In this episode, the hosts discuss the New Age Movement, its origins, history, and evolution over time in addition to common practices within that are scientifically unsound. The definition of "new age" is incredibly hard to pin down, but hopefully this provides some useful insights!
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Resources from the episode:
Perspectives on the New Age: https://archive.org/details/perspectivesonne0000unse_m6u6/page/n5/mode/2up
Category Formation and History of the New Age: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01438300302814
The Victorian Supernatural: https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/the-victorian-supernatural
The Fashionable Science of Parlour Magic https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-fashionable-science-of-parlour-magic
Drawing Down the Moon by Margot Adler
A Close Look at Therapeutic Touch: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/187390