I am a dedicated participant in the Gatherings of which this book is about, and I have been truly amazed and pleased at the way the spirit of the Gatherings is captured within these pages.

The Gatherings allow each participant to get in touch with their own heart energy, their own intuition, their own soul truth and to live their lives from that space. People find their lives unfolding to be the manifestation of their dearest and deepest dreams. Every Gathering is new and different from the one before, because each one is made of new participants who share consciousness in new and creative ways. Each Gathering brings about personal transformation for the participants, and brings us another step closer to global transformation.

Just reading the book will begin the process of transformation in the reader's life, and will add to the transformation of the planet, as together, we create heaven on earth.

Keith's true stories of spiritual adventure and blessings are easily the most fascinating I've ever read. These are stories you will tell your friends and pass on to others in need of inspiration and healing. Their greatest beauty, beyond the author's exquisite writing, is their uplifting luminosity and undeniable truth, which comes across in the author's open-hearted honesty and in his ability to teach by example what he, himself, has learned through direct experience. You will believe the stories that Keith so generously shares in this book not only because he is a kind and gentle person, but also because he's a discerning journalist devoted to the relentless pursuit of truth. These are beautiful truths, so you are likely to place this book on your topmost shelf of favorites, as I have. Like a beacon, it will call you into new and exciting adventures with the Divine in it, in you and in everything else.

--Judith Pennington, author of The Voice of the Soul: A Journey into Wisdom and the Physics of God

Inner Coach: Outer Power by Keith Varnum is a self-help book about connecting with one's inner self, and the memories of childhood, to find one's path and better embrace, experience, and enjoy the present day. Popular culture icons such as the "E.T." movie, Indiana Jones, and Mr. Rogers are offered as metaphors and reference points to guide the reader down the path to self-acceptance, self-improvement and higher fulfillment. Inner Coach: Outer Power is recommended for inclusion into any self-help, self-improvement reading list and reference collection as an insightful, accessible, meaningful guide.

These 48 true short stories highlight the author's encounters with miracles. Refreshingly candid and honest, Keith reveals intimate details of what lead him to experience spontaneous healings, angels, levitation, talking plants and a lot more. Yet, that's not the book's main purpose. The author skillfully sprinkles the wisdom of what he learned throughout his adventures providing the reader with the keys for opening their own doors to miracles.

As our reluctant hero sails forth on the river of life, he soon discovers that all is not what it appears to be. Indeed, the author goes blind, and, after meeting his "inner coach," he heals himself and learns to see life in a profound new way. This book takes on epic proportions as Keith jumps into the turbulent waters of spiritual mysteries to discover the hidden power that all people possess. We are hooked from the first page and quickly begin to care about a young man disenchanted with the promises of his world as he transforms himself into a compassionate teacher of human potential.

Throughout Keith's amazing journey, we are treated to an intimate view of his struggles, surprises and successes. His warmth, authenticity and humor are infectious. From his early days working as an intern on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood TV show he affectionately shares, "Fred Rogers taught me how to communicate in the most profound and affecting way-heart to heart, soul to soul." While striving to comprehend an act of levitation, he reveals, "My mind's orderly framework of reality was being severely challenged by Michio's airborne body." And after learning the truth about the "archetypal grandmother" who saved him from freezing to death, he jokes, "I'd have to declare myself crazy right then and there! I wasn't willing to believe I'd lost my mind. Not yet, anyway!"

Besides providing riveting escapades, Inner Coach: Outer Power gives readers an informal course in "Miracles 101." While savoring the book, I remembered long-forgotten "impossible" events that happened to me. Soon I began seeing new opportunities and options through my own self-imposed "blindness." And since reading the book, I have "created" my own miracles. This mind-blowing, life-enriching book is exciting, fun and easy to read. I give this book the highest rating because it is entertaining, well-written, full of heart, and loaded with practical tips that help people be happier and healthier.