SEDONA, AZ
Over Memorial Day weekend, I decided to take a spontaneous trip to the gorgeous, peaceful, free-spirited and MEGA odd city of Sedona, Arizona. Why? Because lately I’ve been feeling like I lost a bit of direction with my life AND with Fur Face Boy. I figured a trip to Sedona would help me regain some of that direction I’m losing.
Sedona is about a 2 hour drive away from Phoenix. It’s known for it’s AMAZING views of red rock canyons, deep Native American culture, pitch dark nights, star gazing, UFO sightings, magical rocks, and psychic readings…
Another thing that Sedona is best known for is for it’s Energy Vortexes. There are four vortexes that each strengthen a side / spirit of you when visited. Before my trip I printed out a map along with notes of how to find each vortex. My goal was to visit all four…
The first vortex I visited was the Airport Vortex. This vortex is said to strengthen the masculine side of you.
The Masculine Side can be seen as being on a scale that has strength at the high end and weakness at the low end. People who have a strong masculine side are self-confident. They have the internal strength to take charge of their own lives, and to claim their rights in life. This make them good at standing up to people who try to take away their rights by force, intimidation or manipulation. Having a strong masculine side means being good at taking risks when appropriate, being decisive when necessary, and being able to focus or concentrate in order to get things done. It also means being good at figuring out how to get out of life what is desired; figuring out how to operate responsibly, and how to reason without distorting reality. Conversely, people who have a weak masculine side often doubt their abilities, and many things intimidate them. (Source)
The Airport Vortex was less than a 5 minute drive from where I was staying. Once you make it there, you have to go up the trail onto the saddle between the hills and past the twisted trees…
At all of the vortexes, you’ll find stacked rocks. These stacked rocks are seen as a sign of protecting property and keeping bad spirits away…
Once you’re on top of the saddle, all you have to do is admire and appreciate where you are….just take in life and you’ll immediately feel a certain feeling…
The second vortex I visited was the Red Rock Crossing / Cathedral Rock Vortex. This vortex strengthens the feminine side of you.
The Feminine Side can be viewed as being on a scale that has goodness at the high end, and the opposite, which is badness or evil, at the low end. In contrast to the masculine side, which strengthens the ability to stand up for your own rights, the feminine side strengthens the ability to allow others their rights and not interfere with those rights. The energy at this vortex strengthens the things you normally think of as feminine, such as kindness, compassion, patience, and the ability to let others need you and depend on you. And it strengthens the ability to anticipate the impact of your actions before you act, which is what considerateness is all about.
When you first see Cathedral Rock, you’ll immediately want to start hiking up to the top, BUT the energy of this vortex is surprisingly NOT at the top, instead, it’s halfway up the top, around the side of the rock and back down. Back at the bottom lies a hidden creek. Once there, the view, environment and energy you take in is INCREDIBLE…
After strengthening my masculine and feminine sides (don’t hate), I visited the Boynton Canyon Vortex. At this vortex, you strengthen the balance of both the masculine and feminines sides.
The Balance between the masculine and feminine side is almost as important as growth itself. Even a less evolved person, if he is balanced, at least treats others the same way he treats himself. And that is what balance is all about. If the masculine side strongly outweighs the feminine, you are too strong for the amount of goodness you have, and you tend to do harm to others because you can be pushy and take unfair advantage of others. On the other hand, if the feminine side greatly outweighs the masculine, you have more goodness than strength, and you tend to let others push you around and take advantage of you. Emotions are a good indication of this balance. If you feel anger more easily than fear, your masculine side is stronger, and if the opposite is true, your feminine side is stronger. Having a good masculine / feminine balance also helps relationships by strengthening the things that make relationships work well, such as intimacy, commitment, honesty and openness.
The Boynton Canyon Vortex is an easy find. Once you park, simply go up along the trail until you see a small knoll.
Along the way up, you’ll find many cool caves and crevasses that you can hang out in. These spots are great for a sandwich, chips, beers and farting contests…
When you spot the small knoll, simply head towards it. The vortex’s energy can be felt there…
While heading towards the knoll, I heard music coming from the top of it. I was curious to know what was going on up there, so I climbed to the top of the knoll to find a man named Robert playing the flute…
Robert is a free-spirited soul who moved from Houston to Sedona 5 years ago. He doesn’t believe in working for the man, cars or commercialism. He says that the purpose of life is to have fun and stay young as possible, to which I agree! Robert says that he goes to this particular vortex, multiple times EVERY DAY. He was actually a very cool, entertaining, helpful and informative man. When you make it to the top and have a conversation with Robert, he’ll present you with a naturally heart-shaped rock from a bag of naturally heart-shaped rocks that he collected from the Boynton Vortex area. Cool, huh?
The last Vortex is the Bell Rock Vortex. At this vortex, you strengthen ALL sides –the masculine, the feminine and the balance…
The energy at this vortex is very strong. You’ll start feeling something as soon as you near it. You don’t even have to climb up too high…
…but I suggest you do. The view is way TOO awesome not to…
Along with bullshitting around, relaxing, eating, gambling, getting an aura reading and strengthening my sides / spirits, I feel like I truly DID get a better sense of direction of what I want to do with my life AND with Fur Face Boy. Now it’s time I take some action of my direction…
Thank you, Sedona. (To see more photos from my trip, visit my Facebook album HERE)
- Fur Face Boy
