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.