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A Journey to the Unknown
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A beautiful journey to the unknown -- an extraordinary mystic and personal growth journey that combines fear, faith and courage. Tired of staring at the four walls of a chapter that has ended, Gigi follows the voice of her soul that cries for change, broken patterns and procedures. After realizing that routine limits, stifles, and imprisons, she embarks on an unknown trip to discover her soul’s desire. She leaves carrying a bag filled with what she assumes are the things that will give her strength, power, and determination, but to the contrary, are the very things that hinder her. Her quest is to go to Callicoon, a small town located in upstate New York. She remembers this town as a place where she breathes peace and beauty, and its stillness brings her closer to God. To get entry into Callicoon she must overcome herself. She faces many challenges, but the biggest challenge she faces is at The Churchill. The Churchill is a vendors’ road that appears to be a colorful and fun place. The people here dress in vivid colors and have excessive charisma. Gigi is captivated by what she finds here and decides to camp for while to release her mind from the chaos she had to face up to that point on her journey. Shortly after her arrival, she meets the biggest challenge she has had face in her lifetime. Here she becomes trapped and to free herself she must find the key. To enter Callicoon she is faced with another challenge that will lead her to lose her attachments, the things she strongly protects throughout her trip.
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Tired of staring at the four walls of a chapter that has ended, Gigi follows the voice of her soul, which cries for change and broken patterns and procedures. After realizing that routine limits, stifles, and imprisons her, she embarks on a journey to discover her soul’s desire. She carries with her a bag filled with things she assumes will give her strength, power, and determination; she has no idea that these are the very things that hinder her. Her quest is to go to Callicoon, a small town located in upstate New York. She remembers it as a place where she breathes peace and beauty, with a stillness that brings her closer to God. To get entry into Callicoon, however, she must overcome herself. She faces many difficulties, but the biggest one is at the Churchill, a vendors’ road that appears to be a colorful and fun place. The people there dress in vivid colors and have excessive charisma. Captivated, Gigi decides to camp there for a while to release her mind from the chaos she has faced up until then. Shortly after her arrival, she encounters the greatest challenge of her life. Can she find the key to freeing herself from her attachments? This novel follows one woman’s mystical journey into the unknown as she pursues personal growth through fear, faith, and courage.
About the Author
Juana Vasquez was born in the Dominican Republic in 1971 and immigrated to the United States in 1990. Her interest in human behavior and in challenging herself led her to study the science of religion and metaphysics over the course of twenty years. She currently lives in New York City.