Is America experiencing a spiritual awakening, or is it falling prey to false gurus and new age cult leaders? In a meaning-seeking America, gurus, healers, shamans, and other modern magicians have become the new appraisers. Festivals, retreats and detox classes that promise mental health are on the rise.
We follow rising gurus like Unicole, who believes she was sent to Earth by aliens to start a new religion, and uses social media to gather followers. Meanwhile, Durek, a shaman so respected in Hollywood, charges his students nearly $1,000 an hour to attend séances. However, there is a fine line between a spiritual teacher and a professional con artist. We focus on the comeback of James Arthur Ray, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison while in Las Vegas after three of his members died in a ceremony Garth re-established himself in the spiritual circle.
