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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: New Age

New Age stories: 6 news summaries

 Guru Twittered About 
 Sweat Lodge Death 

But a source close to James Arthur Ray says this is common imagery

Oct 30, 09 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - James Arthur Ray, who yesterday canceled his upcoming appearances to devote all his "physical and emotional energies" to the fallout from the sweat lodge tragedy, talked a lot about death in the days leading up to the ceremony. His Twitter feed was full of posts that have since been... More »

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death • New Age • self-help • deaths • Twitter • James Arthur Ray • sweat lodge • Sedona • Angel Valley Retreat Center

 Third Sweat-Lodge Victim Dies 

Minnesota woman was longtime follower of self-help guru

Oct 18, 09 6:01 AM CDT
(AP) - A Minnesota woman became the third fatality yesterday in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony that hospitalized nearly two dozen people. Liz Neuman, 49, died at a Flagstaff hospital after suffering multiple organ damage during the Oct. 8 ceremony at a resort near Sedona. Authorities were treating all three deaths as... More »

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Arizona • homicide • New Age • self-help • James Arthur Ray • sweat lodge • Sedona • sweat lodge survivor

Guru at Sweat Lodge That Killed 2: 'I'm Being Tested'

James Arthur Ray says he has hired investigators to probe incident

Oct 14, 09 8:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The self-help guru who ran a spiritual retreat where two people died during a sweat lodge ceremony last week says he is "being tested" by the tragedy. James Arthur Ray told a seminar audience that he is "frustrated and confused" and has hired his own investigators to find... More »

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Arizona • New Age • ceremony • James Arthur Ray • sweat lodge • sweat lodge survivor

 2 Dead After Arizona
Sweat Lodge Ceremony 

19 hospitalized after cleansing ritual goes wrong at new-age retreat

Oct 9, 09 10:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two people died and 19 others were taken to hospital after a "sweat lodge" ceremony at a new-age Arizona retreat last night. Some 68 people were packed into a tarpaulin-covered dome for the 2-hour ceremony, which involved pouring water over hot rocks to produce steam in an effort to... More »

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Arizona • Native American • New Age • ceremony • sweat lodge • sweat lodge survivor

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Flirty, New Age Rielle Aimed to 'Save' Edwards

'I let her do my astrological chart': Newsweek columnist

Aug 10, 08 4:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Flirting with John Edwards on a plane 2 years ago, Rielle Hunter looked like a schmoozy blonde trying—and failing—to tempt a presidential hopeful. But as Newsweek reporter Jonathan Darman got to know her, he realized she was documenting Edwards on video—and wanted to help him with New... More »

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John Edwards • affair • New Age • Astrology • Rielle Hunter • Eckhart Tolle

$32M Lottery Winner Believes in Magic

Md. accountant says Wiccan gods helped him hit the jackpot

Sep 3, 07 6:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Maryland accountant says he won a share of last week's $330 million Mega Millions jackpot by making a deal with Wiccan gods. “You let me win the lottery, and I’ll teach,” said Elwood “Bunky” Bartlett, who says he holds one of four winning tickets and... More »

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Maryland • Mega Millions • lottery • jackpot • Wicca • Elwood Bartlett • New Age • Reiki

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