Medlemsblad 25

Magazine Overview

Title: BREVCIRKELN
Issue Date: December 25, 1965
Publisher: Brevcirkeln
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish

This issue of Brevcirkeln, a Swedish newsletter, opens with a holiday greeting to its members, wishing them a peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year for 1966. It then proceeds to share various updates and articles relevant to the interests of its readership, which appear to focus on cosmology, ancient mysteries, and esoteric subjects.

GKSG - Göteborg

Josef Östlund reports that new study groups have commenced activities in Gothenburg. These groups have adopted the name 'Göteborgs Kosmologiska Studie-Grupp' (Gothenburg Cosmological Study Group). Interested individuals are encouraged to write for program details and information, providing an address: Box 31007, Göteborg 31.

Gralsvaktarnas Samfund

The 'Gralsvaktarnas Samfund' (Grail Guardians' Society) is being introduced to the public for the first time through an accompanying supplement. Beyond the stated purpose and goals, further information can be obtained directly from Elisabeth Lansénor, via Fru E. Ståhlgren at telephone 08/25 23 44. The society will open its own meeting premises starting from the new year. The address for this new location is MÖREGATAN 8, 1 TR. NED, STOCKHOLM SÖ.

Additionally, ten essays by Elisabeth Lansénor, previously unpublished, are available by filling out and sending in a coupon from the supplement to FACK 1209, BROMMA 12.

Radiotelescope in Puerto Rico

This section, sourced from D.N. (Dagens Nyheter) on November 8, 1965, describes the world's largest radio antenna in Puerto Rico. This antenna, a metal net covering 15 acres stretched over a bowl-shaped valley, is positioned 175 meters above the net. A directional device allows signals to be directed towards different parts of the sky. The antenna serves a radio telescope, providing astronomers with highly accurate data by bouncing radar signals off objects for measurement.

Astronomer Dr. William E. Gordon of Cornell University has used this instrument to determine that Mercury rotates around its axis extremely slowly, such that a Mercurian day is more than twice as long as a year on Earth. Previously, it was believed the planet had a rapid rotation. Furthermore, surprising discoveries were made about Venus: it was revealed that Venus rotates in the opposite direction to the other planets in our solar system.

Nordic Bookshop - We Shop There!

This article reports on a visit to the Nordic Bookshop in Stockholm, where the author met with circle friend Jan Erik Janhammar. The bookshop is presented as a much-needed and centrally located hub for those interested in foreign and Swedish literature within their areas of interest. These areas include philosophy, metaphysics, religion, New Age, occultism, and psychology.

The section managed by Jan Erik is described as exceptionally well-sorted, perhaps not yet on par with Strubes in Copenhagen, but still very comprehensive and peace-promoting. The article encourages readers to visit the shop to find desired books. For those outside Stockholm, Jan Erik can be contacted via mail. The address is AB NORDISKA BOKHANDELN, DROTTNINGGATAN 7-9, FACK, STOCKHOLM 1, and the telephone number is 08/23 84 00.

Atlantis Confirmed by Carbon-14

This article by Ivan Träng explores the connection between ancient cyclical time concepts and geological periods, particularly ice ages and warm periods, using Carbon-14 dating.

The author references Censorinus's "Liber de die natali," which describes a tradition of cyclical ages called 'Great Years.' Each 'Great Year' consisted of a 'Great Winter' (Greek: 'Kataklysmos,' meaning flood) followed by a 'Great Summer' (Greek: 'Ekpyrosis,' meaning world conflagration).

Aristarchus, living around 300 BC, proposed that Earth underwent a complete cycle of destruction by flood and cold, followed by destruction by drought and fire, over 2484 years. Hesiod mentions four such periods, and the author suggests we are living in the fifth.

Träng's hypothesis is that 'Great Winter' corresponds to an ice age, and 'Great Summer' to an interglacial warm period. If Noah's flood is considered 'Kataklysmos' number four, the author calculates the approximate time of 'Kataklysmos' number one. Noah lived about 4300 years ago. Three 'Great Years' of 2485 years each total 7455 years. Adding Noah's time gives approximately 11,755 years ago.

The article posits that if a catastrophe around 11,600-11,700 years ago caused our last glaciation, it should also have caused the extinction of mammoths. The author notes that numerous mammoth finds have been dated using Carbon-14, and most of these dates cluster around 11,600-12,000 years ago, potentially aligning with the 'Kataklysmos' events.

The author details a personal investigation into mammoth finds. Initial research in the library of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities yielded three specimens dated 11,800 and 11,640 years ago (linked to the Atlantis catastrophe), and one dated 6,700 years ago (around 'Kataklysmos' number three, calculated as 4300 + 2485 = 6785 years ago).

A further search in the card catalog of the Academy of Sciences revealed seven more finds from approximately 11,800 years ago, one from 9,500 years ago (corresponding to 'Kataklysmos' number two), and two from around 6,800 years ago. One of these latter finds, being extensive, required five separate Carbon-14 tests, all clustering around 6,800 years ago. A sixth test from this find yielded a date of 11,800 years ago.

Träng states he has not yet found evidence of younger mammoths that died at times other than these catastrophic periods. Older mammoth finds exist, but they are all over 32,000 years old.

The author concludes that the Carbon-14 dating results align remarkably well with the time points indicated by Plato, the Troano Manuscript, Aristarchus, and Noah.

Regarding the mechanism behind the regular interval of approximately 2,500 years between these four glaciations, the author refers readers to his book 'Kulturer före istiden' (Cultures Before the Ice Age), published by Nyblom in 1964.

Notiser (Notices)

This section highlights a series on 'Le Matin des Magiciens' by Louis Pauwels and Jacques Bergier, published in the weekly magazine 'Svenska Journalen' (issues 44, 45, 46, and 47 of the current year). The series is presented under titles such as 'On the Trail of the Lost Future' and 'The Mystery of the Nine Unknown,' with issue 47 posing the question: 'Does This Lead to Hitler?'

Contact Information

The newsletter provides contact details for Brevcirkeln: POSTADRESS ENDAST: FACK 1209, BROMMA 12. The Postgiro address is L. LIND, BROMMA 12, with Giro number 65 29 48.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue revolve around ancient cosmologies, cyclical theories of time and history, astronomical observations, and the search for evidence of lost civilizations or advanced ancient knowledge. The editorial stance appears to be one of open inquiry into these subjects, presenting hypotheses and research findings that challenge conventional historical and scientific narratives. There is a clear interest in connecting ancient myths and texts with scientific data, such as Carbon-14 dating, to reconstruct a more comprehensive understanding of Earth's past and potentially hidden aspects of human history.