Catching the Thread
Sufism, Dreamwork, & Jungian Psychology

by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Dreamwork is the modern equivalent of the
ancient Sufi teaching stories.
- Irina Tweedie

Spiritual life is a process of inner transformation in which the whole psychic structure of the seeker is changed. Exploring the threshold between spirituality and psychology, Llewllyn Vaughan-Lee shows how dreamwork guides us on this inner journey and helps us to understand the different stages of the path.

From the transformative darkness of the shadow he takes us into the love affair with our inner partner, and from there into the archetypal realm and the symbolic dimension of the Self. He explores the psychological dynamics of the relationship with the teacher, so often misunderstood in the West, and then describes what is hardly mentioned in the great spiritual literature of the world: how the soul of the disciple merges with the soul of the teacher. Catching the Thread is a pioneering work, integrating the traditional wisdom of the Sufis with the insights of modern psychology - a valuable guide for any spiritual student.

Catching the Thread is a re-edited version of The Call and the Echo, combined with some of the most important material from the author's first book, The Lover & the Serpent.

Quality Paperback, 330 pages, $14.95
ISBN 1-890350-00-1
Price in the UK: £11.95 plus £2 p&p
Price in Germany and Switzerland: SFR 26.-- / EUR 16.--; Bestell-Nr. LB 13

"Mysticism cannot be explained nor comprehended by the mind. It belongs to another dimension, the dimension of the soul. Yet in Catching the Thread Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee has been able to describe many of the psychological and spiritual processes experienced by the seeker; the vicissitudes, the ups and downs, the slow progress on the path to the real."
- Irina Tweedie, from the Foreword

"I deeply appreciate Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee's exploration of the mysterious threads that guide and shape us. Blending together the subjects of psychology and spirituality his gentle wisdom reveals the magic of transformation, the ancient processes through which we discover the pure gold of our real nature. Catching the Thread is an invaluable help to those who wish to make the journey into the inner world of the soul."
- Robert A. Johnson, author of HE: Understanding Masculine Psychology and SHE: Understanding Feminine Psychology

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