and freedom. It's based on the writings of people such as Neale Donald Walsch, author of the Conversations with God books, but it also draws on sources ranging from ancient mysticism to contemporary science.

    This book serves as an introduction to new spirituality for people who are ready to embark on a spiritual journey. In a question-and-answer format, it discusses important issues in a clear, inspirational, and practical way that will help you cultivate inner peace and happier relationships in your daily life.

    You'll find out what new spirituality has to say about topics such as love, karma, suffering, and the future of humanity. You'll also learn about reincarnation, co-creation, intuition, and healing. And above all, you'll acquire a compassionate and empowering basis for finding your own way to enlightenment.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateJun 1, 2006
    ISBN9780595843602
    New Spiritual Answers to Lifeýs Big Questions: An Introduction to New Spirituality
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    Marianne Figge Stein

    Marianne Figge Stein grew up in Copenhagen, Denmark. She has lived in the U.S. for more than ten years, and she is currently working as a writer and editor. She holds master?s degrees in literature and advertising and a Ph.D. in marketing. She is an avid student of metaphysical issues, and she is dedicated to helping others find guidance on their spiritual paths.

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      New Spiritual Answers to Lifeýs Big Questions - Marianne Figge Stein

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      Introduction

      You probably found this book because you have a desire to expand your understanding of spirituality. You may have a yearning for something more or deeper in life. You may have a feeling that there is something you are meant to do, but you are not quite sure what it is. You may feel that there is a better way to live as humans on Earth. You may feel that your religion does not give you all the answers you need. Perhaps you have stopped going to church, or do not consider yourself a believer; yet you feel that there is more to life, a dimension that you are missing.

      The good news is that there IS more. There are alternatives to a traditional view of spirituality. There is a spirituality that is fresh, evolving, and deeply relevant to contemporary humans. This new spirituality provides information that could change your life for the better, indeed change the course of humanity.

      This book is intended to help you learn about new spirituality and the answers it provides to the big questions in life. It is meant as an appetizer that will inspire you to read more, study more, and learn more. It includes an extensive reference guide that will direct you to other resources on the topics that are discussed.

      You’ll learn about the insights of new spirituality, where to find this knowledge, how to integrate it into your life, and how to live it every day. No background knowledge is required, only an open mind and a willingness to entertain new ideas.

      New spirituality coincides with some of the views and ideas that are known as New Age, but it does not align with every New Age concept. New Age is not an organized movement, nor does it have any leaders or holy scriptures. It encompasses many different beliefs and individuals. This book does not claim to be a complete guide to New Age beliefs, nor does it endorse every idea that falls within a New Age umbrella. It is an introduction to insights that I personally have found to be the most inspirational; those I have felt resonate the most with my own heart. It contains answers to spiritual questions inspired by many different sources, including scientists, psychologists, and physicists as well as mystics and psychics. Many of these sources are mentioned throughout the text, and they are also listed in the reference guide.

      My motivation for writing is a desire to share with others what I have learned through my own studies of new spirituality and to light the spark of awakening in those who are ready to start on their own paths. I hope it will inspire you to take a fresh look at your own beliefs and decide whether they still serve you. I hope it will make you consider new thoughts and insights, and I hope you will let yourself feel in your heart if these ideas have some merit for you.

      My own spiritual journey has taken me through years of metaphysical study and reflection. I grew up in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was raised in the Lutheran faith, which is the state religion of Denmark. I believed in God, but religion did not play a major role in my life. Like most Danes, I never attended church and never thought much about theology. As a young adult, I was interested in New Age topics and took classes in yoga and holistic healing, but none of these things held any deeper meaning for me.

      In 1993, my husband and I moved to the United States to attend graduate school in Champaign, Illinois, and from 1995-96 I lived in Chicago, working for an advertising agency. In Chicago, I started to become seriously interested in spiritual issues, and I began studying metaphysical literature. One of the books I read was Conversations with God—An Uncommon Dialogue. Book 1 by Neale Donald Walsch, and it had a profound influence on me. The ideas it presented turned my worldview upside down. They were new and provocative, yet seemed so logical and resonated with my own feelings.

      For the next several years my spiritual search was put on hold while I moved from the U.S. to Denmark and back to the U.S. again, completed a doctoral degree in marketing, and had three children. But eventually things started to settle down and I resumed my metaphysical studies. First of all, I picked up Walsch’s second book, Conversations with God—An Uncommon Dialogue. Book II. Once again, I was astounded by the insights that were presented in these conversations. I felt that all the things that humans at all times have wondered about were covered in this book, explained in a way that made perfect sense. At this time, Walsch had published several more books chronicling his divine communication, and I read them all as quickly as I could.

      But I had a problem. While the information in the books resonated strongly with me, and while I very much wanted to believe that they were indeed based on information from a divine source, part of me remained skeptical. Wasn’t it too good to be true? Wasn’t it just what we all wanted to hear? I really wanted to believe what I was reading, but the rational side of me kept asking more questions.

      I am trained in academic research, so I knew what to do. I needed to validate the information from these books, preferably with sources that were considered reliable and trustworthy. The most logical place to start would be the natural sciences, which are held to rigorous scientific standards. The first book I read in this context was Fritjof Capra’s the Tao of Physics from 1975. In this book, Capra demonstrates that there are many parallels between the findings of modern physics and the insights and teachings from Eastern mysticism and religions. Capra asserts that as scientific knowledge increases, science isn’t moving away from mysticism; rather, the two are moving closer together. Many of the phenomena, experiences, and explanations that are described in the ancient texts are now being re-discovered by modern science.

      Another book that corroborated the parallels between science and spirit was Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot. He discusses the physics of David Bohm, including Bohm’s concepts of the universe as a hologram. Talbot also describes a wide range of mystic phenomena and discusses how they may be understood from a science-based perspective. One chapter in Talbot’s book in particular piqued my interest. It was about research into reincarnation and pastlife memories. I began to read books about these topics, and I learned that there is a large amount of research in this area, some of it conducted by very well respected scientists who hold esteemed positions in the academic world.

      Of course, reincarnation as a research area is still considered fringe by the academic establishment. However, much evidence has been accumulated that is very difficult to dismiss. Related to this topic is research on near-death experiences, which is also extensive and well substantiated.

      After reading all these books by people with impressive credentials, I felt that my need for validation was being satisfied, and I started branching into readings of a more esoteric nature. I read books that would no longer qualify as scientific from the viewpoint of the academic establishment, such as texts that were purportedly channeled from entities in the spiritual realm, but I continued to find the same type of information everywhere. I found similar ideas, presented in different forms, but leading to many of the same insights and understandings. Clearly, the topics are approached from many different perspectives. But the similarities in the basic understanding of life in the universe are astoundingly similar. I eventually reached the conclusion that so many people cannot be making it all up. There must be some reality behind it.

      I also understood that this information is not just available to us through books. Each of us can access the cosmic knowledge

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