The equivalent of 11 large boxes of the Swedish magazine "Sokaren" ["Seeker"], over 350 issues amounting to about 3.5GB, are now online.
From its beginning in 1964 until almost its final issue in 2008, "Sokaren" was published by Svens Magnusson. Another Swedish researcher, Hakan Blomqvist of the AFU, has said that he remains "impressed by this unique cultural magazine which is an outstanding source of articles" about various topics, including the New Age, ufology, parapsychology and religion. "Sokaren" is "invaluable as a source of the neo-spiritual movements and views of life of the late 20th century".
Hakan has said that Svens Magnusson "always published both sides posts in a debate". Sven Magnusson's "balanced but critical sharpness irritated many and he received numerous criticisms from both believers and skeptics".
According to Hakan Blomqvist, Svens Magnusson was "keenly interested in the UFO issue" and followed the subject both with subscriptions to foreign UFO magazines with "an extensive correspondence" with ufo researchers and UFO witnesses around the world. Hakan has referred to preserved correspondence including "letters from Daniel Fry, Ray and Rex Stanford, Allen Hynek, Jerome Clark, John Keel to name a few". Sven often wrote about UFOs in Sökaren.
More information on "Sokaren" and Svens Magnusson has been given in various items written by Hakan Blomqvist, including at:
https://ufoarchives.blogspot.com/2017/05/sven-magnusson-unique-voice-in-swedish.html
https://sites.google.com/site/ufologist52/Home/artiklar/artiklar-2006-2009/sven-magnusson-1930-2008
https://www.facebook.com/hakan.blomqvist.92/posts/4112665232086073
Svens Magnusson left his UFO material to the AFU in Sweden. Sokaren has been scanned by the AFU in Sweden and I have been asked by Hakan Blomqvist of the AFU to make it available online.
Click on the image below for the relevant folder on the AFU's website.
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