1st - I don't save posts. i had no idea how many i had til it was pointed out. this would be the 3000th which means it is the 3000th time i have had something to say. but thanks to all who noticed (i think )but i'm still not sure i approve of all this post count watching. I know i started the first congrats thread. but it was half as a joke and half as an attempt to have a conversation with tolya, who struck me as an interesting person. Now that i know him, i know that he is very interesting and a very nice guy.
2nd - please, never refer to me as a new ager. i was probably a new ager about 15 years ago. i am now a full fledged pagan as JohnnyV correctly surmised. I have been very open about this both here and in other threads. I really thought the new age craze had kinda died out. but i guess it is going thru a revival in NY if what bluefusion says is true. If anybody really wants to know more, just ask. But bluefusions explanation is pretty close, except i wouldn't localize it as california mysticism. it is much broader than that. In many ways it is a good thing. It can be an important part of the path for many people. But like all such phenomenons, there are lots of scam artists and charletons involved with it. The common symbols of the new age movement are crytalls and white light. It is a bit unrealistically idealistic for where i am now in my spiritual evolution.
3rd - good question, where is Greg? (symphonix?) and what is he doing these days?