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The Channeling Zone: American Spirituality in an Anxious Age
The Channeling Zone American Spirituality in an Anxious Age Author:Michael F. Brown Channelers claim to be possessed by angels, aliens, and "ascended masters" who speak through them, offering advice and solace. Intellectuals dismiss them as cranks and charlatans; evangelical Christians accuse them of trafficking with Satanic forces. Michael Brown explores the scope and substance of the practice called channeling as a window on ... more »the persistent New Age movement. Brown offers a lively firsthand assessment of the hopes, fears, and obsessions of the thousands of Americans who have abandoned mainstream religions in search of direct and improvisational contact with spiritual beings.« less