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The Rainbow Swastika - New Age Missionizing Among Jews
"shoulder their own responsibilities" and work on "right human relations" (p.104-105), antisemitism will disappear. If they will renounce
their dogma of distinct peoplehood, and join the "brotherhood of man" [as if they can't do both], they will be fully accepted. [Besides being
an unfair guilt trip, you would think this could be easily dismissed by liberal Jews, many of whom are already in the forefront of human
rights causes. Yet too many have accepted the NA idea that Jews have to atone for their existence by denying any uniqueness - even a claim
to unique depths of suffering.]
1a. Post-Identity Hopes:Many are the gullible secular Jews (with Israelis in the forefront) who have "shouldered their own responsibilities"
of dismantling their heritage, under the assumption that they will earn for themselves a place in the New Age. From archaeology to 20thcentury
history, Jewish scholars are scrambling to undo the "dogmas" of Zionism and bury the historical evidence of Jewish rights to the
Land of Israel, hoping to redeem themselves in the eyes of the New Humanity. Israeli politics, education, legal system and public image are
all being overhauled in the attempt to exorcise the demons of "distinct peoplehood". Great energy is invested in marginalizing orthodox
Judaism, in the assumption that our religion is the only obstacle to "right human relations". Behind all these is the conviction that
membership in the NA "brotherhood of man" will be our reward, if we will just make ourselves less us and more everyone-else. [These selfhating
Jews have managed to ignore the NA celebration of "diversity" with regard to every other tribe on earth, including those with closed
religious systems and separatist customs even more exclusive than Judaism. They never ask why only the Jews are offensive by being
"separate".] The major point missed by these converts to the NA faith is that after erasing Jewish identity markers, Jews will have only
passed from one of Bailey's unacceptable categories to another: from that of the separatist "problem child of humanity" to that of the
spiritually improved but racially tainted. As we study the NA views on the Jews, we see that "right human relations" between the Jews and
humanity goes beyond erasing borders, or even collective invisibility. It requires the Jews to accept that there is no relational place for their
race in this stage of human evolution. The "brotherhood of man" will open up to Jews only in future lives... perhaps.
1b. NA Religion Disguised as Philosophy or Science: These varieties of secular repackaging are not necessarily targeting Jews, but due to
the disproportionately high numbers of intellectual Jews who have embraced them, they are worth mentioning. [For brevity I will not go into
detail here, but I have documentation for each entry.] The NA beliefs they have in common are: the existence of a collective ancient wisdom,
accessible from within the human mind and enhanced by input from "higher intelligences"; the unlimited potential of humanity, to be tapped
by creating one's own reality; and the obstacle which orthodox Judaism and related "fundamentalist" religions pose to individual and social
progress.
One example is the revival of classical Greek/Roman philosophy. This is best exemplified by "New Acropolis", a global forum now in 40
countries, which combines Theosophy and Fascism. [Full documentation would require another article, but below are a few details. For
excellent source material on New Acropolis and other NA cults, see the website by Dutch historian Dr. Herman de Tollenaere]
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Another example is Jungian psychology: Carl Jung was devoted to his spirit guide "Philemon", to occult practices and to racist Ayranism.
(See Harvard professor Richard Noll's books, _The Jung Cult_ and _The Aryan Christ: The Secret Life of Carl Jung_, the sources for details
which follow.) An excellent analysis of Jung's indebtedness to Theosophy and other mystery religions, based on Noll's research, is offered by
Janet Biehl at "The Social Ecology Project". Researcher D. Sklar (_The Nazis and the Occult_) outlines Jung's experiences as a child in a
spiritist family, which convinced him that he was chosen by God to be a prophet of the Age of Aquarius. Pivotal life events continued to
revolve around spiritist and occultic involvement; Jungian psychologist Morton Kelsey states that Jung viewed witchcraft and shamanism as
beneficial exercises (as does Kelsey himself). A key turning point was Jung's self-induced psychotic breakdown in December 1913, in which
he was "transformed" into the Mitraic lion-headed god, "Aion". This experience directly led to his key concepts of "archetypes", the
"collective subconscious" mind and the irrelevance of reality in the face of perceived reality [ideas long taught in Hinduism and occult
circles]. His quotes concerning his brand of psychoanalysis show that he wanted to duplicate his 1913 experience in others. [We might say
that his efforts to lose his mental stability were so successful that he dedicated the rest of his career to helping others lose theirs....] Jung's
stated goals are "self-deification" and the corresponding "death" of one's "personal being", which as Noll points out are the components of a
gnostic initiation experience. But perhaps one of the biggest shocks for Jewish Jungian fans will be the discovery that Jung's ideal
psychotherapy system was one in which "German psychology" would be kept carefully separate from any taint of "Jewish psychology" [see
the Nazism section for details].
And then there is NA religion parading as "science" in neo-Darwinism and evolutionism. One of the leading thinkers in this field, Dr.
Michael Ruse, has proposed that the myth of evolution as "science" be laid to rest, pointing out that it is actually a "secular religion" due to
its reliance on "metaphysical" assumptions. [Regarding this last item, which might tempt creationists to celebrate, I have good news and bad
news. Yes, this can level the playing field in the fight to get equal time for creationism in public education, and lay to rest the unfair sciencereligion
dichotomy which has censored Biblical models. There are a growing number of scientists who are ready to ditch Darwin as science.
But monotheists will face a worse situation when evolutionism undergoes the "paradigm shift" which physicist-psychologist Peter Russell (a
Bailey disciple and Findhorn member) insists must transform all sciences: from a system that has "no place for God" and comes up with too
few answers, to a spiritual system where "God" is "within human consciousness" and factual answers are not necessary. (See
"Science and Spirituality", _World Goodwill Newsletter_, No.2, 1997. WG is a branch of Lucis Trust, publisher of Bailey's works.) Biblical
creationism will then be challenged by a synthesis of evolution-creation in which all the current flaws of standard evolution are plugged with
NA teaching: the missing links will be solved by visitations from alien "creators" who triggered "quantum leaps" in human evolution; life's
irreducible complexity will be acknowledged with references to forces and deities no less impressive than the G-d of the Bible; and any
remaining inconsistencies can be ignored and explained (as Russell says) as "maya" - the illusion of material reality. Under those
circumstances, we can expect the current reluctance among scientists to allow creationism into the schools will give away - not in defeat but
in the confidence that whatever creation science has to say will no longer threaten them. They will expect the children to be so indoctrinated
that Biblical models will not impress them.]
2. Spiritual "Salads" - Judaism Laced with Paganism
For those who cannot be so easily divorced from Judaism, there is an attempt to wean observant and traditional Jews away from the Torah by
promoting very Jewish concepts side by side with very un-Jewish ones. They are finding acceptance, or at least benefitting from benevolent
neglect, in the orthodox community. A prominent Kabbalist revered by thousands in Israel, Rabbi Kadouri, performs divination by reading
palms after they rest for a moment on a Torah. [My next-door neighbor was thrilled to relate this experience to me last year.] The followers
of the late Shlomo Carlebach hold a weekly kumsitz in the cemetery, tying blue strings to his grave to "absorb his aura" and be worn as
bracelets. ("Life in the Cemetery", _Jerusalem Post_, Sep.19, 1997) Jewish community centers, established to foster Jewish identity, are
offering classes in both Torah and yoga, the latter not even bothering about Jewish trappings. Posters can be seen around Jerusalem
advertising Torah combined with Tai Chi. The "Elat Chayyim Jewish Spiritual Retreat Center" has a Tai Chi Reiki Master ["Chi" is a
Chinese Buddhist term for the underlying force of the universe which can be harnessed by thought power] and a resident yoga instructor,
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