I want to share with you our experiences with the vortexes we visited in Sedona...I truly hope that you have the opportunity to visit the Sedona area sometime...it is breathtaking!
Our first excursion to a designated vortex area in Sedona was to the Bell Rock Vortex a couple of years ago. We hiked to the area indicated on the map, and then walked around trying to 'feel' the vortex energy! Where is the vortex? Is it here? Is it over there? I really should have known better than that! Comical! Of course, the energy permeates the area, and in fact can be felt throughout all of the Sedona area...it is just that in the four 'power sites' (Bell Rock, Boynton Canyon, Airport Mesa, & Cathedral Rock), the energy is amplified and can be experienced more noticeably by most.
Let's back up and define what a vortex is. Below is the definition of a vortex, taken from the book, 'What Is A Vortex', written by Dennis Andres, a local guide and author in Sedona...
"A vortex is a place where the Earth is at its healthiest and most alive. The remarkable natural beauty of the area is the physical indicator of the aliveness. More importantly, the aliveness shows up in an increased energy that is present. The energy acts as an amplifier, magnifying what we bring to it on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels."
I have been 'hypersensitive' to energy all my life. My husband will tell you that he doesn't experience energy in the same way that I do. Yet we both undeniably had our own encounters with the vortex energy during our time in Sedona. The vortex energy experiences are as unique and individual as we are unique individuals! The best advice I can give you is to just ALLOW your encounter to be for you what it is on any given day...don't try to FORCE yourself into having a certain experience... Setting yourself up with the expectation of..."OK...I have traveled a LONG way to spend time in this energy and I am going to HAVE AN EXPERIENCE!!!"... will only take away from exactly what it is meant to be for you at that time. Of course, we were able to connect with and to feel the subtleties of the vortex energy better once we sat quietly in meditation, and my personal reaction was different at each vortex. Remember that, in the definition above, Dennis states that a vortex acts as an amplifier of what you bring to it...I can attest to that!
The first vortex site that we visited on this trip was Boynton Canyon. We hiked to the area known as 'Kachina Woman', which is a tall red rock spire. It is an easy hike into this area, and it is possible to hike deeper into Boynton Canyon, but we stayed at the Kachina Woman site. My experience while sitting in meditation here was that I felt a strong connection from my root chakra to Mother Earth energy. I felt the deepest sense of calm, serenity, safety and security...just 'ahhhhh'... I saw the most brilliant color of red, and it wasn't until I was relating this to my husband afterward that I realized that red is the color associated with the root chakra! Wow!
Our next venture was to Airport Mesa Vortex. This area is recommended to be visited at sunset, as the views are said to be spectacular at that time. We visited at around 5 pm, because that's how it worked out for us. While I had definitely felt 'vibration' or 'buzzing' at the Kachina Woman site earlier that day, I quickly became very light-headed when hiking up to the vista of the Airport Mesa Vortex. I asked my husband if the elevation was different than where we'd been prior and he didn't think it was significantly different, if at all. I just could not shake the sense of being 'out of balance', and I was reluctant to go anywhere near the edge of the vista to take in the incredible view. Although it was unfair to him, I had to ask my husband to move in from the area he had chosen to sit in meditation at, because my anxiety was so high that he may fall from there (he really wasn't at risk of falling...but I couldn't shake the feeling, and so he agreed to move). And THEN while we were sitting in meditation (and I was striving to 'ground' myself!) our cell phone rang in my husband's pocket, and he answered it, without thinking. The call was from a distant family member that I don't hear from often. It is a loving relationship, but one that has always been very 'draining' for me. As requested, Tony passed the phone off to me and I had a brief conversation with her. Why am I sharing all of this with you? It has been stated in the definition of a vortex above by Dennis Andres that, "The energy acts as an amplifier..."
Tony noticed a difference in me after we left that vortex...he kept asking me what was wrong and commented that I seemed very 'quiet' (which is unlike me!) and subdued. His comments were fair, because I was feeling that way, but I couldn't explain why... As we talked about how odd it was that we had received a call from that family member at that moment in time (while sitting in a vortex in Sedona!) it came to me that it had happened for a reason (as is ALWAYS the case, isn't it?) This was a lesson for me to share with you, that a vortex is not just a 'happy, happy, calm, calm' place...it amplifies what you bring to it, and you can CHOOSE what you bring to it, just as you can choose what you will bring to many experiences in your life! So I can say to you that the vortex that I felt discomfort at brought me the greatest lessons on this journey! Once I realized what had taken place at this vortex, I cut etheric cords with the family member I received the call from, and I cleared myself of all energy that was not mine that I had brought with me from the vortex. Lesson learned! It is VERY IMPORTANT to state here that Airport Mesa is NOT a vortex of negative energy! Tony's experience there was very different from mine... I will definitely revisit the Airport Mesa Vortex in the future, and it will be interesting for me to see if I still feel as 'dizzy' or 'off-balance' as I did on this visit there, or if that is just where I was at in interacting with the vortex energy on that particular day.
The final vortex that we visited during our time in Sedona was the Cathedral Rock Vortex. We accessed it by driving up 'Back O'Beyond Road'.This was definitely the most challenging hike! The sign at the parking lot says that it is .7 miles one way, but it seemed much longer than that, as you are climbing for most of the hike enroute to the vista. Apparently there are other ways to access this Vortex, with hikes that are less challenging, but we are happy that we took this route as we were right at the base of the spires when we reached the vista and the views were just amazing! Interesting that I did not experience any 'dizziness' here and that other hikers we encountered on this trail commented on how great my balance was as I navigated my way up some of the more challenging parts of the trail! The photo at the top of the page is one taken from this vista. I can only tell you that it is impossible to capture the beauty! The area I sat in meditation at the vista in this vortex was my favorite! I sat on a red rock 'chair', which included a foot rest that I placed my bare feet on. We were in the shade of the red rock spires and there was a gentle breeze and the most spectacular view before us! Just WOW! While sitting in meditation here, I felt pure joy and I saw the colors purple and violet pass in waves before my eyes... I didn't even go into anxiety about making the hike down (I am not a fan of heights!), but I am grateful to have had my husband as my guide to navigate through some of the more challenging areas we had to descend through! I had taken the card I'd drawn for your daily card reading along with us to photograph for posting on the site. It is awesome that we were able to photograph it in that incredible vortex energy! I am so grateful for that!
We did not visit the Bell Rock Vortex on this trip, as we had been to it a couple of times before...we will visit it again, for sure!
Suffice to say that, having visited the 'big four' vortexes in Sedona, I can share with you that, if you are sensitive to energy, you will feel that throughout various areas in Sedona...that Sedona, itself, holds a certain energy. It is not necessary to go to these specific sites to experience what Sedona has to offer, and sometimes it is gratifying to venture on 'the road less traveled' and to determine where the energy centers are for you!
Having said that, these sites are definitely worth visiting...they were designated as 'power sites' for a reason! I am in GRATITUDE!!! I say 'Thanks!', I say 'Amen!'
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