TABLE OF CONTENTS Assembled by the Gurdjieff Foundation of Illinois with permission from The Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition, Inc. INSTRUCTIONS BACKGROUND Four times a year, since 1976, Parabola Magazine has brought us essays, fiction, reviews, interviews and artwork from around the world. Each issue has focused on one topic or theme to be explored from a variety of perspectives. We believe that Parabola Magazine issues from 40 years ago continue to be highly relevant to today’s seekers of truth. Recognizing that the many treasures buried in Parabola Magazine were indeed buried, we offer this searchable electronic index of every issue published by the Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition, Inc. It is our intent to continually update this file as new issues are released. THE PRODUCT The Topical Index lists each issue of Parabola Magazine with the topical description (assigned by Parabola), date, and volume/issue number. 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Hitting your space bar after pain will eliminate some unwanted “hits.” Topical Index Topic Volume/ DATE Topic Volume/ DATE Number Number The Hero 1/1 Winter 1976 The Knight and the Hermit 12/1 Spring 1987 Magic 1/2 Spring 1976 Addiction 12/2 Summer 1987 Initiation 1/3 Summer 1976 Forgiveness 12/3 Fall 1987 Rites of Passage 1/4 Fall 1976 The Sense of Humor 12/4 Winter 1987 Death 2/1 Winter 1977 The Creative Response 13/1 Spring 1988 Creation 2/2 Spring 1977 Repetition and Renewal 13/2 Summer 1988 Cosmology 2/3 Summer 1977 Questions 13/3 Fall 1988 Relationships 2/4 Fall 1977 The Mountain 13/4 Winter 1988 Sacred Space 3/1 Spring 1978 Disciples and Discipline 14/1 Spring 1989 Sacrifice and 3/2 Summer 1978 Tradition and Transmission 14/2 Summer 1989 Transformation Inner Alchemy 3/3 Fall 1978 The Tree of Life 14/3 Fall 1989 Androgyny 3/4 Winter 1978 Triad 14/4 Winter 1989 The Trickster 4/1 Spring 1979 Time and Presence 15/1 Spring 1990 Sacred Dance 4/2 Summer 1979 Attention 15/2 Summer 1990 The Child 4/3 Fall 1979 Liberation 15/3 Fall 1990 Storytelling and 4/4 Winter 1979 Hospitality 15/4 Winter 1990 Education The Old Ones 5/1 Spring 1980 Money 16/1 Spring 1991 Music, Sound, Silence 5/2 Summer 1980 The Hunter 16/2 Summer 1991 Obstacles 5/3 Fall 1980 Craft 16/3 Fall 1991 Woman 5/4 Winter 1980 The Golden Mean 16/4 Winter 1991 Earth and Spirit 6/1 Spring 1981 Solitude and Community 17/1 Spring 1992 The Dream of Progress 6/2 Summer 1981 Labyrinth 17/2 Summer 1992 Mask & Metaphor 6/3 Fall 1981 The Oral Tradition 17/3 Fall 1992 Demons 6/4 Winter 1981 Power and Energy 17/4 Winter 1992 Sleep 7/1 Spring 1982 Healing 18/1 Spring 1993 Dreams and Seeing 7/2 Summer 1982 Place and Space 18/2 Summer 1993 Ceremonies 7/3 Fall 1982 Crossroads 18/3 Fall 1993 Holy War 7/4 Winter 1982 The City 18/4 Winter 1993 Guilt 8/1 Spring 1983 The Call 19/1 Spring 1994 Animals 8/2 Summer 1983 Twins 19/2 Summer 1994 Words of Power 8/3 Fall 1983 Clothing 19/3 Fall 1994 Sun and Moon 8/4 Winter 1983 Hidden Treasure 19/4 Winter 1994 Hierarchy 9/1 Spring 1984 Earth, Air, Fire, Water 20/1 Spring 1995 Theft 9/2 Summer 1984 The Stranger 20/2 Summer 1995 Pilgrimage 9/3 Fall 1984 Language and Meaning 20/3 Fall 1995 Food 9/4 Winter 1984 Eros 20/4 Winter 1995 Wholeness 10/1 Spring 1985 Prophets and Prophecy 21/1 Spring 1996 Exile 10/2 Summer 1985 The Soul 21/2 Summer 1996 The Body 10/3 Fall 1985 Peace 21/3 Fall 1996 The Seven Deadly Sins 10/4 Winter 1985 Play and Work 21/4 Winter 1996 The Witness 11/1 Spring 1986 Ways of Knowing 22/1 Spring 1997 Mirrors 11/2 Summer 1986 The Shadow 22/2 Summer 1997 Sadness 11/3 Fall 1986 Conscience and Consciousness 22/3 Fall 1997 Memory and Forgetting 11/4 Winter 1986 Miracles 22/4 Winter 1997 2. Topic Volume/ DATE Topic Volume/ DATE Number Number Millennium 23/1 Spring 1998 Imagination 34/1 Spring 2009 Ecstasy 23/2 Summer 1998 Water 34/2 Summer 2009 Fear 23/3 Fall 1998 The Path 34/3 Fall 2009 Birth and Rebirth 23/4 Winter 1998 The Future 35/4 Winter 2009 Nature 24/1 Spring 1999 Love 35/1 Spring 2010 Prayer and Meditation 24/2 Summer 1999 Life After Death 35/2 Summer 2010 Number and Symbol 24/3 Fall 1999 Desire 35/3 Fall 2010 Evil 24/4 Winter 1999 Beauty 35/4 Winter 2010 Threshold 25/1 Spring 2000 Suffering 36/1 Spring 2011 Riddle and Mystery 25/2 Summer 2000 Giving and Receiving 36/2 Summer 2011 The Teacher 25/3 Fall 2000 Seeing 36/3 Fall 2011 Fate and Fortune 25/4 Winter 2000 Many Paths One Truth 36/4 Winter 2011 The Garden 26/1 Spring 2001 Burning World 37/1 Spring 2012 Light 26/2 Summer 2001 Alone and Together 37/2 Summer 2012 The Fool 26/3 Fall 2001 The Unknown 37/3 Fall 2012 The Heart 26/4 Winter 2001 Science and Spirit 37/4 Winter 2012 The Ego and the “I” 27/1 Spring 2002 Spirit in the World 38/1 Spring 2013 Dying 27/2 Summer 2002 Heaven and Hell 38/2 Summer 2013 Grace 27/3 Fall 2002 Power 38/3 Fall 2013 War 27/4 Winter 2002 Liberation and Letting Go 38/4 Winter 2013 Compassion 28/1 Spring 2003 Wisdom 39/1 Spring 2014 Prison 28/2 Summer 2003 Embodiment 39/2 Summer 2014 Chaos and Order 28/3 Fall 2003 Spiritual Practice 39/3 Fall 2014 Truth and Illusion 28/4 Winter 2003 Goodness 39/4 Winter 2014 Marriage 29/1 Spring 2004 Sin 40/1 Spring 2015 The Web of Life 29/2 Summer 2004 Angels and Demons 40/2 Summer 2015 The Seeker 29/3 Fall 2004 Intelligence 40/3 Fall 2015 Friendship 29/4 Winter 2004 Free Will and Destiny 40/4 Winter 2015-2016 Awakening 30/1 Spring 2005 The Devine Feminine 41/1 Spring 2016 Restraint 30/2 Summer 2005 Innocence & Experience 41/2 Summer 2016 Body and Soul 30/3 Fall 2005 Ways of Healing 41/3 Fall 2016 Fundamentalism 30/4 Winter 2005 Generosity & Service 41/4 Winter 2016-2017 Coming To Our Senses 31/1 Spring 2006 The Search for Meaning 42/1 Spring 2017 Absence and Longing 31/2 Summer 2006 Happiness 42/2 Summer 2017 Thinking 31/3 Fall 2006 The Sacred 42/3 Fall 2017 Home 31/4 Winter 2006 Faith 32/1 Spring 2007 Sex 32/2 Summer 2007 Holy Earth 32/3 Fall 2007 The New World 32/4 Winter 2007 Silence 33/1 Spring 2008 God 33/2 Summer 2008 Man and Machine 33/3 Fall 2008 Justice 33/4 Winter 2008 THE HERO VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1 Click to Winter 1976 Purchase this issue from FOCUS, D. M. Dooling Nostalgia For Paradise, Mircea Eliade, A classic exposition of the search for transcendent reality, as focused in the symbolism of the "center." The Huichol and the Quest for Paradise, Barbara Myerhoff, The journey to the sacred land of Wirikuta--a striking contemporary enactment of the ritual approach to immortality. A Circular World: The Vision of Navajo Crafts, Barre Toelken, An illustrated exhibition of how the making of Navajo artifacts offers a radical alternative to our linear, utilitarian perspective. The World of the Hero, P. L. Travers, An exploration of the dimensions of mythic heroism, and a suggestion that we may well tailor the heroic matrix to fit our own lives as well. Psychotherapy and the Sacred, Jacob Needleman, Psychotherapy has become a quasi-religion, but can it mediate the sacred in the manner of the great religious traditions? The Tragic Hero: An Image of Individuation, Edward Edinger, Heroic metamorphosis, as an apt image of the individual's struggle for personal wholeness.