Rewilding: A Conversation with Staffan Widstrand, by Eleanor O’Hanlon
A conversation with wildlife photographer, author, and conservationist Staffan Widstrand
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Rewilding: A Conversation with Staffan Widstrand, by Eleanor O’Hanlon
A conversation with wildlife photographer, author, and conservationist Staffan Widstrand
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Sarabha-miga Jataka, The Noble Stag, Retold by Margo McLoughlin
An anonymous Buddhist tale translated from the Pali and retold by Margo McLoughlin
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GURDJIEFF RECONSIDERED: The Life, the Teachings, The Legacy
“GURDJIEFF RECONSIDERED: The Life, the Teachings, The Legacy” by Roger Lipsey. Reviewed by Jeff Zaleski
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THE STILLNESS OF THE LIVING FOREST: A Year of Listening and Learning
THE STILLNESS OF THE LIVING FOREST: A Year of Listening and Learning by John Harvey. Reviewed by Jan Cheripko
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Boethius, rendered into modern English by Thomas Powers (Free Download)
Download a free PDF of a new rendering by Thomas Powers of “Consolation of Philosophy” (c. 524 A.D.), the classic and influential work by the Roman senator Boethius (c. 477-524 A.D.).
Current Issue
The Courageous Mary Oliver, by Lisa Starr
Remembering the beloved poet
Watching the Wild Things, by Tracy Cochran
Going to the movies, mindfully
The LSD Experience, by Laurence Rosenthal
A celebrated composer hears celestial music
Web Exclusives
Wild Imagination, by Geneen Marie Haugen
Imagination itself may be our best resource for experiential recovery of a vibrant, participatory, and wildly sacred Earth.
In and Out of Sight, by Padma Hejmadi
On true seeing
Round and Round but Never There, by Eliezer Shore
Hope not as destination, but as the line we draw along the way.
Guidance, by Susan McCaslin
By being born, we all find ourselves on a journey of some kind.
Essays
For a Man There’s an Order in Life, by James Opie
Homespun advice to a young man in need
In the Midst of Winter, an Invincible Summer, by Tracy Cochran
Seeing the light when it is darkest
Living the Moment of Love, by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Awakening to ourselves and the world
The Simple Joy of Being, by Adyashanti
Backpacking into deeper Reality
Conversations
Worshipping Illusions: An Interview with Marion Woodman
In the Summer of 1987, Parabola sat down for an exchange with Marion Woodman on the subject of addiction.
“A Wing And A Prayer,” An Interview with Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
An Interview with Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church from November 4, 2006 until November 1, 2015.
On Hopelessness and Hope: A Conversation with Deep Psychologist Michael Penn
A conversation with deep psychologist Michael Penn
How to Open Ourselves Out: A Conversation with Abhijata Iyengar
Exploring yoga with the guru’s granddaughter
Poetry
Entrance, by Rainer Maria Rilke
Whoever you are: in the evening step out | of your room, where you know everything …
Pulitzer-winning poet Mary Oliver has died at 83
Mary Oliver was an astonishing poet beloved by many and also a frequent contributor to PARABOLA over the years.
Inanna and the Land of No Return, by Rachel Nora Greene
A child retells the legend of the Sumerian goddess Inanna and her descent to the Nether World.
Three Poems by Jane Yolen
Three Poems by Jane Yolen
Epicycles
Ceremony, an Aztec myth, By Fray Juan de Torquemada and Translated by David Johnson
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.
Podcast
Parabola Podcast Episode 37: Renewal
Story editor Betsy Cornwell shares essays from Parabola’s extensive archives on the theme of “Renewal” in this episode of Parabola magazine’s free podcast.
Parabola Podcast Episode 35: Change & the Changeless
Story Editor Betsy Cornwell shares Jim White’s moving essay “The Esoteric Shakespeare” and Scottish and Chinese fairy tales, as well as wise advice from Rainer Maria Rilke, in this episode of Parabola magazine’s free monthly podcast.
Parabola Podcast Episode 34: Hope
Story editor Betsy Cornwell shares excerpts from the current issue of Parabola, “Hope,” in this episode of the magazine’s free monthly podcast.
Parabola Podcast Episode 33: Guidance
Betsy Cornwell shares Josh Boettiger’s essay on King David and Leonard Cohen, “The Poet and the Shepherd,” and Susan McCaslin’s meditation on spiritual journeys, “Guidance,” in this episode.
Book Reviews
TIMELESS IN TIME: Sri Ramana Maharshi
TIMELESS IN TIME: Sri Ramana Maharshi. Reviewed by Samuel Bendeck Sotillos.
BLACK ELK, LAKOTA VISIONARY: The Oglala Holy Man and Sioux Tradition
BLACK ELK, LAKOTA VISIONARY: The Oglala Holy Man and Sioux Tradition. Reviewed by Samuel Bendeck Sotillos.
SYMBOL OF DIVINE LIGHT: The Lamp in Islamic Culture and Other Traditions
“SYMBOL OF DIVINE LIGHT: The Lamp in Islamic Culture and Other Traditions” by Nicholas Stone. Reviewed by Samuel Bendeck Sotillos.
THE BHAGAVAD GITA: A Guide to Navigating the Battle of Life
THE BHAGAVAD GITA: A Guide to Navigating the Battle of Life by Ravi Ravindra. Reviewed by Vinita Kaushik Kapur.