With my Postmodern bit as background, I will note that a big reason the New Age is viewed askance is because there are some in this world who don't appreciate the wholesale appropriation of older religions' practices and beliefs. American Indians in particular. The repackaging and recombination of their beliefs and ceremonial activities and sites often offends the traditional practitioners. Many people don't like having their religious sites taken over by bimbos with their crystals. Lynn Andrews is the poster child for this movement.

SRS
The novel Hanta Yo by a clueless white lady came even earlier than Andrew's work, but has been demonstrated to be a hot button with some members of this forum, so this remark shall "appear" invisibly.