Parabola
Parabola 26:2
Light
, ISBN Pb 26:2 / 978Pb 26:2, Parabola
PORTFOLIO: "Mixing Matter and Energy" - Photographs by Walter Chappell; text by Riversong Chappell
"Tír na Sorcha" by Mara Freeman - The radiance of the Celtic Otherworld
"On the First Day" by Howard Schwartz - How things become visible
"Festivals of Fire and Flame" by Suzan Donleavy-Johnston - Celebrating the unity of opposites
"Prayer to the East" by Black Elk - The Oglala Sioux sweat lodge purification
"Recognition of Being" - An Interview with Georg Kuhlewind
"Amita Buddha’s Radiant Life" - From the Sukhavativyuha Sutra
"Light Who Loves Her Sister Darkness" by Madronna Holden - Inanna’s descent to the Underworld
"The Eye of the Beholder" by Christian Wertenbaker - Divinity and consciousness in tradition
"’The Most Noble of Phenomena’" by Otto von Simson - Lighting the Gothic cathedrals
"Luminous Alignments" by David Fideler - The harmonious life of the cosmos
"Beyond the Curtain" by Marvin Barrett - Luminescence in the near-death experience
"A Hidden Illumination" by Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson - The secret beginning of creation
"Kindling the Deepa" by Rama Devagupta - The Hindu celebration of light
"Divine Unity" by Titus Burckhardt - The use of form in Islam
TANGENT: "’The Initial Glimpse of Spirit’" - An interview with Huston Smith
PORTFOLIO: "Visible Vessels" - Photograms by Susannah Hays; text by Jacques Lusseyran
Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world
"Raven Steals the Light" / Native American (Tlingit) - retold by
Mary Helen Pelton
"Tucumã: The Origin of Night" / Brazilian (Tupi) - retold by
Nilaya Prado dos Anjos
"Maui Snares the Sun" / Hawaiian - retold by Caren Loebel-Fried
"The Slaying of Narakasura" / Hindu - retold by Rama Devagupta
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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