Topic: Therapeutic Spirituality

The term "New Age" is often used as a pejorative, but it can be defined as a radically ecumenical culture of therapeutic spirituality. There is a parallel between defending New Age culture and elevating conspiracy culture as a form of independent thought skeptical of establishment talking points. Both movements face marginalization and must balance critical inquiry with the need to avoid prejudicial tropes or "satanic panics."

While tradition places Mary Magdalene in Southern France, Dr. Kujawa proposes an alternative theory that she traveled to Alexandria, Egypt, to join the Therapeute. She identifies a historical figure known as Mary the Alchemist (or Mary the Prophetess) who lived in Alexandria and specialized in spiritual alchemy and ascension. This theory links Magdalene to the intellectual and spiritual center of the first-century world and the Temple of Isis.