
I’m just revisiting Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee’s book, The Return of the Feminine and the World Soul, which I wrote about in 2010 when I first received and read it (find that post here).
Whenever I’m guided to revisit it, as with other things, I’m drawn to particular insights or reminders that are, no doubt, perfectly timed. (That’s the way the Great She works!)
Here are just a few of Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee’s insights that lit up for me to share with you.
These highlight how the intelligence of the world soul connects kindred spirits in this Great Work through synchronicity, and how facing, rather than fleeing from darkness (or pretending it doesn’t exist) is essential in the energy alchemy required in these times.
“The soul of the world has the blueprint for the connections that need to be made. These connections are not random, but follow a particular pattern and purpose.”

“In our own lives we know the sudden potency of a meeting that seemed “meant to happen,” whether with a teacher, a new love, or an old friend. There can be a shock of recognition, a feeling of wholeness, or the sense that something was given and received.”
“These connections need to be experienced consciously and with attention; otherwise their purpose will be lost. We must recognize them as important opportunities, even if we don’t fully understand them.”
“Some connections will work easily, while others may require persistence. Some individuals who are too identified with a particular mind-set will be resistant to certain connections.”
“But through these connections the light of the soul of the world can flow into new places and awaken individuals to its work. As the pattern of connections grows, it will constellate new patterns for life, for the evolving consciousness of the planet.”
“It is through the connections of individuals and groups that the consciousness of the oneness will penetrate our collective consciousness and give form to the future.”

And Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, like some of my other teachers and my own sense and experience suggest, also reminds us that there are forces in this world that don’t want these connections to be made, that don’t want this work of Love and restored heart to be done. We know this.
He continues:
“The world has to awaken from its sleep of forgetfulness — it can no longer afford to forget its divinity. More than any pollution, it is this forgetfulness that is killing the earth.”
“The awakening of the soul of the world can redeem what has been desecrated, heal what has been wounded, purify what has been polluted.”
“There is an urgency to this work, to free the world of certain patterns before the heart of the world opens. And we have to be prepared to fight for what we believe, to commit ourselves to the light of the soul and the awakening of the ways of oneness. This may seem like a spiritual ideal, but anyone who has confronted the darkness of the word knows the intensity and demands of this fight.”
“… if we are sincere we will be taken to the places in the collective darkness in the inner and outer worlds where it is our duty to work, where our light can be used most effectively.”
“Many mystics now live in the center of worldly life. Faded memories of living in ashrams, we bring our remembrance to the inner cities. And in our meditation, or during the night when the soul is free from physical restrictions, we are guided to places of darkness where our light can help untangle webs of greed, penetrate clouds of ignorance.”
“Sometimes we awake from a dream of half-remembering or dreaming of the denseness, the heaviness that has been around us.”

Vaughan-Lee reminds again that this isn’t work that can be done in the Lone Ranger, Island Unto Ourself style — that kindred spirit connections, “where two or more are gathered,” are essential parts of this Great Work and energy alchemy.
“Part of the wonder of the ways of Oneness,” he continues, “is that we are linked together through our unique individual nature.”
“When we make connections through Oneness, we will discover how we support each other in ways that enhance our individual contribution.”
You can find more about Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee’s teachings, books, and audios here.
You’ll also find my own writings and musings on this particular calling or path throughout this Sophia’s Children blog, and particularly in the “Black Madonna and Feminine Mysteries” section.
For related inspiration, see if you’re one of the Galactic Center People (and learn about the very cool potent-center around which our solar system revolves):
Are You a Galactic Center Transmitter?
In the spirit of honoring and celebrating our kindred-spirit connections and the Great Work of restoring remembrance (and the World’s Lost Heart) back into (our own and) the collective consciousness …
Big Love,
June 9, 2015 at 6:22 pm
I am also fascinated by this book and I am grateful you brought it back to my memory today. I remember I wrote a few posts about it myself two years ago. Definitely one of the most important works dedicated to the elusive nature of the mysterious feminine. I love the quotes you have chosen. Yes, the mystics are so needed “in the centres of worldly life”
Love,
Monika
June 10, 2015 at 1:58 pm
Thanks for stopping by Monika. It is one of those books or repositories of gathered wisdom that comes back to the surface (or the top of the pile) from time to time, isn’t it?
It seems to me that Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee has a more unique perspective than many male or masculinized teachers, since his own teacher was a woman and also that Sufism is a very heart-centered path. It makes a difference in contrast to the more intellectual, ‘heady’ perspectives.
Thanks for all that you share in your blog as well, Monika.
Blessings,
Jamie
June 9, 2015 at 7:18 pm
Beautiful. Thank you. <3
June 10, 2015 at 1:56 pm
You’re very welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed it. And thank you for visiting! xoxo Jamie
June 9, 2015 at 10:40 pm
I think more of today’s mystics are on the loose, and there lies the rub. True mastery occurs in the thick of life, but little preparation has been made to support living life fully and with love as the guiding force.
June 10, 2015 at 1:55 pm
Mystics on the loose … that’s a good one, Linda. And a very apt one as well. It’s a lot different than the old ways of being in the container of temple or monastery, for sure.
Our temples and monasteries are ‘without walls’ as the saying goes, and we’re strewn all over this amazing, beautiful planet of ours as and where we’re needed, and according to the Holy Divine.
It’s true, as you write, that “little preparation has been made to support living life fully and with love as the guiding force.” We’re all having to remember and re-embody that the hard way, after long generations of (rather violently enforced) forgetting.
Not for the faint-hearted, though we often find more resilience, grace, remembered gifts, etc. than we might expect along the way.
Thanks for stopping by, as always, and for sharing your insights.
Love,
Jamie
June 10, 2015 at 5:08 am
I do believe you meet certain people for a reason and sometimes they are in your life only for a short period to fulfill what is needed to help or some support for what is happening.
June 10, 2015 at 1:51 pm
True enough, Luciana. There’s a saying … for a reason, for a season, or for a lifetime. It’s amazing when paths cross for a reason and a season (or even a moment … you know those magical yet very, very brief encounters?). Thanks for visiting (and I continue to appreciate your Eternal Atlantis blog, so thank you for what you share there as well!). Blessings, Jamie
June 10, 2015 at 12:32 pm
Reblogged this on Laura Bruno's Blog and commented:
A lovely, deep dive into the starry well… Thanks and love, Jamie, for sharing Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee’s and your own insights!
June 10, 2015 at 1:49 pm
Thank you for reblogging this bit of LV-L wisdom-inspiration, Laura! Love, Jamie
June 10, 2015 at 1:28 pm
One of my favourite books – one I go back to again and again.
June 10, 2015 at 1:48 pm
Mine as well, Willow-Marie – it’s usually nearby in my ‘gem’ stack. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by! Blessings, Jamie
June 10, 2015 at 2:36 pm
The timing of this post, along with its comments, is exactly what I needed for today. Once again, thank you so much for your wisdom and inspiration Jamie. <3
June 15, 2015 at 4:12 pm
I’m glad that was the case, Anna Lin. I know I appreciate when that happens … the perfect inspiration arises just when I need it (and gets added to the gratitude reflection for the day!). Thanks for stopping by. 🙂 xoxo Jamie
June 10, 2015 at 7:58 pm
It was an apparently ‘chance’ encounter – with a young woman looking for astrology tuition to whom I said “yes” to an exploratory meeting, after years of saying “No”- that gave me the big nudge I needed to get me back into teaching and practising astrology after my 2001-8 ‘dark night’ experience. Thank you so much for this post, Jamie, and for those wise words of Vaughan-Lee. Must acquire the book…
June 15, 2015 at 4:16 pm
You’re welcome, Anne. I’m glad you enjoyed the post and excerpts from LVL’s book (Return of the Divine Feminine and the World Soul). And wow, what a great example of those ‘chance’ encounters that are part of the ‘shiny breadcrumb clues’ of guidance, and that this particular ‘chance’ encounter nudged you back into teaching and practicing astrology. (By the way, sounds like we had a similar timeframe for the Dark Night journey; perhaps we passed each other in the dark there, as we felt our way along the corridors of the Underworld? ;)). And another synchronicity, as I’ve recently gotten a series of similar nudges to become a bit more overt in the astrology offerings! So we shall see what emerges. Thanks so much for visiting, Anne! xoxo Jamie
June 15, 2015 at 7:26 pm
And my copy of LVL’s book arrived yesterday! Looking forward very much to reading it, thanks. Realised today that since Saturn crossed my 29 Scorpio IC and moved into Sagittarius, that I am in need of some fresh spiritual inspiration. I’ve learned in the Underworld ( love your idea that we might have unwittingly crossed paths) to be very patient when waiting for Guidance. It has its own, non-ego related, timeframes…
June 15, 2015 at 8:29 pm
Oh, yay! That’s a most excellent addition for the Saturn-Saj (and now Saj-Scorp revisit, but still dancing that line!). And if you like that, I’ve also enjoyed Working with Oneness, the follow-on book. Lots of inspiration either way.
It is kind of fun that we might have unwittingly crossed paths in the Underworld, and then were guided to connect ‘up here’ on the surface. 🙂
And wow, yeah … It really does have its own, non-ego related timeframes, etc. All of those Saturnine qualities like patience, resilience, fortitude, and the final Pearl of Great Price, Wisdom, seem to both come in handy *and* get honed and strengthened from that Underworld meander, don’t you think?
Easier to see in hindsight, for sure!
June 13, 2015 at 5:56 am
Very important sentiment. Thank you kindly for the inspiration! This has helped to prompt a rethink of how I am facing some issues in my life. Warmest regards!
June 15, 2015 at 4:11 pm
You’re very welcome, Leeby Geeby. I’m glad the post resonated with you! Thanks for stopping by. xoxo Jamie
June 30, 2015 at 2:43 am
In regard to connections, it was amusing how I discovered this blog. I have not had much luck in finding like-minded bloggers that I wanted to subscribe to whenever I have searched wordpress with tags. Then I was browsing Waterhouse images on Google and clicked on an image I liked. It brought me to your blog.
July 6, 2015 at 2:52 pm
Ahhh, I’m glad you found your way here, Rose. It’s so lovely that the Waterhouse image led the way! I’m happy to learn of your blog as well (and Spirit Garden is a beautiful blog name and metaphor). xoxo Jamie