Parabola: The Magazine of Myth and Tradition: The Tree of Life - Volume XIV, No. 3, August, 1989 by D. M. Dooling (ed.); Rob Baker (ed.) - 1989

New York: Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition, 1989. 1st Edition . Paperback. Very Good. Contents: Wheels Within Wheels by Basarab Nicolescu - How modern science echoes the mystic vision of Jacob Boehme; The Riddle of the Tree in Man by David Applebaum - Exploring a living symbol of exchange; The Celestial Root by P. L. Travers - Thade's celebration involving an upside-down tree; The Green Man by William Anderson - Tracing a vegetation image in medieval art; A Dream of the Rood - An old english poem chronicling a vision of the cross; The Tree ath the heart of the Garden by Eliezer Shore - Reconciling duality in the Genesis account of Eden; ARCS: Roots and Branches; Earth, Moon, and Sun by Amadou Hampaté Ba - Connections above and below in West African cosmology; The Island Within by Richard Nelson - Reciprocal relationships in an Alaskan ecosystem; The Serpent and the Eagle by Paul Jordan-Smith - World-embracing representations of a traditional symbol; The Sea of Life by J. E. Lovelock - The Gaia hypothesis in a balanced ocean; The Grain of Mustard Seed by Maurice Nicoll - The connecting point in a Gospel parable; Man: The Bridge between Two Worlds by Franz E. Winkler - Humanity as the cornerstone of creation. Epicycles: Kalakuyuwish/Kwakiutl; The Secret of the Wood/Chinese; The First Tree/Sumerian; How Pig and Bear went into Business/Czechoslovakian. Tangents - Revelation through the Camera Lens by David Ulrich. Operatic Osmosis by Rob Baker - Transformation versus masquerage in Richard Strauss' Daphne. A very good copy of this paperback journal. Some wear to covers.