A complete run of the hippie magazine Gandalf’s Garden, inspired by Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
 
Six volumes. All in the original pictorial paper wrappers in a psychedelic style. A very good set indeed.
 
“Gandalf the White Wizard from the trilogy of "The Lord of the Rings", by J. R. R. Tolkien, is fast becoming absorbed in the youthful world spirit as the mythological hero of the age, as graven an image on the eternal pysche as Merlin of the Arthurian legends. In the land of Middle Earth under threat of engulfment by the dark powers, Gandalf unites the differing races, mistrustful of each other through lack of understanding and communication, in a final effort to save the world. The crusader spirit in Gandalf is echoed in the cry of the Now Generation seeking an Alternative to the destructive forces of today's world, by spreading human love and aid, for the unity of all the peoples of the Earth.
 
"Gandalf's Garden" grows in that same spirit. For "Gandalf's Garden" is the magical garden of our inner worlds, overgrowing into the world of manifestation. "Gandalfs Garden" is soulflow from the pens of creators — mystics, writers, artists, diggers, delvers and poets. A wellspring of love and anguish that those with searching thirsts may drink thereof. As in the Stone Gardens of the Orient, where Soul Wizards sit within the stimulus of their own silences, contemplating the smoothness of the million pebbles, so should we seek to stimulate our own inner gardens if we are to save our Earth and ourselves from engulfment.” (From the second issue).