Useful,, but scholarly takes on both the New Age and socialism are likely to miss core issues. Indeed, socialism is already (post)socialism. The core themes are simple: the nature of consciousness, meditation in action as the common denominator, and social justice as a post-buddhist reconstruction of Mahayana.
A blending of the two is entirely possible and relevant as long as New Agers can find a core issue with universal (and secular) significance and socialists can transcend their narrow socialfocus
Published in Religion, State and Society (Vol. 32, No. 4, 2004)
1848+: The End(s) of History 