Astrology and Popular Religion in the Modern West: Prophecy, Cosmology and the New Age MovementAshgate Publishing, Ltd., 01/09/2012 - 224 من الصفحات This book explores an area of contemporary religion, spirituality and popular culture which has not so far been investigated in depth, the phenomenon of astrology in the modern west. Locating modern astrology historically and sociologically in its religious, New Age and millenarian contexts, Nicholas Campion considers astrology's relation to modernity and draws on extensive fieldwork and interviews with leading modern astrologers to present an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the origins and nature of New Age ideology. This book challenges the notion that astrology is either 'marginal' or a feature of postmodernism. Concluding that astrology is more popular than the usual figures suggest, Campion argues that modern astrology is largely shaped by New Age thought, influenced by the European Millenarian tradition, that it can be seen as an heir to classical Gnosticism and is part of the vernacular religion of the modern west. |
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... Michael, who was relatedto the Sun, on 21 December 1880, andthe Age of Aquarius in February 1881. According tothe Brotherhood, the 'Age of Michael' willbe aperiod of ImperialGreatness, Empires will shine.
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... Michael York was ofthe samemind, concluding that 'Even the conceptof aNewAge isvague'.24 Wouter Hanegraaff's opinion is that 'New Age'is 'alabel'which can be 'attached indiscriminately to whatever seems tofitit'.25 MichaelYork described ...
... Michael York again, What unitesallNew Agers, however, isthe vision of radical mystical transformation on both the personal and collective levels. In fact, the awakening to the potential abilitiesof the human self –one's individual ...