Into the Vortex

We ended up in Sedona, AZ, an amazingly beautiful place with an abundance of outdoor activities and spirituality both related to the geology of the area. After our Grand Canyon excursion (shout out to Williams, AZ where we stayed), we decided that AZ was a good place to be because of the low number of Covid-19 cases and they were already implementing social distancing. We knew there were several timeshare resorts where we could stay for a week or two. There are also not a lot of densely populated areas. We transferred our reservation from the condo in Rome (sigh) to ‘Los Abrigados’ resort in Sedona. This resort has a variety of outdoor facilities and is family friendly. 

The situation has worked out better than we could have expected.; and we are extremely grateful for our situation. The resort has 25% occupancy, making social distancing easy when using the outdoor facilities. We have had the activity center to ourselves for crafts, trivia, and presentations by local artists and spiritual advisors. The resort is on the same campus as Tlaquepaque, an art and shopping village that was designed to look like old Mexico (and could be Rome if I use my imagination). We can walk to the uptown shopping and restaurant area. Hiking is considered an essential activity here (it’s easy to social distance while hiking). Because it is a tourist destination, the town has a capacity greater than its population, specifically food capacity and housing. There are at least five grocery stores and several convenience stores and lots of restaurants doing carry out. Of course, that’s good for us but hopefully it is good for the residents, especially the most vulnerable among them. Lastly, there are a lot of places to rent via Airbnb; the prices seem to go down daily. So if we can’t stay at the resort after two weeks, we have these other affordable options. Under the circumstances, we are beyond fine and so, so lucky.

There are several vortexes (not vortices here) in the area. In this case, the Sedona vortexes are natural geomagnetic points that create a swirling energy center radiating from the earth’s surface. People say that they can feel this energy while visiting these sites which inspires, balances, and heals them and increases their intuitiveness. We plan to visit these sites while we are here. The claim is that no one leaves Sedona unchanged!

To add to the spirituality, there are American Indian sacred sites and influences everywhere. We attended two flute presentations by David Wolf’s Robe (Native American/American Indian flute) and Jessie Kali (bamboo flute, including double flutes).

Naturally, there are many businesses dedicated to tapping into this spirituality. We have read about a reclusive master providing enlightened consultation for leaders; and an ascension ambassador. There are shops selling crystals, dream catchers, and sound bowls. There are healing massages, acupuncture, sound and vibration healing sessions, spiritual readings, tarot card readings, hypnotherapy—peace and healing and co-creation. 

While vortexes can involve inescapable, dangerous swirling and sucking in, that is not the case in Sedona. We are just happy to be in a good situation, though it’s not the same without our people.