1968, June 3: Letter from Marcy to G&H
Marcy’s first letter to George & Helen, a note planning impending travel. “Dear Mrs H__, Mr H__, & all…”
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1968, October 8: Letter from Peter to G&H
Peter extols the virtues of the Harbinger commune. “it’s very difficult for me to begin to tell you what’s happening for us, without your being here to feel for yourselves the spirit of this fellowship, here, and now… but i have to try, it’s so beautiful…”
1968, October 9: Letter from Marcy to G&H
A followup note from Marcy. “your favorite grandson weighs 17¼ pounds and can turn over by himself in both directions (though sometimes he turns to his front & is very surprised about being there so suddenly) and is beginning to resemble a zeppelin more than anything.”
1968, November 8: Letter from Peter to G&H
The last update from Harbinger. “I’m doing well in the 3 classes I’m taking, Japanese, shorthand, & biology, & I’m tutoring mathematics & studying matrix calculus & quantum mechanics…”
1969, January 20: Letter from Peter and Marcy to Dobe
Peter enthuses about various geometry things, especially an alleged method for trisecting an angle. Also, Marcy gets interested in Morse Code. Also: “BIG NEWS! jedediah has TWO new teeth, for a total of FIVE!”
1969, January 31: Letter from Peter to G&H
Post-Harbinger, Peter applies for many jobs but fails to get one. “doing odd-jobs around the place (plenty odd, like stringing barb-wire fencing, collecting guinea-pig manure for the organic compost-heap i’m building, building spice-racks for kitchen, repairing a shower-flex-hose, changing baby’s diapers, mopping floors, painting tarot cards, cooking (soups & salads)”
1969, February 18: Letter from Peter to G&H
In which Peter and Marcy become members of the Church of World Messianity and learn to channel healing spiritual light. “The technique of Johrei is to channel the Divine Light of God into the person's spiritual body, and this radiant energy clears away or dissipates or disintegrates the spiritual clouds…”
1969, late February: Letter from Peter to Dobe and David
Peter tells his brothers about his experiences learning about Johrei and spending a couple days in jail in lieu of paying a traffic fine. “will now recapitulate recent events leading to this point in space-time”
1969, March 20: Letter from Peter to G&H
In which Peter and Marcy and Jed bake bread and visit two of Peter’s brothers. “If you liked the bread, it was because of the fantastically good leftovers here--there was that morning's leftover oatmeal in it, and leftover rice, and leftover miso-soup[…], plus whole-wheat flour, rice flour, soya flour, […] and honey… and of course the vital ingredient, love…”
1969, July 23: Letter from Peter to G&H
Peter suggests to his parents that they should write a book about how (not) to be bad parents. “the book would be entitled, 'How to Help Your Children Become Juvenile Delinquents'”