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The architects of atheist and materialist Western culture are wit-
nessing the collapse of their theories and are desperately trying to find

another solution in promoting pagan beliefs in order to curb the rising
interest in Divine religions, ay least in their own eyes. The New Age
movement, created for this purpose, is a false “spiritualism” injected
into materialism.
But why does western culture perceive this need? The English
writers Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln have re-
searched the ideological development (and degeneration) of the

Western world of the past 2000 years. They state that the Western
world has been plagued by an “identity crisis” in the 20th century. In
other words, the materialistic philosophy and way of life imposed on
western societies, has distanced people from Allah and their worship of
Him, thus rendering their lives meaningless. According to Baigent,
Leigh and Lincoln, “Life became increasingly bereft of meaning, de-
void of significance - a wholly random phenomenon, lived for no par-
ticular purpose.” 156
The materialistic theories’ destruction on the scientific level, com-
bined with this cultural identity crisis has reignited peoples’ interest in

Divine religions, which is why religion is on the rise in all Christian,
Jewish and Islamic societies. The proportion of people who believe in
and practice religion is constantly increasing and religious practices
and values play a greater role in society. (Especially the Islamic faith,
which is growing with unprecedented rapidity in the western world).
The pagan New Age movement is being promoted to divert peo-
ple who are struggling with the “identity crisis” to this false path of sal-

vation. These are only erroneous and futile teachings followed by peo-
ple who seek some form of “spiritualism”, but cannot or will not free
themselves from the atheist and materialistic dogma. A little thought,

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)