The Hidden Nature of the Path
These three talks given at a seminar in London in November 2025, explore the hidden nature of the Sufi path. The first talk focuses on what is hidden, the two primary self-disclosures of God that unfold within the heart, and the process of divine conception. The second talk speaks to what is visible, and the seeker’s task of first polishing, and then safeguarding the heart in support of the hidden journey back to God. The third talk explores the primary qualities of will, faith, and common sense that the seeker needs for the mysterious and unseen aspects of the journey home.
The Radical Intimacy of Spiritual Ecology
This talk, given at St. Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace in London, delves into the transformative practice of spiritual ecology. It emphasizes awakening a deep, primordial memory of the Earth as a sacred, living being—a radical act in a culture that has largely forgotten this sacred connection. Remembering our intimate relationship with the Earth is a vital spiritual responsibility of our time. By recognizing and embracing this truth in our hearts, we sustain a practice of love and care for the suffering Earth—a being we are, and have always been, inherently part of.
Stories for a Living Future—Series 4: My Own Story
The stories for this fourth series came unexpectedly as Spring turned to early Summer. Although they include the story of the Earth and our shared journey together, they are more autobiographical, more directly mystical. They speak about the light and love that have been central to Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee’s own journey in recent years.
Lover and Beloved
Sufism is a mystical path of love. The Sufi is a traveler on the path of love, a wayfarer journeying back to God through the mysteries of the heart. For the Sufi the relationship to God is that of lover and Beloved, and Sufis are known as lovers of God. As Rumi wrote:
The minute I heard my first love story
I started looking for you, not knowing
how blind that was.
Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere.
They’re in each other all along.
Words From the Water’s Edge
Words from the Water’s Edge is a comprehensive anthology of a Sufi teacher’s writings, talks, and previously unpublished pieces. Here, spiritual teachings interweave with deeply personal passages describing experiences on the path centered on the inner relationship of lover and Beloved, how love nourishes both the soul and the outer world, and the spiritual roots of our ecological crisis. While sharing decades of visions, sorrows, and ecstasy, this remarkable book never leaves the mystical landscape of Vaughan-Lee’s own heart, where love and life reveal their many secrets and nature is the first book of revelation.