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Apr 1, 2024 · J. Gordon Melton. New Age movement, movement that spread through the occult and metaphysical religious communities in the 1970s and ʾ80s. It looked forward to a “New Age” of love and light and offered a foretaste of the coming era through personal transformation and healing. Peruvian-born anthropologist and writer.
Oct 1, 2018 · Roughly three-quarters of U.S. adults in this category hold one or more New Age beliefs, including six-in-ten who believe spiritual energy can be located in physical things and 54% who believe in psychics. And among those who say they are religious and spiritual, 65% espouse at least one New Age belief. Americans who reject both the religious ...
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The New Age Movement grew in popularity during the 1970s and 1980s through the teachings of David Spangler and other metaphysical religious groups, but it has existed in various forms since the ...
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Sep 5, 2018 · The Story: According to a new survey, New Age beliefs are common in America, even among people who are highly religious in traditional ways. The Background: A new Pew Research analysis looks at beliefs and behaviors that cut across many denominations producing a new and revealing classification, or typology, of religion in America. The new ...
Apr 26, 2021 · The new age is an industry after all, and despite its best efforts to exude love, light and purity, it’s a profitable one. Economic analysis estimates that self-help alone is worth billions.
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Oct 10, 2022 · The Old Roots of New Age. Tom Jacobs. Here’s the thing about the “New Age” movement: Most of it isn’t “new” at all. Notions such as summoning the gods or goddesses within, the power of positive thinking and finding female empowerment through witchcraft can be traced back to the late 19th century. A new exhibit at the UC Santa ...
