1960s-1970s. Inspired from religious/spiritual/esoteric/occult/mystical systems. Its biggest inspiration is
Theosophy.
The phrase "New Age" was coined by Alice Bailey to describe transition from the astrological age of Pisces to Aquarius. New Age is well know for supporting positions such as cosmopolitanism, multi-culturalism, and globalism. 🚩
Theosophy, an esoteric philosophy led by Helena Blavatsky (1831 – 1891). She was strongly influenced by the earlier Jakob Böhme (1575 -1624), and before was called "Christian theosophy" or "Boehmian theosophy".
Blavatsky's Theosophy draws upon both older European philosophies like Neoplatonism and Asian religions like Hinduism and Buddhism. Theosophy promotes values such as "universal brotherhood". In 🇬🇧, one analysis found that the prominent feminists were several 100s times more likely to join Theosophy than the average population.
Dixon, Joy (2001). Divine Feminine
𝔑𝔢𝔴 𝔄𝔤𝔢𝔱𝔞𝔯𝔡 ,
𝔄𝔫𝔱𝔦 𝔅𝔲𝔡𝔡𝔥𝔦𝔰𝔪 &
𝔄𝔫𝔱𝔦 𝔐𝔞𝔰𝔬𝔫𝔯𝔶