SYNTHESIS: THE SECOND COMING OF THE NEW AGE

Authors: Steven Bancarz and Josh Peck

Core Subject: The systematic infiltration of New Age philosophy into the modern Church and secular wellness culture.

This synthesis serves as a roadmap for Christians to identify, understand, and renounce the “rebranded” occultism currently entering the Church. The authors argue that we are living in a period of “The Second Coming of the New Age”—a time where ancient paganism has been camouflaged as science, psychology, and “advanced” Christian spirituality.

Steven Bancarz, formerly a leading New Age influencer, provides an insider’s perspective on how these “Trojan Horse” practices use Christian vocabulary to mask an occult operating system. The goal of this deception is to shift the believer’s focus from the Sovereign Creator to the “God Within,” effectively turning the Gospel of Grace into a system of self-divinization.

I. The Core Thesis: The “Rebranded” Infiltration

The authors argue that the New Age has moved from a fringe subculture to a mainstream worldview. It no longer presents itself as “occult”; it presents itself as Wellness, Neuroscience, and Advanced Psychology.

• The Trojan Horse Effect: A practice enters a believer’s life or a church as a beneficial “gift” (stress relief, health, or deeper worship). It is “hollowed out” of its pagan labels and filled with Christian vocabulary, but it carries its original spiritual “mechanics” inside.
• The Three Pillars of Deception:
  1. Monism (“All is One”): No distinction between the Creator and the created.
  2. Pantheism (“All is God”): The belief that everything is divine, removing the need for a Savior.
  3. Syncretism (“All paths are One”): The claim that all religions lead to the same “Universal Consciousness.”

II. Mechanics of Deception: The Altered State

The New Age relies on bypassing the rational mind to reach an Altered State of Consciousness (ASC).

• Mindfulness vs. Watchfulness: Mindfulness encourages “non-judgmental observation,” which the authors argue disables the biblical command to “test the spirits” and “take every thought captive.”
• The Law of Attraction: This is “secularized magic.” It teaches that humans can manifest reality through thought-vibration, treating God (or the Universe) as a mechanical servant to human will.

III. Institutional Infiltration: The NAR Parallel

The authors detail how the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and hyper-charismatic movements often use New Age “mechanics” under Christian labels:

IV. The Psychology of Deception: Why the Warnings are Missed

Bancarz and Peck address why Christians miss clear biblical warnings. Deception usually looks like an “upgrade” to the Christian experience.

1. The Pragmatism Trap (“It Works”): If a practice produces a result (stress relief or a “high”), Christians assume it is from God. “Working” is not a biblical litmus test for truth.
2. Semantic Ambiguity: Deception enters through “lexical illiteracy.” Using words like “Alignment” or “Portals” masks Law of Attraction concepts with Christian sounds.
3. The “New Move” Defense: Proponents claim God is doing a “new thing” not found in the Bible. If a “new move” contradicts the written Word, it is not from the Holy Spirit.
4. The Allure of “Secret Knowledge”: Tools like the Enneagram offer “shortcuts” to spiritual identity, bypassing the “slow work” of biblical sanctification.

V. The Utopian Trap: The New Age “Golden Age”

Bancarz and Peck analyze the New Age promise of a “Golden Age” (also called the “Age of Aquarius” or the “New Earth”). They argue this is a secularized, man-made counterfeit of the Christian hope for the New Heavens and New Earth.

• Collective Human Ascension: In this worldview, the earth “ascends” when humanity collectively “awakens” to its divine nature. The authors warn this is the ultimate Gnostic dream: escaping the “prison” of limitation and achieving godhood.
• Tipping the Scales: Humanity must “usher in” this utopia by raising its collective “vibration” through tools like manifestation, meditation, and energy work. * Global Structure for the Antichrist: The authors warn that the push for a global, unified spirituality (Syncretism) inherent in the Golden Age creates the perfect political and spiritual structure for the Antichrist to present himself as a peaceful, godless savior.

VI. Scripture Reference Sheet

• On Self-Control: Galatians 5:22-23 (The Spirit produces a sound, controlled mind).
• On Divination: Deuteronomy 18:10-12 (Seeking omens or destiny tools is an abomination).
• On Active Meditation: Psalm 1:1-2 (Meditation is active rumination on the Law).
• On the Mind: Romans 12:2 (Transformation happens through the renewal of the mind, not its bypass).
• On the New Heavens: Revelation 21:1-4 (A sovereign act of God, not a result of human ascension).

VII. The Path to Restoration: A Renunciation Checklist

For those seeking to “re-ground” their faith:

• [ ] Acknowledge: Name the practice specifically.
• [ ] Renounce: Verbally state: “In the name of Jesus, I renounce my participation in [Practice] and take back any ground given to deceptive spirits.”
• [ ] Sever: Reject any “transfer” or “impartation” received in a setting lacking biblical self-control.
• [ ] Submit: Shift from “Manifesting” to the sovereignty of God (“Thy will be done”).
• [ ] Remove: Discard physical “points of contact” like crystals, destiny cards, or occult books.
• [ ] Re-fill: Anchor your identity in an active, logical study of the New Testament (specifically Ephesians and Colossians).

VIII. Appendix A: A Bibliography of Sources

The authors rely on primary New Age sources to prove that modern wellness trends are built on occult foundations. They also cite standard Christian discernment ministries to build their theological defense against the “Trojan Horse.”

New Age & Occult Sources (The Evidence)

• Rhonda Byrne: The Secret (The central text for the Law of Attraction and “vibrational frequency”).
• Alice A. Bailey: Esoteric Astrology (Cited for the definition of the “Age of Aquarius” and global “consciousness shift”).
• H.P. Blavatsky: The Secret Doctrine (Foundation of Theosophy, cited for “Ascended Masters” and the “Divine Spark”).
• Neale Donald Walsch: Conversations with God (Cited for the universalist view of the “God Within”).

Christian Discernment Sources (The Counsel)

• Warren B. Smith: A “New Age” Christianity and False Christ Coming: Does Anybody Care? (Bancarz and Peck credit Smith for detailing how New Age language uses biblical terms—like “Presence” and “Frequency”—as a weapon of mass deception).
• Douglas Groothuis: Unmasking the New Age (Apologetics text cited for refuting Monism and Pantheism).
• Ron Rhodes: The New Age Movement (Cited for defining the Gnostic view of self-salvation).
• Marcia Montenegro: CANA (Christian Answers for the New Age) (Research into Yoga as a non-physical religious practice).

Primary Sources of Infiltration (The NAR Critique)

• Bill Johnson: When Heaven Invades Earth (Cited to critique “dominionism” and the “miracles at all costs” approach).
• The Passion Translation: (The authors illustrate how specific NAR and New Age terms like “frequency” are sometimes grafted into biblical text).

IX. Appendix B: Author Biographies

Steven Bancarz

Formerly one of the world’s leading New Age influencers, Steven was the founder and primary content creator for Spirit Science and Metaphysics, a platform that reached millions of seekers with occult, gnostic, and esoteric teachings. Following a radical supernatural encounter with Jesus Christ in 2015, he publicly renounced the New Age movement, closed his multi-million visitor website, and is now an active apologist, author, and speaker. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religion and works to expose the philosophical roots of modern spiritual deception.

Josh Peck

Josh is a Christian researcher, author, filmmaker, and the founder of PeckReport. He is recognized as an expert in extra-biblical phenomena, fringe spiritualism, eschatology, and the relationship between quantum physics and occult theology. Josh has spent years investigating how secular, scientific, and hyper-charismatic movements can inadvertently normalize New Age concepts. He is the host of The Josh Peck Show and works to help believers ground their spiritual experiences in the sufficiency of the Closed Canon of Scripture.

Outreach Letter Template

This is a letter that can be used to reach friends and family who are being deceived by the New Age Movement and the New Apostolic Reformation. The New Apostolic Reformation is nothing new; it is an age old deception under a new guise. It is simply another new age wolf disguised as a sheep with the purpose of deceiving unwary Christians. In essence, they are one and the same thing.

Subject: Thinking of you / Something I’ve been studying lately

Dear [Name],

I wanted to reach out because I value our friendship so much. Because I know how much your faith means to you, I wanted to share some research I’ve been diving into recently that really challenged my own perspective.

I’ve been reading a book called The Second Coming of the New Age by Steven Bancarz and Josh Peck. Steven was actually a massive New Age influencer before he encountered Jesus, and he writes about how many “wellness” and “spiritual” trends we see today—even in some churches—actually have roots that might surprise you.

As I was going through it, I thought of our recent conversations about [Insert Practice: e.g., Yoga, the Enneagram, or specific church manifestations]. The book points out a “Trojan Horse” effect where practices that seem helpful on the surface can slowly shift our focus away from the Bible and toward some pretty different ideas about God and ourselves.

The authors aren’t trying to be “legalistic,” but they do make a strong case for why we need to be extra careful with tools that ask us to “bypass the mind” or “tune into frequencies” rather than simply trusting in God’s Word. It really made me step back and re-evaluate how I’m “testing the spirits” in my own life.

I’m still processing a lot of it, but I’d love to send you a summary of what I found, or even a copy of the book if you’re interested in checking it out for yourself. I just wanted to share this with you out of a place of love and a desire for us both to stay grounded in the truth of who Jesus is.

Best,

[Your Name]