United States. Congress

“ Our investigation disclosed that the human potential movement is dated to the early 1970s and is part of a cultural movement which began in California during that time period. More recently, the human potential movement has been closely identified with the New Age Movement and is actually considered a part of the New Age Movement. This finding is a based on a book titled The Aquarian Conspiracy, by Marilyn Ferguson, published in 1980. This book is said to be the "Bible of the New Age." The FAA Executive School listed this publication as part of its library. ”

“ The Aquarian Conspiracy identifies various "psycho technologies" which are techniques and methods used in the New Age Movement to take individuals thorugh four stages of "transformation," and open the individual up to greater consciousness and a new way of thinking. ”

“ Certain witnesses told the OIG that they had confrontations with Gregory May over refusing to make or keep certain commitments. At the end of GMA's training session, he formed "commitment groups" from those in attendance which were supposed to meet on a regular basis to monitor the participants' progress in making and keeping commitments. These types of groups are a staple of the human potential movement. ”