The A.R.E. Children's Magazine [later Treasure Trove] [complete run of 25 issues]

Virginia Beach, VA: Association for Research and Enlightenment, Inc, 1970. Magazine. Twenty-five consecutive issues of the pictorial quarterly magazine, 5.5x.8.5 inches; photos., illus., inner staples are bit rusted, else in very good condition. Lot includes vol. 1, nos. 1-4 (1969) and vol. 2, nos. 1-4 (1970). In 1971, the title changes to "Treasure Trove" and the numbering starts over; vol. 1, nos. 1-4 (1971); vol. 2, nos. 1-4 (1972); vol. 3, nos. 1-4 (1973); vol. 4, nos. 1-4 (1974); and finally, the stated last issue, vol. 5, no. 1 (1975). A children's magazine subtly promoting the ideas of Edgar Cayce, an American clairvoyant and New Age pioneer who (truncated) founded the A.R.E. in 1931. Content includes short fiction with Christian themes, an ongoing segment where children interpret their own dreams, an occasional story of prayer healing physical ailments like earaches, puzzles, and much more. The last issue ends with a fictionalized story about Cayce and his wife Gertrude. (Inventory #: 306238)