I've recently become interested in the powers of healing crystals. I find quartz all over the place when I hike.
what do you think about the term "New Age" it is applied to a range of spiritual or religious beliefs developed in the western nations during the 1970's
It's something I've been interested in on occasion. The name is kind of strange though. 
Although some consider it to be religious apparently those involved prefer to think of it as spiritual or mind spirit and Body
That makes sense. I would probably be more aligned with that. What else can you tell me about New Age?
others contest this term and suggest that it is better seen as a milieu or zeitgeist.
As a form of Western esotericism, the New Age drew heavily upon a number of older esoteric traditions, in particular those that emerged from the occultist current that developed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Such prominent occult influences include orders such as the work of Emanuel Swedenborg and Franz Mesmer, as well as the ideas of Spiritualism, New Thought, and Theosophy. A number of mid-twentieth century influences, such as the UFO
New Age
New Age is a term applied to a range of spiritual or religious beliefs and practices that developed in Western nations during the 1970s. Precise scholarly definitions of the New Age differ in their emphasis, largely as a result of its highly eclectic structure. Although analytically often considered to be religious, those involved in it typically prefer the designation of spiritual or Mind, Body, Spirit and rarely use the term "New Age" themselves. Many scholars of the subject refer to it as the New Age movement, although