Well, that would be me. Hello, everybody. I'm the author of "The
Maharishi Effect," the first mainstream book about the TM movement from a major
publisher. (Tarcher/Penguin, not Viking as in the blurb.) It'll be on shelves in
2006 accompanied by a major promotional campaign. My publisher offered
me prime display space at the major chains (Borders, B&N),
national advertising, and coverage by NPR and other media.
Please note that this book is still a work in progress. The content and
tone are still in flux. Whether it's "positive" or "negative" depends mainly on
the input I get from the people I talk to. Has the movement really "gone awry?"
Well, you tell me.
I'm still looking for sources to interview for my book.
If you have a good story to tell about the movement, please contact me. I can
offer whatever degree of anonymity you require.
Thanks very much!
Geoff Gilpin
From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Archer
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 9:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [FairfieldLife] New Book
Hey Rick, my agent sent me this. It's a notice of a book coming out sometime this year, from Viking. Do you know the guy?
THE MAHARISHI EFFECT: SEEKING ENLIGHTENMENT, IMMORTALITY, AND YOGIC FLYERS IN MIDDLE AMERICA by Geoff Gilpin
Geoff Gilpin was a student at Maharishi University in Fairfield, Iowa during its heyday. In 2001, he returned to the campus to see what happeend to his old friends and the Movement itself. What he finds there is a mix of the familiar and the pecuiliar — a quirky blend of faith, pseudo-science, and cultish behavior in America's Corn Belt. The Maharishi effect is the story of a religious movement gone awry, and one Boomer's nostalgic journey back to his spiritual roots. Gilpin is a computer consultant who received an MFA in creative writing from Goucher College.
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