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Sacred Shit
Food for Spiritual Unfolding
Introduction to Yoyo's Journey
Yoyo takes us on a deeply personal yet universally relatable journey through eight life cycles, each one seen as a stage of spiritual awakening. She guides the reader through these transformative phases and compares the process to the mystery of the lotus flower, that miraculously turns stinking mud into purity and beauty. Each phase brings challenges, lessons and opportunities for a deeper self-awareness and sheds light on what life is really about.
Her Childhood and Early Challenges
Born during the Second World War and growing up in trying times, Yoyo had to find meaning in a desolate world. Her story begins in her childhood, when she was just six years old, with three younger siblings and a mother who completely collapsed after an unexpected divorce. From that moment on, we witness Yoyo go through her own survival struggles, discover her sexuality, encounter her ego, overcome her first heart-breaks, explore her creativity, pursue her dreams, wrestle with challenging relationships, and work her way through existential crises that at times make her doubt everything.
Her Spiritual Awakening and Insights
But that's not all about her journey. As Yoyo steadily peels away layers of conditioning and illusion, she discovers profound insights about life and herself, and ultimately reaches a place of radical trust, inner peace and spiritual rapture.
Sharing Her Experiences
With refreshing honesty and vulnerability, Yoyo shares the highs and lows of her quest - from ego-crushing moments in the ashram of an Indian mystic to profound experiences in the tantric temples of Khajuraho. Her story is gripping, shocking, and sometimes heartbreaking, yet at the same time deeply inspiring. It is an invitation to everyone who feels that there must be more to life – a call to embrace the journey of spiritual unfolding.
