JJ5

But in the case I saw, he absolutely was NOT looking for it. He was the biggest cynic, and stopped his own cousin seeking EST and all other kinds of "stuff" when she was in pursuit of cancer "cures" etc. He had no mindset for religion or spirituality at all.

If I hadn't seen how he was, myself, I would tend not to think it was the place or if a different kind of abstract/religious prone or "empathetic" mindset person, some kind of placebo effect or something manufactured because it was sought. But none of those were the case at all.

And his entire face looked different too, held a different than habitual expression, as well. He looked years younger.

TahitiTams

JJ5..
That must a been wild to see transform before your eyes..and his too!
I am not into the crystal thing or any of the 'new age' but there is an energy that is there and you will find the juniper trees where the trunk is twisted and that is where the vortex energy is the strongest.
On the link I provided earlier post, they have a vortex map.

MelissaHI

And, wanderluster, I was totally looking for it but did not find it.

USNR

Count me as neutral; I've only lived here since the early 1980s. If you believe in UFOs, Judge Crater, the whereabouts of Jimmy Hoffa, the tooth fairy, and the wisdom of George W. Bush, you will be into vortex stuff bigtime. Otherwise, it's a great place to live. Why? A mild four-season climate, almost no bugs, great people (both permanent and tourists), lots and lots to see and do, and a feeling of personal safety that is hard to beat. We are up close to nature, living alongside all kinds of wild creatures (mostly four- and six-legged). Not a fancy, dress-up place. Slow down and visit us sometime.

TahitiTams

USNR..
Please be respective of people who have had experiences at the vortex sites without having to degrade us and make us look like idiots..it only makes you look like one!

JJ5

I'm truly not knowledgeable at all about what IS there, not in anyway- but I tend also to agree with TahitiTams, because there's a whole lot of behaviors that are unexplaineable and not understood. And not just in Sedona either. There are other places as well, especially in Tibet and other mountaineous regions.

Also, as with ghosts and other phenomenon- and as visibly observed with poltergists etc. - it's definitely NOT "nothing".

MelissaHI

Amen!

errrrr.....who is Judge Crater?

TahitiTams

I think this is the Judge Crater, USNR is talking about..


prairieghosts.com/crater.html

hulajake

We have had some very relaxing and rewarding I guess you could call that spiritual. We usually stay around Oak Creek and the creek canyon area. You can find the Native American stands along 89A going to Flagstaff and in the park at the top of the canyon.

MelissaHI

OK so the woman who cried uncontrollably just called me to tell me about her "vortex moment." She & her friends were by a babbling brook and she suddenly burst into tears and it scared the bejeezus out of everyone (who probably thought she was having a breakdown! ha). She cried for about 5 minutes for no reason; someone was smart enough to take a photo of her bawling and looking like a drowned rat.

Now I feel gypped...I want to go back and finish my hike and have my "vortex moment!"

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LordBalfor

Well, I place Sedona right up there near the top of my list of scenic places that I've been. This puts it in the company of places like Yosemite Valley and Bora Bora. I'm not a big believer in spiritualism as such, but I can easily understand why folks buy into it when visiting such places (Bora Bora affected me in such a manner) and have my own ideas about why so many people experience this.

All of the places mentioned above are incredibly beautiful - stunningly so actually - and it seems to me that each one evokes the same thought among many, many people - that is the thought "How can this place be a mere accident of geology?".

Sedona is a place that is so starkly beautiful and so unusual that it's really hard to fathom how it could come about without a guiding force of some kind. Consequently, it doesn't surprise me one bit that so many folks attribute mystical aspects to the place.

Ken

Devonmcj

Nicely stated LB. I felt the same way about Sedona, especially the day we climbed out onto a rock outcrop with a view all around us that went on for miles (something my heights-adverse husband won't normally do). If I were a believer, I could easily say that place was mystical.

DH said the north rim of the Grand Canyon and Lake Oesa in the Canadian Rockies had the same effect on him.

Juldie

LordBalfor: What you said makes perfect sense. I can see how the spiritual /mystical allure and fascination can come from being are-struck with it being "starkly beautiful and unusual."
Thank you.I am looking forward to behold all of Sedona's beauty!