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<p>The New Age movement had its origins in the youth movement of the 1960's, when the Age of Aquarius promised the coming of a new millennium. But this elusive, utopian state of affairs has yet to materialize, points out editor Robert Basil. Should we be surprised?</p><p>More than 25 years after the counterculture discovered its first taste of a new spiritualism, the baby-boom generation - possessed of incredible social influence and buying power - is feverishly embracing the paraphernalia of higher consciousness: New Age books, magazines, catalogues, audiotapes, videotapes, seminars, physical and mental therapies, crystals, Eastern gurus, channeled entities, socially conscious investment services, and spiritual supplies.</p><p>In short, what used to be called the occult (which means hidden) is occult no longer, nor is it confined to a lunatic fringe. Rather, as traditional, institutional religion has lost its power as an adequate guide to one's spiritual quest, belief in New Age phenomena has moved into the mainstream, becoming a major force in America's spiritual life.</p><p>Although the New Age movement has taken on a veneer of precision by its prolific use of scientific terms,

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Author

Robert Basil

Publisher

Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books

Published

1988

Language

EN

ISBN

9780879754907

Category

religious

Subjects

Philosophy, Islam, Sociology

Rating

4.8 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14