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  • Spiral Magazine – Life After

Spiral is a free publication from the Rubin Museum of Art. Our current issue, available here, in print at the Museum or from our online shop, and on Issuu, explores moments of change that propel us into the unknown and compel us to imagine what comes next.
It Matters How You Are Born; It Matters How You Die
Latham Thomas and Alua Arthur Interviewed
Spiritual First Responder
By Howard Kaplan
Presence in Death
By Donagh Coleman 
A Capacity to Change
By Tenzin Mingyur Paldron
Ritual Lens
By Manjari Sharma
Everything Changes for the Better
By Howard Kaplan
Family Constellations
By Lara Tambacopoulou
The Wheel of Existence
By Elena Pakhoutova
How to Like Mondays
By Howard Kaplan
Death, the Bardo, and Rebirth in Tibetan Buddhism
By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
Draw Bridge
By Ikuko Acosta
Word on the Street
By Howard Kaplan
Illuminating the Afterlife
Roger S. Wieck interviewed by Elena Pakhoutova
Friends in High Places
By Howard Kaplan
No Longer Art
By Elka Krajewska
Good Will Writing
By Steve Leder

We invite you to share your feedback. We would also like to acknowledge the many people who have made this publication possible. You can also enjoy Spiral as a PDF.


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