Parabola
Parabola 9:4
Food
, ISBN Pb 9:4 / 978Pb 9:4, Parabola
"The Unending Hunger" by Martha Heyneman - Evolution’s vital current
"Notes on the Four Nutriments" by Lobsang Lhalungpa - Harnessing the generative forces
"Sip No Sup and Bite No Bit" by P.L. Travers - Forbidden fruit
"Unity and Exchange" by Basarab Nicolescu - Systemic aspects of modem physics
"Manna and Wisdom" - from the Zohar
"Gastronomy in Ancient China" by Donald Harper - Cooking for the sage king
ARCS: "This Must Thou Eat"
"Dira" - fiction by Ursula K. Le Guin
"Daily Bread" by Christopher Bamford - The perpetual offering
"A Question of Balance" - An interview with Henri Tracol
"Ceremonies and Sustenance" by Padma Perera - India’s celebrations of the gifts of life
Tangents - Reviews
"Listening to Steiner" by Owen Barfield - A review essay of Robert A. McDermott’s The Essential Steiner
Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world
"The Salmon of Knowledge" / lrish
"The Lotus Eaters" / Odyssey
"Dancing Ground" / New Guinea
"The Offering" / Buddhist
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
(Daimon distributes Parabola only outside America.
On the American continent please order directly from: www.parabola.org.)