[Spock nods in understanding....He had safely assumed that Lupin had been through much during his stay here.]

It was a metaphor... in a sense.
What you saw in my mind were the projections I have personally placed to identify my bonds and emotions. You helped trigger an event that started a healing process that I did not know was possible.

[Spock pauses for a moment...]

The golden thread that you experienced... that was real. So too was the red glow that identified your presence. You have a rather enigmatic mind.