 Many New Ages realize at the end they think they can reinvent the wheel and ultimately they just discard thousands of years of religious practice as if it means absolutely nothing then later in their journey they realize that there is a lot of value in it. It is very similar to martial arts for example. Let's say you want to learn fighting from scratch but then after a while you realize there is actually a boxing gym nearby. There is actually a jiu-jitsu school. Maybe I could learn wrestling here. Then you get to appreciate the thousands of years of martial art and it is the same with spiritual practices as well. Why would you want to learn it all by yourself if we have so much evidence?