Parabola 38:3 Fall 2013
Power
TAMING THE ANGRY STALLION Linda Kohanov
The power of nonviolence
THE CAVE Michael Harner
A quest for shamanic powers
BODY CONSCIOUSNESS Patty de Llosa
Listening to the energies of the body
LONGING FOR THE BELOVED Mirabai Starr
Teresa of Avila—and grief—teach a mighty lesson
TRANSFORMING THE POWER OF THE EARTH Lorraine Kreahling
A house explodes; a new way is found
EFFORTLESS POWER Peter Ralston
Anchoring the body
THE OLD WOMAN’S MIRACULOUS POWERS Mary Grace Orr
A Zen tale
“WHAT DID YOU SEE?”
A conversation with photographer Camille Seaman
THE CALL OF THE EARTH Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Reconnecting to the sacred, from a Sufi teacher
COYOTE CROSSINGS Alison Townsend
“God’s Dog” displays its powers
TURNING TO A GREATER POWER Bill W.
Advice from the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
POEMS
Three poems by Mary Oliver
I’m Not the River
Do the Trees Speak
I’m Feeling Fabulous, Possibly Too Much So. But I Love It
TANGENT
THE SILENT SURPASSING ONES J.M. White
A journey into Zuni
BOOK REVIEWS
THE BLUE SAPPHIRE OF THE MIND
Douglas E. Christie | reviewed by James L. Elder
GOD’S OTHER CHILDREN
Bradley Malkovsky | reviewed by Bill Williams
ENDPOINT
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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