Medlemsblad 21

Magazine Overview

Title: BREVCIRKELN
Issue: 21
Volume: 5.65
Date: May 1965
Publisher: BREVCIRKELN
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish

This issue of BREVCIRKELN, a Swedish newsletter for a circle of like-minded individuals, focuses on organizational updates, literature offerings, and a list of donated books and journals. The tone is informative and community-oriented, addressing participants as "VÄNNER!" (Friends!).

Seasonal Update and Membership Growth

The newsletter begins by announcing the end of the current season for the Brevcirkeln circle, with the current issue being the last before the summer break (June, July, August). The organizers express pleasure at the increasing interest in Brevcirkeln, noting that the number of participants has grown to around four hundred. They project that by the end of the year, they will reach five hundred participants, which they identify as the absolute upper limit of their current organizational capacity. To accommodate potential further expansion, they plan to explore solutions in the fall.

A new participant list is planned for the fall. The primary purpose of this list is to enable members to contact each other. However, the organizers note that previous lists have been used for purposes unknown to them or without their approval. Therefore, the new list will be sent out only upon direct request, and the organization reserves the right to refuse to send it if its use for other purposes is deemed problematic. The address list is to be considered strictly internal to the circle's participants.

Corrections and Errata

This section, titled "RÄTTELSE" (Correction), addresses errors found in "SERIE B BREV NR 10" (Series B Letter No. 10), which was included in the April mailing. Hillevi Lindahl pointed out these errors. The corrections pertain to the definition of 'oracle' and specific text references:

• Page 1, lines 3 and following: The text should read: "SLÅR MAN UPP ORDET I NÅGON ORDBOK ÄR MAN BENÄGEN ATT HÅLLA MED DEM, SOM AN- SER ATT "ORAKEL SANNERLIGEN INTE ÄR NÅGOT FÖR MODERNA MÄNNISKOR. "ORAKEL (LAT. ORACULUM AV ORARE, TALA), 'GUDASPRÅK`, 'SPADOM', 'PLATS DÄR DYLIK ERHÅLLES I UTVIDGAD BETYDELSE ALLA SÄTT ATT MED ÖVERNATURLIGA MEDEL UTFORSKA FRAMTIDEN. MAN SKILJER MELLAN O., SOM INTRÄFFA AV SIG SJÄLVA, VAR- SEL, FÅGELTECKEN, DRÖMMAR, O.S.V., OCH O. FÖR VILKA SÄRSKILDA ÅTGÄRDER VID- TAGAS."
• Page 3, line 6: The text "DÖDAHAVSRULLARNA" (Dead Sea Scrolls) should be "DÖDAHAVSESSÉERNA" (Dead Sea Essenes).
• Page 3, line 9: The name "HOAG" should be "HÖGA".

Notiser (Notices)

Literature

Under this section, several items are offered to be sent upon request, covering postage and envelope costs:

• "BSRA - DEN ETERISKA ELLER '4-D'-TOLKNINGEN AV AEROFORMS."
• "GB-1 - VAD KOMMER VI ATT SE I RYMDEN?"
• "JORDEN NÄSTA - UPP ELLER NED?" - A sketch by Siv Gryhed.
• "MARK AGE-HÄFTET: LÄKARE, HELA DIG SJÄLV!"
• A 10-page excerpt from a lecture by F. Kyrkoherde Algot Englesson given on March 6, 1964, titled "PÅ TRÖSKELN TILL DEN NYA TIDSÅLDERN" (On the Threshold of the New Era).

Series S

Also available under the same conditions (postage and envelope costs) are items from Series S:

1. "ASTRAL PROJEKTION - ELEMENTÄRT"
2. "VANDERMEULENS SIGNALANORDNING"
3. "JÜRGENSON.... RYMDRÖSTERNA....HITLER"
4. "VIS VITAE - STENEN SOM BOTAR"

Note: Subscriptions for Series S are not accepted.

Book Service (BOKTJÄNSTEN)

This section details a list of new books and journals donated to the "BB" (likely a library or archive). The service offers to arrange summer loans. Those interested should write to Yngve Freij at a specific address in Malmö.

The list includes numerous books with their classification codes (e.g., S 338, D 355, E 356), titles, authors, publication years, and prices (in öre or as listed):

• S 338: ATOMSKYMNING (Twilight of the Atoms) by Katarina Brendel (1953, 70 öre)
• S 339: DEN GLÖMDA VÄRLDEN (The Forgotten World) by Walther Eidlitz (1948, 80 öre)
• S 340: DRÖMLIV OCH DRÖMFORSKNING (Dream Life and Dream Research) by Carl Dymling (1920, 70 öre)
• S 341: DOLDA MAKTER (Hidden Powers) by Jules Lermina (1908, 60 öre)
• S 342: EKO FRÅN ÖSTERLANDET (Echo from the East) by W. Q. Judge (1921, 60 öre)
• S 343: FÖRSVUNNA STÄDER (Lost Cities) by Leonard Cottrell (1961, 60 öre)
• S 344: GLIMTAR - EN SÖKARES VÄG (Glimpses - A Seeker's Path) by Erik Palmstierna (1948, 60 öre)
• S 345: KRISTENDOMENS FORNTID-NUTID-FRAMTID (Christianity's Past-Present-Future) by V. Vallberg (1949, 80 öre)
• S 346: MÄSTARENS HÄLSNING T. LÄRJUNG. (Master's Greeting to the Disciple) by Peter Deunov (1950, 50 öre)
• S 347: OM MEDITATION (On Meditation) by 5 Olika Författare (1964, 50 öre)
• S 348: ORIMLIGT MEN SANT! (Unlikely but True!) by Alfred Svanqvist (1957, 60 öre)
• S 349: PRAKTISK OCKULTISM (Practical Occultism) by H.P. Blavatsky (1924, 50 öre)
• S 350: RUDOLF STEINER -EN MINNESSKRIFT- (Rudolf Steiner - A Memorial) (1961, 60 öre)
• S 351: STENAR I FÄRG (Stones in Color) by P.H. Lundegårdh (? year, 70 öre)
• S 352: TEOSOFI (Theosophy) by Rudolf Steiner (1935, 80 öre)
• S 353: VÄGEN TILL HÄLSA OCH LYCKA GENOM ZEN-MAKROBIOTIKEN (The Path to Health and Happiness through Zen-Macrobiotics) by Sakurazawa-Ohsawa (1964, 70 öre)
• S 354: VID KUNSKAPENS GRÄNSER (At the Borders of Knowledge) by Victor F. Weisskopf (1964, 60 öre)
• D 355: EN KLODE GRIBER IND (A Globe Griber Ind) by Otto Viking (1961, 80 öre)
• E 356: STAR OF ILL-OMEN by Dennis Wheatley (1952, 80 öre)
• E 357: THE LIGHTS IN THE SKY ARE STARS by Fredric Brown (1963, 50 öre)
• E 358: TOTEM -THE EXPLOITATION OF YOUTH by Harold Stovin (1935, 80 öre)
• S 359: GRÖNA ÅRSBOKEN (Green Yearbook) by Sv. Veget. Fören. (1963, 60 öre)

Journals - Completing Series (TIDSKRIFTER - KOMPLETTERING)

This section lists journals for which the circle is seeking to complete its collection:

• TI 1: ANTROPOS (Sept-Dec '57, whole years '58-'59, Jan '60, Sept-Dec '61, whole years '62-'64).
• TI 7: SÖKAREN (The Seeker) (All issues from No. 1, 1964).
• TI 9: TIDSKRIFT, FÖR HÄLSA (Journal for Health) (No. 11, 1959).
• TI 13: VÄRLD OCH VETANDE (World and Knowledge) (All issues from year 1964).
• TI 16: BROTHERS (No. 1, 1964).
• TI 28: UFO-NACHRICHTEN (UFO News) (Oct-Dec 1963, Jan-Sept 1964).

Journals - Newly Arrived (TIDSKRIFTER - NYTILLKOMNA)

This section lists newly acquired journals:

• TI 31: DJURENS RÄTT (Animal Rights) (Nos. 2 and 4, 1959).
• TI 32: NYA TANKAR TIDSKRIFT F. ANDEVETENSKAP (New Thoughts Journal for Spiritual Science) (Nos. 5-7, '53; No. 7, '54; Nos. 2-3, '55).
• TI 33: SPIRITUALISTEN (The Spiritualist) (No. 2, '70; 8-57; No. 4, '70; 8-10-'58; whole years '59-'60).
• TI 34: SVENSK WELEDA TIDSKRIFT (Swedish Weleda Journal) (Spring and Autumn 1958).
• TI 35: THE WORK BOOK (Aug. and Sept. 1964).
• TI 36: WELT SPIRALE (World Spiral) (Jan. and June 1962).

Small Publications (SMÅSKRIFTER)

• SM 10: ARBETSFÖRMÅGA O. KONDITION (Work Capacity and Condition) - Thules Skriftserie Vår Hälsa No. 12.
• SM 11: MÄNNISKAN - VÅR FRÄMSTA TILLGÅNG (Man - Our Greatest Asset).
• SM 12: STJÄRNCIRKELNS INFORMATIONER... (Star Circle Information... - Course A-H, 96 pages).
• SM 13: VÄRLDEN VÄNTAR PÅ FÖRNUFT (The World Waits for Reason) - Stenciled article by Ing. Olof Alexandersson.
• SM 14: ARGUMENTSAMLING FÖR VIVISEKTIONSDEBATTEN (Collection of Arguments for the Vivisection Debate).
• SM 15: FOLKRÖTAN, AV ARE WAERLAND' (The People's Movement, by Are Waerland).
• SM 16: HUR SJUKDOMARNA FULLSTÄNDIGT UTROTAS (How Diseases Are Completely Eradicated) - By Are Waerland.
• SM 17: JAG KAN INTE DO I KRÄFTA (I Cannot Die of Cancer) - By Are Waerland.

Note: The fee for journals and small publications is 25 öre per piece.

Closing Remarks

The issue concludes with a message wishing all circle participants a "SKÖN, SOLIG OCH ANGENAM SOMMAR!" (A pleasant, sunny, and enjoyable summer!). The editors state, "VI HÖRS AV IGEN I HÖST." (We'll hear from each other again in the fall.).

Contact Information:
BREVCIRKELN: FACK 1209, BROMMA 12.
POSTGIRO: 65 29 48
ADR. L. LIND, BROMMA 12.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue of Brevcirkeln revolve around community building, information sharing, and personal development, particularly in the realms of health and esoteric knowledge. The editorial stance is one of open communication and a desire to foster connections among members, while also maintaining organizational control and addressing practical matters like membership limits and accurate information dissemination. There is a clear interest in alternative health practices, spiritual science, and potentially paranormal or unexplained phenomena, as indicated by the literature and journal listings. The emphasis on self-help and understanding the world through non-conventional means is evident.