New Age Parapsychology and Spiritual Books - Different Titles, Same Song!

Many people believe that new age books areterms into a more unified category.
different from spiritual books, even though there areIf we look more closely at the core messages in the
so many books available that are described as newvarious spiritual books, new age books, metaphysical,
age spiritual books. If we look at the terms new ageesoteric, parapsychology, philosophy and even self
and spiritual, we find similarities, where spiritual refersimprovement books, we often find similarities that
to soul or spirit and new age has been described asare sometimes veiled in different terms that could all
'of or relating to spiritual and consciousness raisingbe better described as Mind Body Spirit. Yes, even
movements'. New age books encompass health,philosophy books, which are essentially the belief or
medicine, philosophy, religion and the occult. And yet,system of beliefs accepted as an authoritative
the term new age was only coined in recentaccount by a group or philosophy school, have
decades, mainly from the 1970's. So that begs thesimilarities to each other and also to the more recent
question - is there such a thing as a New Age?spiritual new age parapsychology and metaphysical
Many so-called new age books (and spiritual books)esoteric books. The various philosophy books
that have been written over these past fewavailable today, which are scriptures handed down
decades are emphatic that we are indeed in a newover many centuries that are the core beliefs of the
age spiritual era that is NEW in every aspect to whatworld's many religions, also have strong similarities in
has come before. However, researching older spiritualthe original message, although the interpretation of
books and philosophy books shows that humankindthese books over the ages has led to contrasting
has passed through eras of high enlightenmentviewpoints.
before - inspirational times of metaphysical andConsidering the strife that such opposing views of
spiritual awareness that equals or surpasses ourphilosophy books over the ages has caused, perhaps
current times. So is this perhaps not a new age asthis new age of parapsychology, with its
such, but simply a remembering of metaphysical,metaphysical, esoteric and spiritual messages and
esoteric, inspirational parapsychology and spiritualbooks will help break down these old belief systems
powers that all of us possess but have temporarilythat have divided humanity for so long, particularly
forgotten. If this be the case, then perhaps a morewhen unified under the more acceptable catch-phrase
apt term would be Mind Body Spirit.of Mind Body Spirit. The proliferation of self
Which brings us to another so-called new age term ...improvement books alone has brought a spiritual
parapsychology. New age parapsychology is theawareness to thousands, if not millions, who seek to
study of paranormal phenomena and the termgrow through better knowing themselves. Old
parapsychology comes from the Greek para 'beside,philosophy books are being rewritten in more spiritual
beyond' and psychology, derived from the Greeknew age terminology and marketed under various
psyche 'soul, mind'. So, here we are back to theterms, not only new age and spiritual, but also
spiritual again or, as mentioned above, Mind Bodymetaphysical books, esoteric books, new age
Spirit. And yet, some people still insist that spiritualparapsychology, inspirational books, self improvement
books, new age books and new age parapsychologyand even philosophy books. An increasing number of
are totally separate themes. Perhaps that's whythese books are being grouped, on websites and also
more and more people are coining the phrase Mindin physical bookstores, under the Mind Body Spirit
Body Spirit in an attempt to mold these variouslabel.