On hearing of Jerry's death, Bob called Wendy and asked her to check in on Jerry to see how he was doing. Bob and Wendy have shared an amazingly strong telepathic bond over the years and Wendy has always had psychic powers. In a fiercly concentrated state of meditation, Wendy was able to heighten her personal vibrations to an astral plane where Jerry's spirit was residing. But she was unable to reach him the first time; Jerry's spirit "was too happy, happy to be free from the physical pain he experienced on earth in his last years". However, she finally reached his oversoul, and thus began three years of conversations with the spirit of Jerry Garcia.
The messages Wendy receives from Jerry are amazing: he urges the remaining members of the band to continue without him and says their greatest and most important work is still in front of them; he explains why he stayed on earth so long, even though he was in almost unbearable physical pain; his intention to use Wendy as an example for others to learn from; how in his death, he has in fact become "the grateful dead" and how this should be the band's rebirth.
Wendy Weir captures not only the wisdom of Jerry Garcia but also the playful, irreverent, conversational tone that his fans will immediately respond to. She relays his messages in a straight-forward, easy manner, allaying the doubts of those who may be skeptical of thereality of her experiences, while at the same time reassuring those most eager to believe in the continued vitality of Jerry Garcia and the ability to communicate with those on the other side.