I love Gerald May, however I did not enjoy this book as much as I have his other books that I've read. This book is primarily written for spiritual directors and I am not one. It covers the topic in detail. I was in spiritual direction with for 8 years with a woman who I can see from this book would have received an A+ from Gerald May. This book brought up so many great memories of that time.  I gave this a 5-star rating based on how great this book would be for someone who either is a spiritual director or is thinking about that ministry.