ABSTRACT
NEW AGE AND RELATED ESOTERICISMS/ SPIRITUALITIES On first sight, the term ‘New Age’ has
much to commend it. It refers to inner-
spirituality, embedded within the self
and, for many, the natural order as a
whole. It refers to the inner-spirituality
of the here-and-now – not of a trans-
cendent, eternal realm of authority and
significance from on High. And inner-
spirituality serves as the authoritative,
effective key for moving from the mal-
functioning life to a life of a significantly
improved quality: A ‘new’ life; a new
‘age’ of one’s life.