The Aquarian Conspiracy: Personal and Social Transformation in the 1980s (1980)

by Marilyn Ferguson

Other authors: Max Lerner (Foreword)

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Here is the human potential masterwork that defined the New Age. Called "an exciting vision of the future" (Cleveland Plain Dealer), "a handbook of the New Age" (USA Today), and "a new charter of human possibility" (Norman Cousins) upon its initial publication in 1980, The Aquarian Conspiracy is a breathtaking, compelling study of the changes in work, relationships, medicine, religion, education, and more that comprised the birth of the New Age movement. An influence on thinkers from Deepak Chopra to Al Gore, The Aquarian Conspiracy remains a thorough, detailed classic of contemporary thought--an impeccable document that traces one of the most powerful cultural movements of our age.… (more)

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A contemporary look at the changes of the 1980s.

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Nicholas takes us on a 3 week trip around the world with his brother Micah. the story is told in the present as he is on the trip as well as in flashbacks of his childhood. (

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carramel0705 | Jan 7, 2022 |

Excuse me while I sound like the English nerd that I am, but there is great voice in this memoir. I read most of it while my students were engaged in their own SSR, and oftne times I would disturb them with bursts of laughter or long-drawn out sighs. (

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missygoose | Sep 5, 2020 |

Comecei este livro cheio de vontade de perceber esta conspiração, mas o livro é desgastante pois vai a um nível tão metafísico que se torna difícil perceber onde podemos nós conseguir fazer a diferença num modo tão manipulado e marcado pela ganância, corrupção, consumismo e interesses. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Marilyn Ferguson	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Lerner, Max	Foreword	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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This soul can only be a conspiracy of individuals. - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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For Eric, Kris, and Lynn

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A leaderless but powerful network is working to bring about radical change in the United States.

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Here is the human potential masterwork that defined the New Age. Called "an exciting vision of the future" (Cleveland Plain Dealer), "a handbook of the New Age" (USA Today), and "a new charter of human possibility" (Norman Cousins) upon its initial publication in 1980, The Aquarian Conspiracy is a breathtaking, compelling study of the changes in work, relationships, medicine, religion, education, and more that comprised the birth of the New Age movement. An influence on thinkers from Deepak Chopra to Al Gore, The Aquarian Conspiracy remains a thorough, detailed classic of contemporary thought--an impeccable document that traces one of the most powerful cultural movements of our age.

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This revised and updated edition offers an in depth analysis of the true nature of the controversial New Age movement and of social and personal transformation in the 1980s.

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