The Cloud of Unknowing (written by an anonymous author / Mystic of the Middle Ages) restates salty tradition of the Desert Fathers and Hesychasts of the Eastern Orthodox tradition, as well as blending significant elements of John of the Cross, especially his teaching on The Dark Nights.  Cloud is a weighty book: the “Novice” may not be able to read more than two pages in one sitting … and, may take years of spiritual maturation before ever being able to comprehend it.

Between the Clouds on the other hand, distills Cloud of Unknowing into 31 “bite-size” readings. There is one edition for the “Novice” and another for the “Advanced”. 

 Between the Clouds goes beyond Cloud of Unknowing to incorporate the charm, humanity, humor and wisdom of Teresa of Avila. Further, it attempts to place all this teaching (especially that of Cloud of Unknowing ) in dialogue with the psychological discoveries of our own time, together-with the oft-times disarmingly whimsical writings of contemporary Visionaries.

Between the Clouds thus – in placing Cloud of Unknowing in dialogue with the psychological discoveries of our time -- attempts to reduce contemporary obstacles to Contemplation, especially the tendency to over-activism and over-intellectualism, either of which result in a too great dependency on concepts as a supposed means to go to God.