Bruce (1995) identifies some common themes in line with New Age thinking:
Rejection of science– the New Age favours subjectivity over objectivity, New Age believers see lack of scientific evidence for therapies and techniques as revealing the limitations of science.
Rejection of organised religion– New Age followers see organised religion as too authoritarian and traditional. They feel it lacks spiritual intensity.
Interest in ecology– the New Age is very ‘green’; respecting the earth and living in harmony with nature.
Scepticism of professional expertise– New Age followers criticise main stream practitioners for concentrating only on the physical body while ignoring the mind and spirit (holistic).
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