Whatever Happened to the New Age?
Discover divine guidance for your spiritual journey.
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In the book Master Djwhal Khul traces humanity's karmic history through the Piscean Age and lays out the potentialities that this New Age is offering. He challenges spiritual aspirants to release the power-over mentality of the Piscean age and collectively co-create the Aquarian Age. This requires a radical spiritual paradigm shift of both the personal and the planetary transformation that mystics and luminaries have long foretold.
One of the shifts the book explores is how the
chakra system, once a complex esoteric tradition, was transformed and
popularized in Western New Age spirituality. A key development was its
psychological reinterpretation, especially through the lens of modern therapy
and self-help.
A notable passage explains this shift:
“The chakras became less like cosmological gears and more like a psychological ladder of personality traits, traumas, and aspirations” (Chapter 9).
This reflects the broader pattern in the New Age movement of internalizing and psychologizing spiritual symbols. What was once metaphysical in origin was retooled into frameworks for self-understanding and healing. The chakra system, in this new context, became accessible and attractive to a Western audience seeking personal growth, rather than mystical enlightenment.
This reinterpretation also made it highly compatible with the booming self-help industry:
“Chakras were ideal for self-help because they offered a map with steps and a presumed endpoint: balance or alignment” (Chapter 9)
A full chapter in the book explores in depth each of the 7 chakra, their meaning and the evolution of the chakra system. If you are feeling the need for some divine guidance for navigating your chakra system or your spiritual path in the New Age, this book is for you!
