Parabola

Parabola 17:4

Power and Energy

, ISBN Pb 17:4 / 978Pb 17:4, Parabola

"Living with Sacred Power" by Alan L. Miller - How we fear and long for God

"Quest for the Summit" by Ron Matous - The energy of the mountain climber

"Food for Transformation" by P. D. Ouspensky - G. I. Gurdjieff’s description of the inner sources for spiritual growth

"The Sleeping Dragon and the Waters" by Stuart Smithers - Chaos in Vedic mythology

"The Clown" by Norman Manea - The extreme of despotic power

"Divine Energy" by Father Symeon Burholt - A Christian view of the sacred presence

ARCS: "Light of Heaven and Earth"

"The Planetary Powers" by Thomas Moore - Marsilio Ficino’s views of astrological forces

"The Moment of Dilemma" by Elaine Jahner - The Lakota story of White Plume Boy

"Discovering the Silence" by Thomas Merton - The giant Buddha statues at Polonnaruwa

"The Cosmic Bootstrap" by Paul Davies - How did the primeval energy come to exist?

"The Meaning of the Thunderbolt" by Stephen R. Wilk - Lightning in physics and mythology

"Shakti" by Margaret Case - Hinduism’s creative principle

"Àshe" by Robert Farris Thompson - Brightness of spirit in the Yoruba tradition

Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world
"Thor’s Visit" / Norse - retold by Paul Jordan-Smith
"The Master and His Pupil" / English - from English Fairy Tales
"Fasting of the Heart" / Chinese - by Chuang Tzu
"The Eye of Re" / Egyptian - retold by Natalie Baan

Poems
"Genesis III
"The force that through the green fuse drives the flower" - by Dylan Thomas

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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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