Parabola | The Search for Meaning

The Wall and the Mirror: Forgiveness in the Work of Martin Scorsese, by Kent Jones
By Kent Jones on July 25, 2019

Forgiveness in the work of Martin Scorsese

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Mercy, by Lee van Laer
By Lee van Laer on July 25, 2019

Understanding mercy as a force from on High

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Spiritual Principles in Action, by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
By Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee on July 25, 2019

The Sufi master on meeting the inner and outer challenges of our time

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Painting Enlightenment, Paula Arai / Artwork by Iwasaki Tsuneo
By Paula Arai on July 25, 2019

A remarkable gallery of Heart Sutra Art

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Who Decides History’s Future?, by Alexandra Haven
By Alexandra Haven on July 25, 2019

Repairing the damage when cultures collide

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A Statement from Martin Scorsese

The filmmaker writes about forgiveness and acceptance

The Wall and the Mirror: Forgiveness in the Work of Martin Scorsese, by Kent Jones

Forgiveness in the work of Martin Scorsese

Mercy, by Lee van Laer

Understanding mercy as a force from on High

Spiritual Principles in Action, by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

The Sufi master on meeting the inner and outer challenges of our time

Icon and Mirror, a Photo Project by Pola Rader

The photo project “Icon and Mirror” by Pola Rader analyzes the Orthodox woman and her social role in feminist context.

An Amazing Childhood Experience, by James Opie

A childhood memory leads to forgiveness and love

LETTERS FROM HELL

LETTERS FROM HELL by Valdemar Adolph Thisted. Preface by George MacDonald. Reviewed by Jan Cheripko

Wild Imagination, by Geneen Marie Haugen

Imagination itself may be our best resource for experiential recovery of a vibrant, participatory, and wildly sacred Earth.

Rewilding: A Conversation with Staffan Widstrand, by Eleanor O’Hanlon

A conversation with wildlife photographer, author, and conservationist Staffan Widstrand

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

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

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.

Sarabha-miga Jataka, The Noble Stag, Retold by Margo McLoughlin

An anonymous Buddhist tale translated from the Pali and retold by Margo McLoughlin

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.

Parabola Podcast Episode 39: The Wild

Story Editor Betsy Cornwell shares excerpts from the current issue of PARABOLA: The Wild.

Parabola Podcast Episode 37: Remembering

Story Editor Betsy Cornwell shares excerpts from PARABOLA’s forty-three year archive on the theme of remembering.

Parabola Podcast Episode 36: 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.