Parabola

Parabola 9:1

Hierarchy

, ISBN Pb 9:1 / 978Pb 9:1, Parabola

"The First Initiation" by G. I. Gurdjieff - A talk with his pupils.

"Becoming Unstable/Hierarchy and Evolution" - An interview with Adin Steinsaltz

"Participators of Sacred Things" by Roger Lipsey - The structure of traditional art

"The Taste for Things That Are True" by Henri Tracol - The young ask for bread

"Master/Disciple or how to beg for problems" by Janwillem van de Wetering - Between two stools

ARCS: "Seeds from Another World"

"The Mythic Dimension" by D. M. Dooling - Space for new perspectives

"Tarot Card No. 12/The Hanged Man" by P.L. Travers - The season of unknowing

"Freedom and Equality" by Martin Lings - A diagnosis of the modern age

"A Sufi Prayer"

"The Price of Harmony" by James B. Robinson - Achieving order in the Confucian world

Tangents - Reviews
"The Flattened Cosmos" by Philip Zaleski - Science out of bounds: a survey of recent books

Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world
"God and Pride" / Sudanese
"Monkey’s Double" / Chinese
"Dana Nuk" / Mandaean
"Lesson of the Ants" / Hindu
"Payment"

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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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