How the Aztec god Tezcatlipoca created a fiesta of music.
Izanagi and Izanami, a Japanese myth, Retold by Paul Jordan-Smith
How the goddess of creation became the goddess of death
Ring of Wisdom, a Sufi Parable, Retold by Anne Twitty
A Sufi king seeks a ring of great power.
The First Tears, an Eskimo folktale, Retold by Anne Twitty
How the First People learned to cry.
O My Country!, A Maghreb folktale, Retold by Anne Twitty
King Salomon seeks paradise with the help of an eagle
The Awakened Eye, by Frederick Franck
A recollection of the first moment of being at one.
Hagoromo, Retold by Kenneth Lawrence, translated by Kai Lawrence. Art by Kumiko Lawrence
A fisherman, a celestial maiden: a fateful decision
The Way of the Householder, Retold by Rama Devagupta
An anonymous Hindu tale retold by Rama Devagupta.
The Unasked Question, Retold by Paul Jordan-Smith
A classic quest seen anew
The Demands of the Way, by Tcheslaw Tchekhovitch
A spiritual master on what it takes