I think I'll answer Baker's origional question about that new age stuff.

As a weak atheist, I got where I am from the position of a devout catholic by reason alone, peer-pressure and emotion played absolutely no part in it(I go to a catholic school for Christ's sake). As such I reject this new age crap on the same grounds I rejected my religion, but I do find it much more intriguing. I can see where alot of people, upon leaving home, realize how rediculous their religion is, or succumb to peer pressure and abandon their religion, but they do so because of emotion and peer pressure, and thus are much more susceptible to this new age stuff because of their previous attitudes that hadn't been completely abandoned. That's why you see this stuff flourishing on University Campuses.

As for Lucid Dreaming, I think it is definitely characterized as 'New Age'. Probably because Lucid Dreaming, OBE's, 'astral projection, and the like are all dream-like states and alot of new age philosophies either incorperate or were generated around the latter experiences. Because many people share interest in, both Lucid dreaming and New Age stuff, the connections are drawn.

Don't worry about it though, if you have to you can keep it a secret, but I wouldn't worry too much about being characterized as "New Age", especially with some of the stuff you spout of on these forums.