Parabola 36:4 Winter 2011–12

Many Paths One Truth

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8 THE UNFINISHED PAINTING  Mark Nepo
In which the author opens "a doorway into the world beyond the known"

14 A VISIT WITH JOSIE WOWOLLA BOYLE OF THE WONGI PEOPLE  
Diane Wolkstein
A conversation with a traditional Aboriginal storyteller

22 IN PRAISE OF THE USELESS LIFE  Brother Paul Quenon
A noviate of Thomas Merton's reflects upon his chosen path

30 ASSUMING VALUE EVERYWHERE  Viral Mehta
Advice on freeing oneself and understanding others

34 THE TRUTH OF TRUTHS  Patrick Laude
A rigorous inquiry into the nature of Truth

42 FINDING THE PATH  Tracy Cochran
The first steps of the path were closer than she thought

48 DREAMING IN CHURCH  Patty de Llosa
Carl Jung's wisdom, at work amidst the pews of the American South

56 DEITY OBSERVED  Martin Brading
A photo essay on the sacred landscape of India

62 POETRY: A BRIDGE TO THE SACRED  Bruce McEver
On the deep relationship between poetry and worship

70 FOLLOW YOUR GENIUS  Henry David Thoreau
The sage of Walden Pond discovers his own path

72 AYAHUASCA  Joan Schweighardt
In the jungle, a hallucinatory ritual—and a huge spider

80 AN INNER DIMENSION
A conversation with pianist Laurence Rosenthal

90 HOGWARTS IS HOME  Rhiannon Thomas
Harry Potter and his fantasy world guide a young woman and a generation

POETRY
13 PATHWAYS  Mark Nepo
41 ONE AUTUMN DAY  Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Tilo Ulbricht

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