Conspirituality

Conspirituality is a term used to describe the merger of conspiracy theories and spiritual or alternative beliefs, such as New Age religion.[1][2] Conspirituality is a portmanteau of "conspiracy theory" and "spirituality".[1] The conspirituality movement has been linked to the far-right conspiracy theory QAnon and COVID-19 conspiracy theories.[1][2]

The term was coined in a 2011 study titled "The Emergence of Conspirituality" published by sociologists Charlotte Ward and David Voas in the Journal of Contemporary Religion, in which the authors of the paper noted that sometimes, those with New Age beliefs are more prone to thinking like a conspiracy theorist.[1][3] The study describes The Zeitgeist Movement, an activist group, as being a part of the conspirituality movement.[3] In a November 2020 article, McGill University science communicator Jonathan Jarry described JP Sears, an American YouTuber and comedian, as being a part of the conspirituality movement.[4]

There is also a podcast called "Conspirituality" that documents the phenomena.[1]

References
  1. Love, Shayla (2020-12-16). "'Conspirituality' Explains Why the Wellness World Fell for QAnon". Vice News. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  2. Halafoff, Anna; Weng, Enqi (2020-10-13). "COVID-19 and "(con)spirituality"". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  3. Ward, Charlotte; Voas, Prof David (2011-01-01). "The Emergence of Conspirituality". Journal of Contemporary Religion. 26 (1): 103–121. doi:10.1080/13537903.2011.539846. ISSN 1353-7903.
  4. Jerry, Jonathan (2020-11-19). "The Clown Prince of Wellness". Office for Science and Society. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
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