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[[File:Jeane Dixon.jpg|400px|thumb|American psychic and astrology [[Jeane Dixon]], whose books helped spark interest in New Age beliefs]] | |||
In the latter part of the 1970s, the New Age expanded to cover a wide variety of alternative spiritual and religious beliefs and practices, not all of which explicitly held to the belief in the Age of Aquarius, but were nevertheless widely recognized as broadly similar in their search for "alternatives" to mainstream society. | In the latter part of the 1970s, the New Age expanded to cover a wide variety of alternative spiritual and religious beliefs and practices, not all of which explicitly held to the belief in the Age of Aquarius, but were nevertheless widely recognized as broadly similar in their search for "alternatives" to mainstream society. | ||
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Core works propagating New Age ideas published during this time included: | Core works propagating New Age ideas published during this time included: | ||
* | * [[Jeane Dixon]]'s ''The Call to Glory'' (1971) | ||
* [[Sybil Leek]]'s ''My Life in Astrology'' (1972) | |||
* Helen Schucman ''A Course in Miracles'' (1975) | * Helen Schucman ''A Course in Miracles'' (1975) | ||
* David Spangler ''Revelation: The Birth of a New Age'' (1977) | * David Spangler ''Revelation: The Birth of a New Age'' (1977) | ||