Article: THE NEW AGE OF PSYCHIC CONSUMERS SPIRITUAL INDUSTRIES STRETCH FROM WEST COAST TO WOODSTOCK.(Main)

Byline: Craig Brandon Staff writer

The New Age has reached out from California and Colorado to take a firm grasp on the Capital District.

While it has advocates as diverse as actress Shirley MacLaine and first lady Nancy Reagan, the New Age also has its critics, who call it the new snake oil and a consumer's nightmare.

A legion of rebirthers, foot reflexologists, clear-light therapists, psychic channels, deep-tissue masseurs, neuro- linguistic programmers and crystal and psychic healers have set up shop in the Capital District - creating a major industry with thousands of customers every week.

There are even New Age dentists and ...

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