Blazing Eye Sees All

"Journalist Leah Sottile turns her investigative eye toward American New Age culture. Today, tarot cards, astrology, and crystals are everywhere--from Instagram and TikTok, sold at upscale boutiques and pricey wellness retreats. Sottile investigates how the recent surge of interest in New Age ideas speaks to a culture that is woven into the very fabric of America, and how self-professed gurus like Love Has Won's Mother God and the mysterious channeler Ramtha have built devout followings because of it. For more than a century, this pastel-colored world of love, light, and enlightenment has been built upon a foundation of conspiracies, antisemitism, nationalism, and a rejection of science. In [her book], Sottile seeks to understand the quest for New Age spirituality in an era of fear that has made us open to anything that claims to bring relief"--