Taking the root of its teachings from the mathematical layout associated with the well-known Aztec Sunstone and Maya calendars, Twenty Count articulates a type of spiritual trip common to a generation of spiritual seekers during the last of the 20th Century. It's a trip that starts with an awakening awareness of the sacred power of Native American traditions during the hippie days of the 1960s and then progresses to an expanded awareness of the oneness at the heart of the world's religious traditions. Montgomery's story, while dedicated to ancient Aztec and Maya scribes, opens on a mountaintop in upstate New York and closes at the foot of the unclimbed Himalayan peak Machhupachare. Having experienced in-depth teachings of many cultures, the author has molded a writing and teaching focus that refuses to romanticize any culture-specific religious model.

While the sacred Twenty Count serves as a powerful backdrop, Montbomery's story-telling style is one of creative suggestion, allowing readers the opportunity to see themselves in spiritually challenging situations whose solutions offer wisdom as a reward. In other words, the more spiritual preparation readers bring to this book, the more they'll get out of it. Each chapter includes an original meditation diagram based on the Twenty Count paradigm, and various meditation techniques are related for serious seekers whose goal it is to bring clear-minded inner awareness to our life in the outer world.