Who Attended the Harmonic Convergence?
Besides at least one folklorist and an anthropologist, and a plethora of news media, there were between 3000-5000 participants. The roads up the mountain were clogged with RVs and buses, traditional camping areas were crowded with tent campers, and every trail had its share of day-pack hikers. It did seem to be somewhat of a populist phenomena, for those present could not be so easily pegged as simply belonging to America’s counter culture. We observed young and old, rich and poor, hippie and yuppie–though most seemed to be New Age adherents. We met astrologers, channelers, and even a couple Bible-thumping locals who drove up to convert the invading New Agers. Why They Came Although the event’s stated purpose likely made complete sense to Arguelles, and most in attendence seemed to believe they were gathered for a significant purpose, a number of people appeared to be there to make money or simply be a part of something larger than themselves. I suppose this is no different than the “
