Features
Issue 1 | Autumn 2005
InterSpirituality
Accessing the Imaginal Realm for Planetary Healing
Is physical action sufficient for healing humanity's social malaise and ecological neglect? Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi doesn't believe it is and calls for adepts to work collectively in the imaginal worlds.
Burnt to a Crisp?
Rabbi Goldie Milgram finds words of caution from Jewish and contemporary masters about using imagination's power to promote change.
An Interspiritual Manifesto
The late spiritual leader of interfaith dialogue, Brother Wayne Teasdale, outlines the next transition in mystical exchange between religions for ushering a universal spirituality.
Deep Dialogue
Elixir's Ashok Gangadean speaks with Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye about the clash of languages and the moral and spiritual power of poetry and the word.
Invincible Spirit
Shams Kairys shares intimate glimpses into the life and teachings of the Sufi teacher Pir Vilayat Khan, with words of remembrance from H.H. the Dalai Lama, Joan Halifax, Jean Houston, Br. David Steindl Rast, and others.
The Jesus Sutras
British Sinologist and environmentalist Martin Palmer shares his research in the Jesus Sutras and archeological adventures to uncover some surprising and radical messages for postmodern Christianity.
Beyond the Conflict
Women from four major faith groups are staging a silent revolution in the Holy Lands. For Andrea Blanch these spiritual peacemakers are exemplars of interspirituality's strength to influence peaceful change.
Integration of Nature
Author Richard Grossinger offers challenging meditations about the esoteric underpinnings behind our political, scientific and social realities.
The Light of the Heart
An inspirational teaching by Llewellyn Vaughn Lee for uniting the individual heart with the heart of the world.
CODA: Wisdom in an Apocalyptic Era
The visionary leader of the State of the World Forum and Wisdom University, Jim Garrison, looks at the role wisdom can play in the 21st century.
Departments
Letter of Welcome
Editor's Introduction
In Memory
Remembering Brother Wayne Teasdale by Martha Howard
The Poetic Voice
Rumi poems
translated by Jerome Clinton
Evidence of Magic
by Robert Kelly
Wisdom from Our Ancestors
The Compass of Truth
An abridged translation of a Hindu-Sufi meditation treatise by the Moghul Prince Dara Shikoh
Sacred Arts
Eyes of the Soul. International visionary painter Philip Rubinov-Jacobson looks at nature's role in the artistic imagination and the ability of images to transform consciousness.
The Unifying Power of Sacred Music.
Israeli composer Yuval Ron preserves a long tradition of bringing Jewish, Muslim and Armenian Christian musicians together to harmonize relations between religions.
Sojourning
The Dream of Istanbul. Religious scholar and Istanbul resident Karen Claire Voss explores the sacred and profane behind contemporary life in this ancient city.
Featured Reviews
Richard Barber's The Holy Grail: Imagination and Belief by Lee Irwin
William Chittick's Me and Rumi: Autobiography of Shams-i-Tabrizi
by Omid Safi
Short Reviews
Reviews by Jan Assmann, Coleman Barks, Vivian Hahn, Marcia Hermansen, Mahbood Khan, and Miranda Shaw
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