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The rise of New Age philosophies influenced military decisionmaking from "summary" of The Men who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson

It was a time when the military was looking for new ways to gain the upper hand in warfare. And they found themselves drawn to the unconventional, the unorthodox, the downright bizarre. New Age philosophies were on the rise, and suddenly, they seemed like they might hold the key to unlocking a whole new realm of possibilities. The idea that the mind could be a powerful weapon was not a new one, but it was one that had largely been relegated to the realm of science fiction. However, as New Age thinking gained traction, the military began to take a closer look at the potential applications of this seemingly fringe belief system. Suddenly, concepts like remote viewing, psychic spying, and even the ability to kill goats simply by staring at them began to gain credibility within certain military circles. It was as if a door had been opened to a world where anything was possible, where the boundaries between reality and fantas...
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    The Men who Stare at Goats

    Jon Ronson

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