Who was Alice Bailey?Alice Ann Bailey (June 16, 1880-December 15, 1949) was a writer and teacher. She wrote more than 24 books on theosophical subjects, and was one of the first writers to use the term New Age. Bailey's works, written between 1919 and 1949, describe a wide-ranging system of esoteric thought covering such topics as how spirituality relates to the Solar System, meditation, healing, spiritual psychology, the destiny of nations, and prescriptions for society in general.
What is New Age?There's really no specific description of what many sometimes refer to as New Age. The term generally is used to describe modern religious practices that are unique and separate from others, but usually draw upon different concepts of various religions. These religions could be offshoots of one religion or combinations from various religious principles. It can be argued that at some point, any religion in its origins could be regarded as "New Age," as it takes time and followers for a name for a religions to be coined.