From Stonehenge to Silicon Valley: how technology nurtured New Age ideas in a world supposedly stripped of its magic
Close your eyes, and envision a glowing crystal suspended in infinite space. Now breathe in slowly, counting backwards from 10. Energy pulses along the interstices of the crystal. Exhale, and imagine a second crystal, precisely like the first – then a dozen, a hundred, 100,000 crystals multiplying into an infinite void. And 100,000 dream catchers. And semiprecious stones inscribed with chakras. And ‘Coexist’ bumper stickers, Alex Grey posters, Tibetan prayer flags, wellness magnets, and ionising Himalayan salt lamps.
Now open your eyes and imagine how much they all cost....
There's more but that's where I stopped. The laughing, it hurts.
Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Guru devo Maheshwara,....
