Parabola

Parabola 18:3

Crossroads

, ISBN Pb 18:3 / 978Pb 18:3, Parabola

"The Cathedral as Crossroads" by William Bryant Logan - New York City’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine

"Walking on the Sacred Paths" by Black Elk - The Lakota vision quest

"Baskets at the Crossroads" by Nouk Bassomb - Camaroonian rites of passage

"Many Paths, One Goal" - The 1893 World Parliament of Religions as described by Swami Vivekananda, Christopher Isherwood, and Romain Rolland

"Fingers Pointing toward the Sacred" by Frederick Franck - Signposts at the crossroads

"Special Assignment" by Hiltgunt Zassenhaus - The courage to resist

"Switching Roles and Crossing Paths" by Allan B. Chinen - How men and women discover new roads at midlfe

"In the Shelter of Each Other" by Mary Evelyn Jegen - At a historic turning point--war, or peace?

"Where the Four Ways Meet" by J. R. R. Tolkien - A crossing of the roads from The Lord of the Rings

"The Waverer’s Tale" by Italo Calvino - Symbolism of the Tarot, from The Castle of Crossed Destinies

"A Woman’s Dream" by Helen M. Luke - Traveling to the crossroads

"Why There Are No Straight Lines" by P. D. Ouspensky - The laws governing the movement of forces

"ARCS: "Two Ways Before Me"

"The Corpse on the Crossroads" by Maya Deren - The meaning of the Voodoo symbol

"Symbolism of the Cross" by René Guénon - Examining a universal image

"An Infinite Number of Meanings" by Paul Bowles - The tragic consequences of pride

"Where You Want to Be: An Interview with Dennis and Barbara Tedlock" - An investigation of the Popol Vuh

Tangents - reviews
"At the Altar of Decision" by Jo Milgrom - A workshop in handmade Midrash

Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world
"On the Road to Boeotia" / Greek - From Gods and Heroes"
"Clever Eshu" / Yoruba - From Orisha: Gods of Yorubaland
"The Fairy Wife" / Welsh - retold by Natalie Baan
"City of the Dead" / Jewish - retold by Howard Schwartz

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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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