Synopses & Reviews
A call for the scattered spiritual-but-not-religious community to join together under a common identity, this book covers all the aspects of the former New Age movementfrom its spirituality and philosophy to its art and politics. Exploring the rise and fall of the movement in popular culture, the study examines what spiritual progressives lost when the movement receded and asks them to consider what they could gain personally and collectively by reviving it. This guide encourages solitary spiritual seekers to reach out to one another and create a revitalized New Age community with the power to help everyone grow in their unfinished spiritual evolution.
Review
In case you thought the dream of a new age of consciousness was dead, thinkand readagain. This book, wise, intimate, and deeply informative, is a clarion call about the greatest of conversations: about the future of humanity.” Michael Grosso, Ph.D., author, The Millennium Myth and Experiencing the Next World Now
Table of Contents
Table of ContentsForeword by David SpanglerIntroduction: My New Age JourneyPart I What is the New Age?Chapter 1: New Age in a NutshellChapter 2: The Map of Spiritual GrowthTop 5 Myths About the New AgePart II The Decline and Fall of the New AgeChapter 3: The New Age Under AttackChapter 4: Who Needs a Movement?Chapter 5: Stuck on the SpiralConversation with my Sister-Friend: On LabelsPart III The Case for RevivalChapter 6: Turning the Tide of Too LateChapter 7: The Power of Spiritual IdentityChapter 8: Community and Social CapitalEssential Reading for the New AgePart IV New Age PhilosophyChapter 9: The Philosophy of IdealismChapter 10: Truth and KnowledgeChapter 11: The Story of CreationChapter 12: God, the One That Is ManyChapter 13: Reality: Land of IllusionChapter 14: Creating RealityChapter 15: The Riddle of the SelfChapter 16: Karma and DestinyChapter 17: The Problem of EvilTop Ten New Age Web SitesPart V New Age PoliticsChapter 18: Politics and SpiritualityChapter 19: Politics and the SpiralTop New Age MoviesPart VI -- What Next?Chapter 20: Transformation, New Age StyleChapter 21: Contemplative Practice: The Technology of TransformationChapter 22: Feed Your Head: Study and KnowledgeChapter 23: Become Part of the New Age CommunityChapter 24: Do the Right ThingChapter 25: Good Works: Lend a Helping HandA New Age ManifestoPart VII The HorizonChapter 26: On Saving the WorldChapter 27: The Opportune MomentBibliographyIndexAbout the Author