Parabola 34:1

Imagination

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IMAGINATION
(Volume 34, Number 1)

FLINGING THE NET
The reconciling power of good stories

THE HEART EATER
Translated and retold by Ishmael Beah

THE ODYSSEY
Introduced by Jean Houston, from Samuel Butler's translation

Kosiya, The Buddhist Scrooge
Translated and retold by Margo McLoughlin

Ruth: WHERE YOU GO, I WILL GO
Retold by Diane Wolkstein

A HEN AND A ROOSTER
Retold by Laura Simms

THE STORY OF KRAKA AND RAGNAR LODBROK
Retold by Barbara Bluestone

MONKEY KING: JOURNEY TO THE WEST
Retold by Diane Wolkstein

THE SECRET OF DREAMING
Retold by Jim Poulter

THE KING OF THE GODS
Translated by Dorji Penjore

ARTICLES

THE MIST WOLF
Stephan A. Schwartz, A shaman, a sacred act, and the world is re-imagined

IMAGINATION AND THE VOID Patrick Laude
Imagination within the sacred Traditions

FINDING THE CENTER, ENTERING THE LAND Geoffrey W. Dennis
The triumph of the imaginative faculty, in the Jewish labyrinth

IMAGINATION Christian Wertenbaker
A scientist explores the many facets of imagination

A TOPOLOGICAL NOTE ON THE TRINITY Richard Jagacinski
Using imagination to apprehend a sacred mystery

A CRACK IN THE WORLD Thomas K. Shor
High in the Himalayas, an expedition to a secret world

THE GENEROUS IMAGE Barbara Helen Berger
Lessons from the naked goddess Green Tara

Book REVIEWS

REINVENTING THE SACRED
Stuart A. Kauffman | reviewed by James George

Beads of FAITH
Gray Henry and Susannah Marriot | reviewed by Samuel Bendeck Sotillos

ACEDIA AND ME
Kathleen Norris | reviewed by Bill Williams

ENDPOINT

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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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