VOLUME 36 NUMBER 4 Winter 2011
8 THE UNFINISHED PAINTING Mark Nepo
In which the author opens "a doorway into the world beyond the known"
14 A VISIT WITH JOSIE WOWOLLA BOYLE OF THE WONGI PEOPLE
Diane Wolkstein
A conversation with a traditional Aboriginal storyteller
22 IN PRAISE OF THE USELESS LIFEBrother Paul Quenon
A noviate of Thomas Merton's reflects upon his chosen path
30 ASSUMING VALUE EVERYWHERE  Viral Mehta
Advice on freeing oneself and understanding others
34 THE TRUTH OF TRUTHS Patrick Laude
A rigorous inquiry into the nature of Truth
42 FINDING THE PATH Tracy Cochran
The first steps of the path were closer than she thought
48 DREAMING IN CHURCH Patty de Llosa
Carl Jung's wisdom, at work amidst the pews of the American South
56 DEITY OBSERVED Martin Brading
A photo essay on the sacred landscape of India
62 POETRY: A BRIDGE TO THE SACRED Bruce McEver
On the deep relationship between poetry and worship
70 FOLLOW YOUR GENIUS Henry David Thoreau
The sage of Walden Pond discovers his own path
72 AYAHUASCA Joan Schweighardt
In the jungle, a hallucinatory ritual—and a huge spider
80 AN INNER DIMENSION
A conversation with pianist Laurence Rosenthal
90 HOGWARTS IS HOME Rhiannon Thomas
Harry Potter and his fantasy world guide a young woman and a generation
POETRY
13 PATHWAYS Mark Nepo
41 ONE AUTUMN DAY Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Tilo Ulbricht
