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New Age movement
Also known as: New Age movement, New Age, New Age movements, New Age Movement
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Starseeds, government plots and an alien mantis: Inside New Age ... yahoo.com 5 days ago 6 facts
perspectiveMichael Satva observed that the Baby Boomer generation, who birthed the New Age movement during the 1960s and 1970s, often do not understand how the movement has evolved over time because they have not moved beyond their original version of it.
accountAt the final panel of the expo, titled 'Something Is Coming!', speakers described narratives involving coming chaos, potential solar events, and a collective shift into a new age.
perspectiveMichael Satva claims that the generation who birthed the New Age movement during the 1960s and 1970s is largely unaware of how the movement has evolved over time.
accountDuring a Q&A session at the expo, an attendee expressed concern that her husband would not ascend with her, reflecting a New Age belief system regarding a transition from a 3D state to a higher 5D dimension.
perspectiveMichael Satva, co-producer of the Conscious Life Expo, believes the New Age movement has evolved into a religion centered on aliens.
claimNew Age beliefs often include the concept of 'ascension,' which involves shifting from a limited, 3D state of consciousness to a higher, 5D dimension.
Alien abduction claims examined - Harvard Gazette news.harvard.edu Feb 20, 2003 3 facts
quoteThe typical abductee, notes McNally, “has a longstanding interest in ‘New Age’ practices and beliefs such as reincarnation, astral projection, mental telepathy, alternative healing practices, energy therapies, and astrology.”
quoteHe and his colleagues conclude, “a combination of pre-existing New Age beliefs, episodes of sleep paralysis, accompanied by hallucinations and hypnotic memory recovery may foster beliefs and memories that one has been abducted by space aliens.”
claimThe typical individual who claims to have been abducted by aliens has a longstanding interest in 'New Age' practices and beliefs, including reincarnation, astral projection, mental telepathy, alternative healing practices, energy therapies, and astrology.
America's Alien Problem: Why We Ignore Common Sense in Favor ... skeptic.com Feb 27, 2026 1 fact
claimBy the early 1950s, the world saw the beginning of UFO religious communities, almost all of which were tied to the emerging New Age Movement.
David Icke and the Rise of the Lizard People - Stuff They Don't Want ... iheart.com 1 fact
claimThe hosts of the podcast 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know' characterize David Icke's persona as having a 'New Age' side, associated with interests in alternative medicine and a 'live and let live' philosophy.
The Impact of Extraterrestrial and Interdimensional Contact on ... academia.edu 1 fact
claimAdaptability correlates with the survivability of religions when facing paradigm shifts, according to a comparative analysis of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikh/Gurmat, indigenous cosmologies, and contemporary New Age movements.
Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org Dec 20, 2023 1 fact
claimThe hypothesis that conscious observation causes quantum collapse was promoted by authors in the 1970s New Age movement, which may have contributed to the idea's reputation as unscientific.