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Right now, you may be blissfully unaware
of the mysteries of vortices (plural for vortex). But if you visit Sedona, you’ll
encounter scores of vortex-related books, souvenirs, tours and—if you’re
fortunate—even a vortex or two. Among locals, there are as many skeptics as
believers, so the best thing to do is keep an open mind and decide for
yourself. Is the vortex phenomenon real, or—as a dear friend claims—is the only
vortex in Sedona the one that pulls money from tourists’ pockets?
The buzz over Sedona’s
vortex sites began around 1980, when they were identified by a local psychic
named Paige Bryant (no relation). She pinpointed several locations around the
Sedona area that amplified or focused particular types of energy emanating from
the earth. Later writers expanded on her theories, and the majority
concur that Bell Rock, Cathedral Rock, Airport Saddle, and Boynton Canyon are
the most active energy sites in Red Rock Country, each with different
properties.
I can tell that some of you are
dismissing all that as “New Age hooey.” But here in Sedona, as elsewhere, the New Age is anything but new,
blending aspects of such venerable world traditions as Native American
spirituality, shamanism, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sufism. Several of these
ancient traditions have incorporated geomancy or earth magic—aligning a doorway
with the rising sun, for example, or building a chapel on a site already
sanctified by long centuries of worship or pilgrimage.
No matter what camp you fall into, skeptic or believer, perhaps we can all agree on one thing: Sedona’s
greatest magic is the way this breathtaking red rock landscape can awaken us to
the enduring majesty of our Earth home.
If you’d like to find out how to get to Sedona’s vortex
sites or learn about some of their associated Yavapai legends, click
here to read a story I wrote for Arizona’s travel council.
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