Eleven Directions explores what must be one of the world’s quirkiest lessons in orienteering, which perhaps explains how Gilkeson negotiated the real-life experiences that made these stories possible. Questions abound: What’s behind the mystery of his father’s missing uvula? Are these stories real or fictional? Are they memoirs with more than a few embellishments? It hardly matters because they hold the power to entertain and even enlighten us, the way good stories should. The titles of Gilkeson’s narratives by themselves lure us in. Where, exactly, is Topeka on the Danube, and who are the members of The Green Tea Cult? Who are Ms. Transylvania and Mr. Haircut? All of these stories deliver wonderful reading experiences. Gilkeson’s narrative voice creates the illusion that he’s right there with us, enjoying our pleasure in the stories he tells.
~Hal Zina Bennett
A pilgrim in Your Body
Energy Healing and Spiritual Process
Illustrations by Aimee Eldridge
Praise for A Pilgrim in Your Body
“Jim has done a masterful job of describing the inner journey of healing and its interface with energy and the physical body. “Bravo and well done! I love the title and honor the Pilgrim in us all.”
~Lisa Upledger, D.C., CST-D, FIAMA
“A Pilgrim in Your Body is an in-depth exploration of energy healing . . . I highly recommend this book to all persons interested or engaged in the healthcare world.’
~Fritz Frederick Smith, MD.,
founder of Zero Balancing
and author of Inner Bridges and Alchemy of Touch
“Jim Gilkeson is a pioneer, an explorer and an expert in this vast unnamed territory that is ultimately spiritual. This book offers a map, it makes connections and offers methods that directly affects the health and betterment of everyone of us.”
~Lauren Artress
author of Walking A Sacred Path
“I have been deeply impressed with Jim Gilkeson’s teaching and healing work for many years and know that practitioners everywhere have been awaiting his next book. A Pilgrim in Your Body will not only help practitioners make the transition from bodyworker to healer but will educate anyone interested in the healing potentials of energy work. This is an important book!”
~Hal Zina Bennett,
author of The Lens of Perception:
A Users Guide to Higher Consciousness
Aimee Eldridge and
The Art of A Pilgrim In Your Body
