The Veil Between Two Worlds A Memoir Of Silence Loss And Finding Home Christina Vo by Christina Vo 9781647423971, 9781647423988, 164742397X, 1647423988 instant download after payment.

Christina Vo has always struggled with the concept of “home.” The daughter of an emotionally distant father & a mother who died when she was just 14, she continues to grapple with that legacy of loss & her constant quest to, as a fortysomething, find a reconciliation with the shape her life has taken. In January 2021, feeling a call to be closer to the land, she decides to leave San Francisco—this time permanently, she hopes—& set off on a road trip with one of her closest friends, David.

Christina & David begin their journey with an ayahuasca ceremony in Santa Barbara, then continue on to Ojai & ultimately Santa Fe—two magical lands that serve as deep portals for healing. Throughout their travels, Christina reflects on the recent & distant past: her relationships, her past experiences in Santa Barbara & Ojai (where she stayed for nine months around her fortieth birthday, two years ago) & her evolving understanding of her relationship with her parents. All the while, she ponders how the past has shaped her current identity as a single, childless, & motherless woman in her forties. Within the context of intimate friendship, she discovers how thin the veil between worlds can be, & gradually comes to realize that her mother’s spirit has accompanied her since day one of her journey.

Deeply reflective & ultimately joyful, Vo’s memoir takes us on a journey between two worlds—the physical & the spiritual—that eventually brings her to a newfound understanding of how to deepen connections with others, as well as to a place of peace & home within herself.