We bring to your attention the book “Psychology and the New Age”.
“Numerous sociological studies show that nowadays there is an increasing interest in the area of ​​the mystical, in spiritual experience, including magic, the occult and even Satanism. Such trends are well reflected in the popularity of the New Age movement, and this happens not only in popular culture The New Age movement, which has the features of a “gnostic religion” (G. Jonas), not only does not lose its strength, but is invariably present in academic culture1, in part. because gnosis2 has always maintained a connection with philosophy3, as does modern mystical experience, which in our days is approaching a “correctly understood” humanism and even atheism, “purifying” the concept of God.”