forms of religious commitment is challenged by Tim Phillips and Haydn Aarons (2005). Buddhism is one of the fastest growing forms of spirituality in Western nations. There are numerous Buddhist centres in Australia whose adherents are predominantly drawn from parents born in Australia or from another English-speaking country. One of these a large Western Buddhist centre in a major city in regional Australia, was the subject of a survey by Phillips and Aarons. Their investigation into patterns of commitment revealed that 60 per cent of respondents (N 333) demonstrated long-term commitment to Buddhism They argue that this challenges the portrayal of Western Buddhism as a New Age style of reflexive spiritual involvement involving a range of different beliefs. For most adherents Buddhism was the sole source of spiritual interest. Phillips and Aarons argue that their findings suggest that the New Age assumption that spiritual searching is an ongoing process may be wrong. Instead people may eventually find what they are looking for or, alternatively, they may give up through disenchantment, boredom or ambivalence. Neo-paganism provides an example of a New Age Movement which is of sociological interest for a number of reasons. Although adherents are relatively few they are growing in number. It provides an interesting illustration of the fit between a new religious movement and features of contemporary life As well, neo-paganism has attracted interest from feminists