NEW RUMI NOVEL

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Dear lovers of Amma,

I'm pleased to announce that my new novel -- THE MOTH TO THE FLAME -- the

complete life story is available on AMAZON.COM. For devotees of the divine

mother, of sacred poetry, and of mysticism of all kinds, it's the inside story

of

how Rumi became a poetic genius and illuminated teacher.

Enjoy the book and please tell your friends! Here's the back jacket copy

for a taste:

 

“From my first breath I have longed for Him. This longing has become my life.

†– Rumi

The Moth to the Flame is the story of the meeting of two human beings that,

like the conjunction of two planets, realigned the fates. Although it

happened long ago, during another time of war between Islam and the West, this

tale

of an individual life fully lived is the tale of every life: Rumi’s yearning

for God is our yearning, his anguish, our anguish, his victory, our victory.

In the tradition of Siddhartha or The Last Temptation of Christ, his story is

the mythic story of the human soul.

In this first novel about him, based on original sources in both Farsi and

English, we discover the key moments that shaped his poetic genius. We watch

his faith tested, and we witness his meeting with the beloved, which overturned

his world and led, eventually, to his union with God.

For centuries, Rumi has remained as alive as Shakespeare in the hearts of

millions of Muslims. Today, in the West, where he is a bestselling poet, he

burns like a torch of inspiration for us all.

Connie Zweig, Ph.D., a student of the mystical practices of Hinduism,

Buddhism, and Sufism for more than thirty years, is a therapist and spiritual

counselor in Los Angeles. She is co-author of Meeting the Shadow and Romancing

the

Shadow and author of The Holy Longing. This is her first novel, the inner

story of holy longing as lived by Sufi poet Rumi.

With love,

 

Connie Zweig, Ph.D.

conniezweig.com

310-285-8453