Parabola

Parabola 12:2

Addiction

, ISBN Pb 12:2 / 978Pb 12:2, Parabola

"Abu Kasem’s Slippers" by Heinrich Zimmer - The crystallization of destiny

"A Physician’s Journey" by Richard S. Sandor - Looking beneath the force of habit

"The Center of Our Need" - An interview with Pauline de Dampierre

"On Love" by A. R. Orage - A survey of the possibilities

"The Middle Way" by Robert Aitken - Standing on one’s own feet

"O Children of this World!" - a poem by P. L. Travers

"Intoxication and Sobriety in Sufism" by Victor Danner - The thirst for transcendence

"Worshiping Illusions" - An interview with Marion Woodman

"Spiritus contra Spiritum: The Bill Wilson / C. G. Jung Letters" - The roots of the Society of Alcoholics Anonymous

Tangents - reviews
"An Encyclopedia for a New Generation" by Lawrence E. Sullivan - A first-hand look at Mircea Eliade’s last and most ambitious project
"A Guide Within" by James A. Hall - A review of The Way of the Dream, twenty half-hour films featuring Marie-Louise von Franz
"Traditionalism and Search" by Paul Jordan-Smith - An approach to the thought of Frithjof Schuon

Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world
"The Sinless Man" / Hindu
"Old Thorns and Old Priests" / Irish
"The Trials of Ulysses" / Greek
"How to Catch Monkeys" / Islamic
"Not Eating Dates" / Islamic

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Parabola is published quarterly by the Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition. Each issue includes: * Original articles and interviews on mythology, spiritual practice, religious tradition, literature, popular culture, science, and the arts * Retellings of traditional stories, myths, and fairy tales * Book reviews * Comments on contemporary film, theater, music, art, and events * Artwork ranging from the traditional to the contemporary

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On the American continent please order directly from: www.parabola.org.)