The Avatar. No. 18 (?)

Various Authors

Published by Avatar Incorporated, Publisher, Cambridge, MA, 1968

Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 16 pp. Yellow lettering on the front cover. An issue designated #18 in the interior, with no date. We have another issue #18, designated as being published in February, but with 8 pages. Black and white illustrations and photos throughout. Avatar was founded in 1967 by Mel Lyman and his followers at the Fort Hill Community, or Lyman Family, a counterculture commune (or cult, depending on perspective) in the Roxbury area of Boston. Besides publishing the usual counterculture perspective on local and national news, the newspaper also served as a mouthpiece for Lyman's and the Fort Hill Community's philosophy: a quasi-religious and mystical thought drawing on Lyman's unique view of astrological, spiritual and occult history. Mel Lyman originally gained fame as a folk musician. This issue published with a short poem by Mel Lyman, as well as an essay on the new age; short pieces appearing to be by various members of the staff or Fort Hill community, mostly reflecting a new age sort of introspective philosophy. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate to heavy toning. Minor soiling. Minor wrinkling and creasing. A few small tears along the extremities. Seller Inventory # 017697

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Avatar. No. 18 (?)
Publisher: Avatar Incorporated, Publisher, Cambridge, MA
Publication Date: 1968
Binding: Tabloid
Condition: Good