Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat


Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
13
Narrator
5
Release Date
June 2023
Duration
13 hours 56 minutes
Summary
Conspirituality takes a deep dive into the troubling phenomenon of influencers who have curdled New Age spirituality and wellness with the politics of paranoia—peddling vaccine misinformation, tales of child trafficking, and wild conspiracy theories.
 
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a disturbing social media trend emerged: a large number of yoga instructors and alt-health influencers were posting stories about a secretive global cabal bent on controlling the world’s population with a genocidal vaccine. Instagram feeds that had been serving up green smoothie recipes and Mary Oliver poems became firehoses of Fox News links, memes from 4chan, and prophecies of global transformation.

Since May 2020, Derek Beres, Matthew Remski and Julian Walker have used their Conspirituality podcast to expose countless facets of the intersection of alt-health practitioners with far-right conspiracy trolls. Now this expansive and revelatory book unpacks the follies, frauds, cons and cults that dominate the New Age and wellness spheres and betray the trust of people who seek genuine relief in this uncertain age.

With analytical rigor and irreverent humor, Conspirituality offers an antidote to our times, helping readers recognize wellness grifts, engage with loved ones who've fallen under the influence, and counter lies and distortions with insight and empathy.
 
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Anonymous

Important, timely and insightful, Conspirituality explains a complex idea in meaningful ways that connects new age spirituality and the drift to authoritarianism. It seems like neither the twain shall meet, but it's explained and almost eerie how well they compliment each other.

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Sara S.

I discovered the Conspirituality podcast a year into the pandemic, and since it’s been one of the sane podcasts that has helped me through it, I had to hear the audiobook to hear the full origin and resolution of the journey. I’ve gotten the hard copy as a holiday gift to share. This book was not only carefully written and researched through both academic and lived experience, it was presented with a tone of compassion for the followers of some of these manipulative ‘spiritual leaders’. It was also read by one of the better audiobook narrators I’ve heard.

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Assi H.

Great read. This guys really did the research:)

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