Ysbrydolrwydd Brodorol Amerig a’r Oes Newydd – erthygl hir am y ffyrdd mae symudiad ‘Oes Newydd’ yn hwfro lan elfennau o draddodiadau brodorol i’w hailgylchu nhw, eu tynlapio a’u gwerthu nôl i bobl hawdd i twyllo.

Although New Agers identify as a countercultural group, their commercial actions mesh quite well with mainstream capitalism. Ultimately, their search for spiritual and cultural meaning through material acquisition leaves them feeling unsatisfied. The community they seek is only imagined, a world conjured up by the promises of advertised products, but with no history, social relations, or contextualized culture that would make for a sense of real belonging. Meanwhile, their fetishization of Native American spirituality not only masks the social oppression of real Indian peoples but also perpetuates it.

[via wood s lot]