Parabola

Parabola 22:2

The Shadow

, ISBN Pb 22:2 / 978Pb 22:2, Parabola

"Light’s Companion" by Madeleine L’Engle - Balancing the presence and absence of light

"Inviting the Demon" by Judith Simmer-Brown - Struggling against karma

"On the Teeter-totter of Ego: An Interview with Robert Johnson" - Owning your own shadow

"Burnished Gold" by Christopher Bamford - Sadness as a door to understanding

"Extending the Shade" by Ibn al-’Arabi - Divine involvement in existence

"Sound Traces" by David Rothenberg - Shadows in music

"Power and Paradox" - A new translation of the Tao Te Ching by Ursula K. Le Guin

"Play of Light at Givet" by Frederick Franck - Impressions of a journey to Holland

"Toward a Vision of the Whole" by Christian Wertenbaker - Understanding the eyes’ work

"Queen of Air and Darkness" by Mara Freeman - Dark Goddesses of the Celts

"The Four Demon Lords" - From Douglas J. Penick’s translation of The Warrior Song of King Gesar

Arcs: "Where Daylight Fails"

Tangents - Reviews
"In This Room of Bones" by Laura Simms - Child soldiers and the theater of war

Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world
"Searching for Samjna" / Hindu - retold by Robert Svoboda
"The Sundial" / Jewish - from Rachel the Clever
"The Rolling Skull" / South American - retold by Marie-Louise von Franz
"Coyote and the Shadow People" / Nez Percé - from Coyote Was Going There
"The Morrigán" / Irish - retold by Shanti Fader

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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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