“Time and the Soul” reveals Jacob Needleman’s skillful use of stories. Readers are introduced to a middle-aged psychiatrist going back in time to encounter his younger self; a mysterious meeting in the Central Asian desert; the mystic master Hermes Trimegistus; as well as stories from the Bhagavad-Gita, the Bible, and other wisdom traditions. Each one illuminating the great mystery of time and helping us address our increasingly dysfunctional relationship to it.