Issue 4: Impermanence

Engage with change, as artists, writers, scientists, activists, playwrights, and more offer their perspectives on impermanence.

The Way of the Cosmos
Finding your place in the universe. Literally.
Impermanence Can Set Us Free
How Buddhism encourages us to embrace the instability of life
The Returned: When Death Is Not the End
In Tibetan tales and popular culture the dead have a way of coming back with a purpose
A Manual for the Momentary: DIY Rituals from Reimagine End of Life
Step-by-step instructions toward healing, resilience, and action
A Stunning Spectacle of Astonishing Things Happening
The renowned theater and opera director Peter Sellars discusses his passion for bringing a two-thousand-year-old Buddhist sutra to the stage
Intangible Connections Between You and Me: An Interview with Lee Mingwei
The artist reflects on the lasting impact of an early memory and his mother's gift
We Are All Steadily Heading Toward Death: Taryn Simon and Photography
An artist’s system for mapping blood, time, and narrative
Green Remains
The spiritual and secular afterlives of bodies
Life, Interrupted
Early onset Alzheimer's forces an artist and teacher to distinguish between letting go and giving up
Buddhist Texts
Can technology help us on our spiritual quest, or are we just phoning it in?
A Royal Duel in the Natural World
When it comes to survival of the fittest, change is the only constant

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Spiral is a multimedia publication providing perspectives at the intersection of art, science, and Himalayan cultures. The print edition is released annually.

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