Story editor Betsy Cornwell looks at our current issue, “The Sacred,” and reads Samuel Bendeck Sotillos’ “Spirit of the Earth: Indian Voices on Nature” and her own essay “The Fairies’ Right of Way.”
Parabola Podcast, Episode 18: Epicycles
Story editor Betsy Cornwell shares three epicycles from our vast archives.
Parabola Podcast, Episode 17: “Happiness”
Story Editor Betsy Cornwell looks at our current issue, “Happiness,” in our free monthly twenty-minute podcast
Parabola Podcast, Episode 16: “Mythic Origins”
Story Editor Betsy Cornwell looks at the first-ever issue of Parabola, “The Hero.” Excerpts include PL Travers’ beautiful essay on the origins and the uses of mythic symbols. Please consider supporting this podcast and Parabola […]
Parabola Podcast, Episode 15: “Magic”
Story Editor Betsy Cornwell shares Thomas W. Moore’s essay on fresh ways to look at the myth of Narcissus, from the Spring 1976 issue of Parabola, “Magic,” in Parabola Magazine’s free monthly podcast.
Parabola Podcast, Episode 14: “Befriending the Body”
Story Editor Betsy Cornwell looks at two essays from Parabola Magazine’s archives that explore the relationship between body and spirit
Parabola Podcast, Episode 13: “Burning World”
“Nonviolence isn’t just a philosophy of resistance. It is a way of life. Nonviolence is the thoughts we have, the words that we use, the clothes that we wear, the things that we say. It […]
Parabola Podcast, Episode 12: “Learning to Die”
Story editor Betsy Cornwell shares excerpts from Brother David Steindl-Rast’s essay “Learning to Die,” which appeared in the Winter 1977 issue of Parabola, “Death.”
Parabola Podcast, Episode 11: “The Value of Education”
Story Editor Betsy Cornwell reflects on the spiritual value of education in this new episode of Parabola’s free monthly podcast.
Parabola Podcast, Episode 10: “Generosity and Service”
Story editor Betsy Cornwell explores our current issue, Generosity and Service, in Parabola‘s monthly twenty-minute podcast.