ABSTRACT
Perennist symbols are produced in mainstream culture, and the invasion of the public sphere through consumer culture in conjunction with postmodernity/postmodernism might involve a reenchantment with parts of the world presumed lost to secularisation. This chapter addresses the accessibility of these symbols/commodities. It presents some forms of resistance to consumer culture from within the spiritualities using the theories of Habermas as a backdrop. If these spiritualities are part of the logic of late capitalism, there are of course variations in their belonging; some are more involved in the logic of late capitalism than others. The colonisation of instrumental reason, aiming at the accumulation of profit, reduces more and more the strength of communicative action from the lifeworld. Some of their spiritual techniques are even used by global corporations to develop their staff’s mental and managerial abilities; abilities which could in consequence make the colonisation work more efficient.
