After a half century of exploring with you humanity’s deepest questions, Parabola has made the difficult decision to cease publication. The financial challenges posed by today’s publishing environment have proven insurmountable. Our current Spring 2025 issue, on “The Mystery of Time,” is the magazine’s final issue.

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Four times a year, for over 40 years PARABOLA has gathered the wisdom of the world's spiritual traditions to illuminate the central questions of life.

The Gurdjieff Foundation of Illinois has generously assembled a free searchable index for Parabola magazine readers. The index will allow rapid and in-depth access to any topic/author/title covered by over 40 years of Parabola's publications. Download it here.

Four times a year for nearly 50 years Parabola has gathered the wisdom of the world’s spiritual traditions to illuminate the central questions of life. What is a Parabola? A parabola is one of the most elegant forms in nature.

Four times a year for nearly 50 years Parabola has gathered the wisdom of the world’s spiritual traditions to illuminate the central questions of life.

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Feb 4, 2025 · Parabola’s first issue was on the theme of “The Hero.” The issue carried eight feature articles, including an interview with religion scholar Huston Smith, as well as five epicycles (stories), two tangents (ancillary topics), and book reviews—categories the magazine still follows a half century later.

May 24, 2017 · The Gurdjieff Foundation of Illinois has generously assembled a free searchable index for Parabola magazine readers. The index will allow rapid and in-depth access to any topic/author/title covered by over 40 years of Parabola's publications.

Parabola is the only magazine that brings together the foremost writers and thinkers of our time to explore timeless themes of human existence through the wisdom of the sacred traditions, myth, symbol, art, folklore, and ritual.