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A poignantly compelling spiritual memoir about the strong and unusual bond forged between schoolteacher Jes and a six-year-old autistic boy, Asher, whose arrival in her class changed the trajectories of both their lives. While Jes taught Asher to communicate by speaking, Asher taught Jes telepathy, his first language. Their journey together, sometimes tragic, sometimes joyful, spans 25 years and leads them into an exploration of psychic and supernatural abilities. Once Jes has mastered telepathic communication, Asher, freed from the limitation of using words to communicate, can share with Jes his astonishing wisdom and information, derived from what he terms The Realms, a spiritual dimension beyond time and space. Together they discuss such topics as creation, the afterlife, and the potential role of neurodivergent thinkers in expanding human experience, as well as contributing to the latest debates about consciousness as a universal field, in which we all participate. A Mind Beyond Words will speak both to spiritual seekers and to many who live with autistic or neurodivergent perceptions.
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Published April 26, 2024
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November 5, 2025
This is absolutely fantastic. If you’re curious about what goes on inside a genius autistic brain, or about the nature of consciousness or about how manifestation of reality, telepathy, or remote viewing work—must check out this page turner.
My reality and “truth” was shattered every chapter. I can’t wait for their second book!
My reality and “truth” was shattered every chapter. I can’t wait for their second book!
April 22, 2024
Have you ever wondered why there are some things in life you simply know, but have no idea of how you know this fact, or why you get a gut instinct about something or someone? This instinctive talent, or component is something we are all born with but often discard on our life journey.
When teacher Jess Kerzen was offered a temporary role at a school close to her home, she hesitated but eventually took the position, thus beginning the most fascinating journey of her life and in doing so discovered so many of the answers to these questions.
Jess Kerzen is still on that journey more than twenty-five years later, and she shares through the pages of A Mind Beyond Words, what she calls her ‘secret life’: a life that runs in conjunction with her seemingly everyday life, but in reality is one that is astounding, informative and somehow makes perfect sense.
Working with children on the ‘autistic’ scale proved to be challenging, intriguing and a massive learning experience for Jess. She was intrigued with how these intelligent but challenged children communicated with each other without the use of words. She watched them in the playground, comfortable with their differences, which to them were not differences, simply a bother in the world in which they choose to enter.
One boy ‘Asher’ or Ash came to her class, angry, frustrated and highly intelligent. He spent time seeking attention and once she finally understood what he was doing, he explained the reasons why and so began the next twenty-five years of her life, one filled with understanding, research and astonishment.
With Ash as her teacher, as he grew from a young child to an adult, she learned to communicate with him without the use of words. Eventually he agreed to allow her to put the information shared into a book for all seekers to discover, all of which throws a fresh new light not only Autism, but also establishes the capabilities we all have at the beginning of our life journey, which are all set in place well before birth.
A Mind Beyond Words is a must read for anyone who is seeking to understand spirituality and the deeper levels of consciousness. It is well written, concise and offers a clear and loving understanding of who and what we really are: truth-seekers, voyagers filled with hopes and dreams and the innate ability to see that which is!
When teacher Jess Kerzen was offered a temporary role at a school close to her home, she hesitated but eventually took the position, thus beginning the most fascinating journey of her life and in doing so discovered so many of the answers to these questions.
Jess Kerzen is still on that journey more than twenty-five years later, and she shares through the pages of A Mind Beyond Words, what she calls her ‘secret life’: a life that runs in conjunction with her seemingly everyday life, but in reality is one that is astounding, informative and somehow makes perfect sense.
Working with children on the ‘autistic’ scale proved to be challenging, intriguing and a massive learning experience for Jess. She was intrigued with how these intelligent but challenged children communicated with each other without the use of words. She watched them in the playground, comfortable with their differences, which to them were not differences, simply a bother in the world in which they choose to enter.
One boy ‘Asher’ or Ash came to her class, angry, frustrated and highly intelligent. He spent time seeking attention and once she finally understood what he was doing, he explained the reasons why and so began the next twenty-five years of her life, one filled with understanding, research and astonishment.
With Ash as her teacher, as he grew from a young child to an adult, she learned to communicate with him without the use of words. Eventually he agreed to allow her to put the information shared into a book for all seekers to discover, all of which throws a fresh new light not only Autism, but also establishes the capabilities we all have at the beginning of our life journey, which are all set in place well before birth.
A Mind Beyond Words is a must read for anyone who is seeking to understand spirituality and the deeper levels of consciousness. It is well written, concise and offers a clear and loving understanding of who and what we really are: truth-seekers, voyagers filled with hopes and dreams and the innate ability to see that which is!
April 6, 2025
Beautiful book, with a fascinating story that is sensitively shared.
June 24, 2024
Insightful, Fascinating, Thought Provoking
Genre: Autobiographical/Spiritual
A Mind Beyond Words by Jes Kerzen 🗣
I’ve had ‘A Mind Beyond Words’ on my ‘to be read’ pile many more months than I should have really, purely because I was worried about it being too complex for me and not understanding parts of it and looking a bit daft. However, having made five pages of notes of things in the book that I wanted to recall, both for this review and on a personal level, and also discuss with others, (I have talked about this book with my partner quite a bit) I’m now irritated that I didn’t have the confidence to read it sooner. However, I’m still not entirely confident that I have the ability to write a competent review….
I found Asher’s ‘knowledge’ of what happens before we are born; that the course of our lives are pre-determined, and that the people who play a part in our existence are also pre-established within energy, rather than a place, interesting because, coincidentally, this is a concept that has been used by more than one Author whose books I have read over the last eighteen months. I assume that they have of course done their own research, and this is to in no way undermine the information put across in this book. Situations in our lives are also to some degree pre-determined, but when and where these will take place and play out is not. I found this idea fascinating and quite comforting that it isn’t all just left to fate, and although humans living past lives have been talked about for centuries, it seems even more intriguing in this case. Plus, the question, pertaining to an alternative outcome, had these two people not met, gives way to thought and possibility.
I think above all, what gave me confidence throughout this book was that Jes appeared to be coming at it in layman’s terms so as not to make the reader feel that her and Ash were immediately ‘equal’ in their understanding of Asher’s experiences, and she also seemed to embrace and acknowledge that her situation with her student was out of the ordinary. The way that Jes has championed Asher both as her student when he was small and as he has got older is extremely heart-warming and says a lot about her as a teacher and a human being. I am of course in awe of Asher after reading about his extraordinary capabilities, but I am also astonished at how much work Jes has dedicated over so many years working with Asher to explore and uncover the capacity for his aptitude and propensity to the spiritual world, and his own brand of articulation.
The intention that we have a chosen person, who we are meant to find to assist us if we are pre-determined to face difficult times, was a wonderful one. I guess for me, that person would have been my mother until she passed when I was 21, and in a sense, I was old enough to look after myself for the most part, plus I still had my Dad and although I too have my challenges, we got by, but she was never really replaced for me. For Asher, Jes coming into his life at such an early age, gave him a safety net for the future. The closure to these past events that Jes is later to help him with, aligned in such an incredible way.
The other chapter that I was particularly gripped by was the last chapter ‘Life…Death…Carnations’. I have always had an interest in the after-life, and since reading many books in recent months, also the idea of what happens to us prior to birth, which had never occurred to me previously. In this chapter Jess and Asher discuss how those who have passed feel about still staying in contact with the living and the ways in which this can be achieved. They talk about the options open to the ‘Spirit Self’ to visit past lives and return to earth in some way if they feel that something that they were destined to achieve (a contract) has not been fulfilled; also, the feeling of freedom that one who has passed must feel, in comparison to Asher visiting the realms, but still being connected to his human form, knowing that he must return to it.
They explore the difference between Neuro-divergence, which encompasses many conditions, but with a focus on Autism being the ‘gift’ that has allowed Asher to progress his natural abilities in the way he has, making the distinction between coping mechanisms and everyday ability of a Neuro-diverse person to one who is Neuro-typical. Communication in the conventional way, presents a challenge for a Neuro-divergent individual as they struggle with elements of conversation such as pitch and tone, hence why telepathy could be the preferred option, plus the brain waves that tend to be consistent with these two types of individuals. Not being at all adept at anything remotely science related and although I particularly learnt a lot from this part of the book, the Podcast was a great tool in helping to understand the intricacies.
There are many other parts to Jess and Asher’s compelling journey that I don’t feel able to impart well enough and wouldn’t want to spoil it for you. Coming at this from the perspective of a person who has unequivocally never been one to even really entertain the idea of such phenomenal revelations, this has both opened my eyes to such possibilities, help put some things into perspective and provided on some level, a feeling of peace that wasn’t there previously.
Genre: Autobiographical/Spiritual
A Mind Beyond Words by Jes Kerzen 🗣
I’ve had ‘A Mind Beyond Words’ on my ‘to be read’ pile many more months than I should have really, purely because I was worried about it being too complex for me and not understanding parts of it and looking a bit daft. However, having made five pages of notes of things in the book that I wanted to recall, both for this review and on a personal level, and also discuss with others, (I have talked about this book with my partner quite a bit) I’m now irritated that I didn’t have the confidence to read it sooner. However, I’m still not entirely confident that I have the ability to write a competent review….
I found Asher’s ‘knowledge’ of what happens before we are born; that the course of our lives are pre-determined, and that the people who play a part in our existence are also pre-established within energy, rather than a place, interesting because, coincidentally, this is a concept that has been used by more than one Author whose books I have read over the last eighteen months. I assume that they have of course done their own research, and this is to in no way undermine the information put across in this book. Situations in our lives are also to some degree pre-determined, but when and where these will take place and play out is not. I found this idea fascinating and quite comforting that it isn’t all just left to fate, and although humans living past lives have been talked about for centuries, it seems even more intriguing in this case. Plus, the question, pertaining to an alternative outcome, had these two people not met, gives way to thought and possibility.
I think above all, what gave me confidence throughout this book was that Jes appeared to be coming at it in layman’s terms so as not to make the reader feel that her and Ash were immediately ‘equal’ in their understanding of Asher’s experiences, and she also seemed to embrace and acknowledge that her situation with her student was out of the ordinary. The way that Jes has championed Asher both as her student when he was small and as he has got older is extremely heart-warming and says a lot about her as a teacher and a human being. I am of course in awe of Asher after reading about his extraordinary capabilities, but I am also astonished at how much work Jes has dedicated over so many years working with Asher to explore and uncover the capacity for his aptitude and propensity to the spiritual world, and his own brand of articulation.
The intention that we have a chosen person, who we are meant to find to assist us if we are pre-determined to face difficult times, was a wonderful one. I guess for me, that person would have been my mother until she passed when I was 21, and in a sense, I was old enough to look after myself for the most part, plus I still had my Dad and although I too have my challenges, we got by, but she was never really replaced for me. For Asher, Jes coming into his life at such an early age, gave him a safety net for the future. The closure to these past events that Jes is later to help him with, aligned in such an incredible way.
The other chapter that I was particularly gripped by was the last chapter ‘Life…Death…Carnations’. I have always had an interest in the after-life, and since reading many books in recent months, also the idea of what happens to us prior to birth, which had never occurred to me previously. In this chapter Jess and Asher discuss how those who have passed feel about still staying in contact with the living and the ways in which this can be achieved. They talk about the options open to the ‘Spirit Self’ to visit past lives and return to earth in some way if they feel that something that they were destined to achieve (a contract) has not been fulfilled; also, the feeling of freedom that one who has passed must feel, in comparison to Asher visiting the realms, but still being connected to his human form, knowing that he must return to it.
They explore the difference between Neuro-divergence, which encompasses many conditions, but with a focus on Autism being the ‘gift’ that has allowed Asher to progress his natural abilities in the way he has, making the distinction between coping mechanisms and everyday ability of a Neuro-diverse person to one who is Neuro-typical. Communication in the conventional way, presents a challenge for a Neuro-divergent individual as they struggle with elements of conversation such as pitch and tone, hence why telepathy could be the preferred option, plus the brain waves that tend to be consistent with these two types of individuals. Not being at all adept at anything remotely science related and although I particularly learnt a lot from this part of the book, the Podcast was a great tool in helping to understand the intricacies.
There are many other parts to Jess and Asher’s compelling journey that I don’t feel able to impart well enough and wouldn’t want to spoil it for you. Coming at this from the perspective of a person who has unequivocally never been one to even really entertain the idea of such phenomenal revelations, this has both opened my eyes to such possibilities, help put some things into perspective and provided on some level, a feeling of peace that wasn’t there previously.
January 2, 2024
This book describes how the writer, Jes Kerzen, came to find herself in a classroom working with small groups of neurotypical children.
The focus, however, is not really on her work as a teacher, but rather about the special relationship the evolves between herself and one of her pupils, Asher..
Asher does struggle we it written a d verbal communication as well as making sense of the world but again, this is not the main focus of the novel.. For Asher in fact becomes the one to teach the teacher. About telepathy. And about how to communicate using telepathy, and transferring and sharing other kinds of information..
It has to be admitted that some of what Kerzen writes about it did come across as woowoo - for example the idea that incarnation souls make contracts before birth to die young, or to meet up with other souls in order to learn from them. Other ideas may well be only just coming into their own, with everything that these imply for the current scientific paradigm. This would be some of the more put-there weirdness of quantum physics where physical distances become meaningless, and a particle becomes a wave depending on how it is perceived. And as for telepathy.... most people surely have experienced that sixth sense of being observed at some point, of knowing what question is going to be put even before the words are uttered.
These are concepts among others that Asher can and does put into the field of awareness of his former mentor.
What is interesting to follow is how the relationship between Asher and Kerzen evolves, as it is more than simply a pupil-teacher relationship. Outside the classroom there are the journeyadventures on train and tube, the jounaling through which Asher describes his world, the inevitable distancing as Asher grows into a young man. Later, the experiments with telepathy really take off.
Also documented however is the deep and crippling shame Asher experiences as an adolescent when officially diagnosed with asperger's syndrome. No room there for other gifts that may compensate for anything lacking in today's one-size-fits-all neurotypical world!
This is definitely worth reading if there is any desire to explore the possility that there may be more to oir philosophy than can be imagined.
The focus, however, is not really on her work as a teacher, but rather about the special relationship the evolves between herself and one of her pupils, Asher..
Asher does struggle we it written a d verbal communication as well as making sense of the world but again, this is not the main focus of the novel.. For Asher in fact becomes the one to teach the teacher. About telepathy. And about how to communicate using telepathy, and transferring and sharing other kinds of information..
It has to be admitted that some of what Kerzen writes about it did come across as woowoo - for example the idea that incarnation souls make contracts before birth to die young, or to meet up with other souls in order to learn from them. Other ideas may well be only just coming into their own, with everything that these imply for the current scientific paradigm. This would be some of the more put-there weirdness of quantum physics where physical distances become meaningless, and a particle becomes a wave depending on how it is perceived. And as for telepathy.... most people surely have experienced that sixth sense of being observed at some point, of knowing what question is going to be put even before the words are uttered.
These are concepts among others that Asher can and does put into the field of awareness of his former mentor.
What is interesting to follow is how the relationship between Asher and Kerzen evolves, as it is more than simply a pupil-teacher relationship. Outside the classroom there are the journeyadventures on train and tube, the jounaling through which Asher describes his world, the inevitable distancing as Asher grows into a young man. Later, the experiments with telepathy really take off.
Also documented however is the deep and crippling shame Asher experiences as an adolescent when officially diagnosed with asperger's syndrome. No room there for other gifts that may compensate for anything lacking in today's one-size-fits-all neurotypical world!
This is definitely worth reading if there is any desire to explore the possility that there may be more to oir philosophy than can be imagined.
February 5, 2025
Major red flags around the author’s ethics and use of her experience with a remarkable CHILD to advance her own gain. Until proven otherwise, this is an unauthorized biography of a vulnerable individual which turns into the author attributing her exercises in channeling (which she incorrectly calls telepathy) for personal gain.
As a practicing medium who has extensively studied metaphysics, with gifted telepathic children myself, heavily focused on the importance of ethics and boundaries in our work - works like this jeopardize the progress we can make opening eyes and hearts. And if someone did this to my child - after they expressly told them not to and cut off contact (as she admits Asher has in the book) I would be livid.
Unfortunately, until proven otherwise, by reading this unauthorized book we are engaging in at best a grift, at worst a manipulative delusion and quest for fame on the back of a vulnerable adult with Asperger’s. My heart goes out to the real, physical world, Asher in this story who is assumedly living his daily life while this woman gets money and fame off of his supposed wisdom.
After listening to the telepathy tapes, I wanted to support Asher, I wanted to believe - Jes’s prose is beautiful, the storytelling engaging, but her ego and desire to get her own ‘wisdom’ out shines through in so many uncomfortable ways I had to stop reading 1/2 way through. The many times Asher cuts off contact just to have her badger him into responding. The many times as a child she presses him to explore metaphysics with her until he calls her delusional. How she exposes his most vulnerable moments and comments in this book, and then admits that Asher prohibited her from publishing a book and all her friends were concerned about her relationship with a teenager.
I could enjoy this book, even willingly promote the wisdom in it, if she admitted she channeled. Channeling is a valid and acceptable way to access metaphysical wisdom, but to credit telepathy and a live person instead - without their consent or mutual gain from your efforts - to leverage your experience with a remarkably gifted child without their consent - is unethical and wrong.
As a practicing medium who has extensively studied metaphysics, with gifted telepathic children myself, heavily focused on the importance of ethics and boundaries in our work - works like this jeopardize the progress we can make opening eyes and hearts. And if someone did this to my child - after they expressly told them not to and cut off contact (as she admits Asher has in the book) I would be livid.
Unfortunately, until proven otherwise, by reading this unauthorized book we are engaging in at best a grift, at worst a manipulative delusion and quest for fame on the back of a vulnerable adult with Asperger’s. My heart goes out to the real, physical world, Asher in this story who is assumedly living his daily life while this woman gets money and fame off of his supposed wisdom.
After listening to the telepathy tapes, I wanted to support Asher, I wanted to believe - Jes’s prose is beautiful, the storytelling engaging, but her ego and desire to get her own ‘wisdom’ out shines through in so many uncomfortable ways I had to stop reading 1/2 way through. The many times Asher cuts off contact just to have her badger him into responding. The many times as a child she presses him to explore metaphysics with her until he calls her delusional. How she exposes his most vulnerable moments and comments in this book, and then admits that Asher prohibited her from publishing a book and all her friends were concerned about her relationship with a teenager.
I could enjoy this book, even willingly promote the wisdom in it, if she admitted she channeled. Channeling is a valid and acceptable way to access metaphysical wisdom, but to credit telepathy and a live person instead - without their consent or mutual gain from your efforts - to leverage your experience with a remarkably gifted child without their consent - is unethical and wrong.
June 19, 2025
This book can be read at several different levels: as a touching story of a young gifted child facing extreme challenges and a devoted teacher who together connect in such a profound manner that both their lives are changed in very surprising ways; as an example of what can happen when we take the time and effort to provide people with different abilities with the encouragement and support they need to discover and share their amazing gifts; and as a fascinating and riveting exploration into the metaphysical world and our human potential. All this wrapped up in such a thoroughly entertaining way that I didn’t want to put the book down.
I particularly liked how the book is utterly devoid of pretension or evangelism. Ms Kerzen simply and charmingly relays the events that took place and conveys thoughts and ideas with amazing clarity, but all the while holding it with the wonder of discovery. I agree with the other reviews commenting on how she and Asher do not present themselves as gurus, but as fellow travelers who are sharing notes with us and encouraging us on our own travels. It’s so refreshing.
Highly recommended!
I particularly liked how the book is utterly devoid of pretension or evangelism. Ms Kerzen simply and charmingly relays the events that took place and conveys thoughts and ideas with amazing clarity, but all the while holding it with the wonder of discovery. I agree with the other reviews commenting on how she and Asher do not present themselves as gurus, but as fellow travelers who are sharing notes with us and encouraging us on our own travels. It’s so refreshing.
Highly recommended!
November 5, 2024
This is an extraordinary book, combining, and blending, the inner mind, telepathy, spirituality, and much more. An inspiring exploration of the power of trust and empathy, of what can be achieved by opening the mind, heart and spirit to the wisdom and yearning of another.
Added to my interest in the mind and spirit, was the fascination of reading about an autistic person who was completely different from the few autistic people whom I had previously encountered. This is one reason for my reluctance to use names for people's mental states. There is so much more than medical analysis. Here is the strongest evidence for this.
This book is highly recommended for everyone, but especially for those who wish to explore the vastness and intricacy of the mind, and the power of love.
Added to my interest in the mind and spirit, was the fascination of reading about an autistic person who was completely different from the few autistic people whom I had previously encountered. This is one reason for my reluctance to use names for people's mental states. There is so much more than medical analysis. Here is the strongest evidence for this.
This book is highly recommended for everyone, but especially for those who wish to explore the vastness and intricacy of the mind, and the power of love.
May 27, 2024
Outstanding. The game changer is when Jes figures out her entire class is actively communicating via Telepathy. They begin to include her in their group. Given the nature of that interaction and the few who might have believed her at the time - she kept it to herself. But the relationship she develops with Asher evolves from that point. Bottom line - PSI abilities are underestimated and devalued when the attitude should be - how can we improve, enhance and evolve our PSI awareness. Hoping the next book will pick up on what Asher is continuing to learn from his exploration of the other dimensions. Thank you!
May 29, 2025
As I finished the last few paragraphs of this book (shirt soaked in tears, from a complete sense of gratitude), I find myself lost for words. All the little subt nav’s that brought me here—listening to the Telepathy Tapes, being immediately drawn in by Jes’s sweet and kind voice—there was this tugging feeling in me to do a little digging. A simple Google search led me to this wonderful book. I have found treasure and truly resonated so deeply with their story.
It’s beautifully written, but most importantly, it explains complex, existential questions not only in a digestible way, but in a way that feels personal and compassionate.
It’s beautifully written, but most importantly, it explains complex, existential questions not only in a digestible way, but in a way that feels personal and compassionate.
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March 17, 2024I received an ARC from Netgalley
This book follows the journey of Jes Kerzen, a teacher working with neurotypical children, and her special relationship with her pupil, Asher. Asher teaches Kerzen about telepathy and communication beyond the physical world. The novel explores unconventional ideas like pre-birth contracts and quantum physics, as well as Asher's struggles with communication and his later diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome. The evolving relationship between Asher and Kerzen goes beyond the classroom, delving into adventures and experiments with telepathy.
This book follows the journey of Jes Kerzen, a teacher working with neurotypical children, and her special relationship with her pupil, Asher. Asher teaches Kerzen about telepathy and communication beyond the physical world. The novel explores unconventional ideas like pre-birth contracts and quantum physics, as well as Asher's struggles with communication and his later diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome. The evolving relationship between Asher and Kerzen goes beyond the classroom, delving into adventures and experiments with telepathy.
December 7, 2025
I enjoyed reading this book. It was short and concise and yet it made an impact. The author is a school teacher who worked with SEN students during their career, and this book is the story of one of those students and how we might want to change our perceptions about what it means to be autistic in the modern world. Neurodiverse individuals carry their own personal intelligence, far beyond what neurotypical people might comprehend, and that is explored and explained in this book.
February 14, 2024
Interesting read! While this wasn't what I expected, it was an interesting read. Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book.
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