The teaching of the 14th century spiritual classic The Cloud of Unknowing is presented by Graeme Watson in a lively and contemporary form. He explains the significance of approaching God through a one-word prayer as advocated by the anonymous author of The Cloud. He explains the meaning of ‘the cloud of unknowing’ and ‘the cloud of forgetting’, reflects on humility and charity as virtues fundamental to human living and explains how contemplative prayer deals with the roots of sin. He does this from his own deep experience of contemplative prayer making it come alive for the reader.

This is a great introduction to both the book, The Cloud of Unknowing and contemplative prayer. It will be of interest to anyone wishing to start their journey of meditation or indeed deepen their understanding of the mystical tradition.