Moshkel Gosha: A Story of Transformation

by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Book Overview

Through this ancient Persian story of a prickly-bush digger and his daughter who discover magical stones that bring wealth and disaster, this tale explores the different ways to nourish and care for the soul. As an invitation to the dimensions of love, power, and divine sustenance, Moshkel Gosha's magical story shows how to value and protect a deep longing for inner truth in the contemporary age. The accompanying commentary highlights the story and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890350109
• ISBN13: 9781890350109
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Golden Sufi Center
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Muskhil Gusha, a storey of transformation

The story itself is magical, in the practical sense. I have been telling the story either to myself or sharing the story of Muskhil Gusha with others over the years and every time I learn something new. This particular commentary on this story is very helpful to understand the wide penetration and implications of this wonderful web called LIFE.

An ancient Persian story of spiritual transformation of a prickly-bush digger

Moshkel Gosha: A Story Of Transformation is a Sufi story that can be read and enjoyed on several levels. Ably presented with commentary by Sufi instructor and Jungian psychology expert Llewellyn Vaughn-Lee, Moshkel Gosha is an ancient Persian story of spiritual transformation of a prickly-bush digger, his daughter, and how his discovery of some magical stones first made them wealthy and then drew them into disaster, but ultimately there is a "happy ending" as Moshkel Gosh (which is Persian for "the remover of obstacles" learns how to work with the magical dimension within life. Moshkel is a timeless tale of myth and metaphor showing the reader how they too can remove obstacles from their life path by drawing upon the "magical" qualities within in us all. Moshkel Gosha will prove of especially interest to students of Sufism, eastern spirituality, metapsychology, and Persian folklore.