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Aldous Huxley, one of 20 century
Britain’s best known writers, also had an
interest in Far Eastern religions.
Grandson of Thomas Huxley, one
of the forerunners of the
New Age movement,
Aldous Huxley can be
seen to have been
strongly influenced
by the false Far
Eastern religions in
his books, such as
Brave New World,
Eyeless in Gaza
and Island. Known
as a materialist and
atheist, Huxley’s last
book, Island, was set
in a utopia on a
Buddhist island.

Whilst foolishly rejecting belief in Allah, it ignorantly ascribes divinity
to man himself (Surely Allah is beyond that) and gives him the attrib-
utes of Allah. One of the foremost advocates of this perverse move-
ment, Shirley McLaine, a famous singer and actress at one time, wrote:
“You must never worship anyone or anything other than self. For you
are God.” 160 (Surely Allah is beyond that), thereby revealing the per-
verted beliefs of the New Age movement.
According to the ideologues of the New Age movement, whose
primary objective is to create an atheist society by guiding people away
from the belief in Allah, man is his own guide and judge. This pervert-
ed belief suggests that man will attain perfection by means of medita-
tion, yoga, reiki, contacting spirits and the help of crystals; this perver-

sion leads people to an even worse aberration. It ultimately causes peo-
ple to believe that man is a divinity and is beyond right and wrong, sin
or goodness. In other words, according to the New Age belief, every-

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