The New Age movement encompasses a wide range of spiritual beliefs, practices, and traditions. And many of them, including newer philosophies, draw on ancient religions or revered teachings.
Intrigued? Eager to learn more? Then, delve into our collection of New Age listens! While all part of the New Age terrain, these audiobooks and podcasts explore spirituality, consciousness, magic, mysticism, and faith from different perspectives by people who don't always share the same beliefs. They will challenge you to look closely at yourself and the world around you, to let go of preconceived ideas about the nature of the universe, and to ask questions—and seek answers—that will lead to a more grounded and fulfilling life.
Whether you're looking to expand your consciousness, deepen your spiritual practice, learn about witchcraft, explore tarot cards, or just need some inspiration to make a change in your life, you'll be sure to find something that resonates with you on this list.
General New Age Nonfiction
From Wiccan high priest Raymond Buckland, this comprehensive guide to Wicca is a must-listen for practicing witches and newcomers alike. In it, you'll find everything you need to know about this thriving spiritual tradition, including its history and lore, core beliefs, and important rituals. It also offers practical how-to instructions for spellcasting, divination, herbalism, dreamwork, healing, and so much more.
First published in 1980, this best-selling text on tarot is at last available as an audiobook. While there are many excellent books on tarot out there, Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom— also known as the “Bible of Tarot”—is the guide all aspiring tarot practitioners should start with. Rachel Pollack explores the symbolism, themes, and meaning behind each card, and offers a thorough introduction to both card reading and tarot as a way of life.
If you're interested in crystals and crystal healing, this excellent beginner's guide is a wonderful jumping-off point. In Crystals, Aisha Amarfio explains what crystals are, the various types they come in, and how they work. She then shares plenty of practical tips on how to choose the right crystals for your needs and how to use them to cleanse your home, reduce stress, increase vitality, and access inner wisdom.
In Frequency, Penney Peirce explains how to utilize the natural vibrations of the energy in your own body to transform your life. She posits that everything is made of energy—not just the world around us, but our physical body, thoughts, emotions, and spirit as well. Tuning into internal vibrational frequencies, rather than simply reacting to external ones, can be a powerful way to tap into your creativity, let your true self shine, and build the life you want to live.
Witchery is a primer for contemporary witches who are seeking to discover or deepen their Magickal practice. Packed full of wisdom and advice, this audiobook will teach you how to cast spells, build an altar, create potions, and more. Above all, author Juliet Diaz, an Indigenous seer and healer, inspires and guides you to connect with the Magick already within you to live your truth.
Pam Grout has written several how-to guides about the power of consciousness and unseen energies. In this audiobook, which she reads herself, she offers nine simple experiments designed to prove how malleable reality really is: life is what we shape it to be with our mind. Grout encourages listeners to use E-Squared as a manual for spiritual exploration and self-actualization. Conduct the experiments as she directs, and you might be surprised by what you discover—about the world and yourself.
This enchanting audiobook is a go-to resource for everything related to green witchery and nature's amazing powers. You'll learn how to identify and use plants and herbs for healing, how to mix potions and essential oils for peace and harmony, and how to use simple natural ingredients—including stones and twigs—in magical rituals. Gabra Zackman’s narration lends to Arin Murphy-Hiscock’s kind and gentle style as she teaches listeners how to pay attention to the magic of the natural world and harness it for wellness and wisdom.
This audiobook by husband-and-wife team Esther and Jerry Hicks is exactly what it sounds like from its title: a guide to how to ask for what you want. In simple and practical steps, Esther and Jerry explain how to ask for whatever it is you want to do or be or have, and then how to receive that gift, with awareness, acceptance, and gratitude. Ask and It Is Given is a how-to book in the broadest sense of the term; it offers you a hands-on course in spiritual practicality. Jerry Hicks narrates.
Instructional New Age Books and How-to Guides
If you're looking for an introductory book on New Age philosophy and its real-world applications, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success is a great place to start. In this practical and accessible guide, best-selling author and renowned teacher Deepak Chopra outlines his philosophy of life and fulfillment in seven clear and powerful principles. Through simple but not always easy exercises, you'll learn how to apply these spiritual laws to achieve success and satisfaction in all aspects of your life, from your career to your relationships. Chopra reads his own work in a tone that's authoritative and inspiring.
Eckhart Tolle is a well-known New Age teacher, thinker, and writer. In this enlightening audiobook, which he narrates himself, Tolle first examines the state of humanity today, exposing how ego-based thinking is harmful not only to society and the planet, but also to humans as individuals. In A New Earth, he offers listeners a gentle path into a new way of thinking and being, providing practical steps for embracing a new consciousness and a more loving world.
In her seventh title, best-selling author and dynamic thought leader Gabrielle Bernstein goes all-in on the spirituality component of her personal growth strategies, urging listeners to call upon their higher angels to help manifest their goals and aspirations. And even if "angel" isn’t the word you’d use to describe the ineffable forces at work in your life, there’s still a lot of valuable nuggets in Super Attractor about how you can bring about positive change. Free your mind, settle into a mindful state, and the rest will follow.
First published in 2006, The Secret has become one of the most popular New Age books out there. In this audiobook, Rhonda Byrne, who also narrates, reveals the titular Secret that has been passed down through the ages, hidden in great works of literature and art, as well as religious teachings. She speaks with contemporary spiritual teachers who have used the Secret to achieve health, fulfillment, and success, and explains how it can revolutionize your life as well.
Just before she turned 30, Rebecca Campbell's carefully crafted life fell apart. Instead of ignoring the challenges before her, she took it as a sign from the universe and dove more fully into an exploration of her own light. In Light Is the New Black, Campbell explains how to open yourself to the universe, reconnect with your soul's true calling, and let your inner light shine bright. It's an uplifting blend of memoir and how-to, read in the author's own strong, soothing, and encouraging voice.
If you're in search of spiritual fulfillment and a proven formula to magically transform your life, Becoming Supernatural is a must-listen. Backed by compelling research, Dr. Joe Dispenza explains that, with the right teaching, humans are capable of extraordinary feats of healing (physical and emotional), creation, and profound transformation. He draws on various ancient and contemporary traditions, including meditation and energy work, to guide listeners toward a more grounded, dynamic, and altogether extraordinary life.
The ancient Toltec people believed that life is a dream and the world is a convergence of all of humanity's dreams. In this audiobook, spiritual teacher don Miguel Ruiz Jr. draws on that belief to assert that each of us has the power to create our own reality. Charlie Varon's narration captures the care and patience Ruiz takes with explaining how to reclaim our dreams of a better life and a better planet, using the tools of awareness, understanding, and unconditional love. The Mastery of Self is a life-changing listen for dreamers and doers.
New Age Memoirs
In this beautiful and vulnerable memoir, Amanda Yates Garcia describes her tumultuous, surprising, and ultimately empowering journey into witchcraft. Although the daughter of a witch, who initiated her into this earth-centered practice when she was 13, Garcia didn't fully come into her own, as a woman and a witch, until adulthood. She shares the challenges she faced due to poverty and misogyny, and the courage it took to embrace her true self and inner magic. Part feminist manifesto and part coming-of-age story, Initiated is an audiobook that will open your heart and mind. Garcia's poignant narration only adds to its power.
Toil & Trouble is another fantastic memoir about embracing being a witch. Augusten Burroughs always knew he was different, that he had powers he didn't know how to explain. When he told his mother, she reassured him that he was far from the first witch in their family. But when she left him in the care of another family, he was forced to reckon with his abilities—and identity—on his own. Brought to life by a full cast of narrators, this one-of-a-kind memoir is an audio experience unlike any other.
New Age Fiction
In this inspiring collection by the beloved author of The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho compiles seven years of his signature wisdom on solitude, love, and struggle. As he puts it, the stories and ideas collected within “contain accounts of some of my own experiences, stories other people have told me, and thoughts I've had while traveling down particular stretches of the river of my life." With a soft and relaxing narration that matches the zen tone of the audiobook itself, this inspiring listen is not to be missed.
If you're looking to explore New Age philosophies in the form of a novel, you'll want to pick James Redfield's widely praised work. When an ancient manuscript is discovered deep in the jungles of Peru, nine ancient teachings about the human race are once again revealed. These long-buried secrets have the power to change humanity forever. Full of wisdom and adventure, and skillfully narrated by actor Lou Diamond Phillips, The Celestine Prophecy is as riveting as it is revelatory.
Set in a future America ravaged by war and climate change, this dystopian novel tells the story of a battle between two opposing worldviews: one that celebrates the diversity of human cultures and one that relies on fear and repression. A small group of people in California have built a thriving culture rooted in the four elements: air, fire, water, and earth. But it'll take all of their combined wisdom to restore peace and harmony to the broken world beyond their walls.
Semele Cavnow is an antiques appraiser for an upscale Manhattan auction house. When she discovers an ancient manuscript that speaks of a powerful deck of tarot cards that's been lost to time, she's immediately intrigued. As she delves deeper into the manuscript's secrets, she realizes she's reading the work of an ancient seer who predicted future events before they happened. Soon, Semele's life, and her safety, become wrapped up in the dangerous, 2,000-year-old-secrets the manuscript reveals. Expertly narrated by Robin Miles and Lisa Flanagan, The Fortune Teller is an epic tale of prophecy, magic, and history.
First published in 1984, Dan Millman's semi-autobiographical novel has gone on to become an international best seller. Way of the Peaceful Warrior tells the story of Dan, a renowned gymnast, who, despite his success, feels a gnawing sense of unhappiness. Then, he meets an old man named Socrates, who sends him off on a spiritual quest that changes his perspective forever. Narrated by the author with warmth, humor, and heart, this audiobook is sure to delight and inspire listeners.
New Age Podcasts
Many New Age traditions explore the inherent mysteries of the universe. In this podcast, host Anna Anderson digs deep into the vastness of everything we don't know. She's joined by spiritual teachers, healers, and practitioners of magic, and together they discuss topics from the healing benefits of aromatherapy to cosmic vibrations.
Spiritual Awakening Radio makes a great introduction to a wide array of spiritual paths, beliefs, and teachings. Host James Bean explores spirituality from every angle, discussing meditation, God, mysticism, spiritual poetry, scriptures from many religions, faith, and so much more. It's an eclectic mix—tune in for episodes about near-death experiences, vegetarianism, and the teachings of ancient gurus alike.
This podcast focuses on awareness, and how concentrating on your awareness can lead to a more fulfilling everyday life. Hosts Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor talk with a range of guests, including well-known New Age authors such as Deepak Chopra, about tapping into the power of the unconscious, overcoming the obstacles to love and self-acceptance, and the many paths to inner peace.