New Zealand Cults, Sects, Religions, Christian Organisations, and other groups.

The New Age Movement

Other Main Names:

Astrology, crystal healing, reincarnation, Transcendental Meditation, yoga

Sri Chinmoy, Shirley MacLaine, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Other Names

Note that there are many, many different practices and cult groups included in the New Age. Only a few can be listed here - this list is not complete or exhaustive.

Practices & Organisations

Acupuncture
Acupressure
Amulets and charms (including rosary)
Anthroposophical Society
Aromatherapy
Astrology
Auras, aura reading
Avatar Masters Training
Bach flower remedies
Birth signs
Biorhythms
Chanting
Channeling
Chi
Colloidal silver
Cranial manipulation
Crystals, crystal healing
Divination
Dowsing
Homeopathy
Holistic Health Movement
Horoscopes
Iridology
Karma
Kinesiology
Magnets for enhanced sleep, preventing motion sickness or other healing
Medititation (the "empty your mind" sort)
Mantras
Moxibustion
Mystical Humanism
Naturopathy
Palm reading
Pendulum divination, pendulum diagnosis, pendulum healing
Phrenology
Radionics
Raelians
Rebirthing
Reflexology
Reincarnation
Reiki massage
Rolfing
Rudolf Steiner
Sai Baba
School of Philosophy
Self-healing
Sri Chinmoy
Star signs
Subud
Tachyon energy (note that in science, a tachyon is a theoretical faster-than-light particle)
Theosophy
Transcendental meditation
UFOs
Visualisation
Vitalism
Yin & Yang (prevalent in surf designs)
Yoga
Water witching
Zodiac signs

Key Phrases

(Note the self-centredness of many of these phrases.)

Age of Aquarius
Be at one with the universe.
Christ consciousness
Cosmic Christ.
Cosmic consciousness
Live your potential.
The power is within you.
Trust your inner self.
Vibrations of the planet/vibrations of the universe.