Illumination is the in depth story of Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, the great Sufi master. Based on hundreds of hours of recordings as well as many private conversations, this is a unique record of the master's story and teachings as told by someone close to him. Illumination offers unique insight into the nature of the Sufi Path as well as the role of the teacher. What emerges is a portrait of one of the great beings of the 20th Century and what it entailed to be a pioneer of New Age spirituality. The book is filled with first hand descriptions of what it was like to travel with him on both his inner and his outer journeys.