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The New Age movement is too diffuse to have a single community organization. Periodicals serve as one of the few ways of uniting the movement, though different teachers and organizations also bring New Agers together.
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Leadership
There is no firm boundary between New Age clergy and laity. Some New Age leaders understand themselves as providers of services, but others serve as spiritual teachers and guides, akin to the clergy of many other religions.
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Principles of Moral Thought and Action
Within the New Age, the concept of the law of karma drives practitioners' moral thoughts and actions. New Agers follow the ideals of love, holism, and self-development.
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Vision for Society
The New Age movements' vision for society focuses on a dawning new age, which will be a future era of peace, harmony, and spiritual enlightenment.
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Gender and Sexuality
As befitting a movement as diverse as the New Age, no single approach to gender and sexuality exists within the New Age. However, most New Agers embrace a concept of gender equality and the value of human sexuality.
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