Remember the time we got gorked at the vortex and became giants? We aren’t gonna lie and say everyone pulled an Apache Chief and grew taller, although that would be a treasured family memory. For more information about hiking in Sedona, or just some really great pictures, check out our article, Hiking in Sedona: A Trail Review. Plan your hiking around these locations and it matters not whether you have a “healing experience”. Nobody is suffering with their incredulity when they go vortex hunting in Sedona. Whether you believe in the vortex or think it’s voodoo chicanery, each of these energy centers are at amazing locations. We have ranked them according to our experiences at each individual spot. Below you will find a well-utilized map (which does not include the Chapel of the Holy Cross). This article is one families’ moderately skeptical assessment (as you can imagine - growing and shrinking, come on), of the five known Sedona Vortices: Bell Rock, Red Rock Crossing, Boyton Canyon, Airport Mesa, and the Chapel of the Holy Cross. Nonetheless, we stayed vigilant for more twisting than usual. It should be noted that the juniper tree is known to twist regardless where it is planted. The vortex energy that leaves the earth is like a tornado, and this swirling energy shapes the trees. One of the key signs that you are nearing a Sedona Vortex are the twisted Juniper trees. A hallucinogenic, Alice in Wonderland experience of growing, shrinking, or limb stretching. A feeling of loose teeth, or vibrating teeth (but not in an unpleasant way, whatever that means). The most frequently reported sensations when near a vortex are: 1. We read a few articles about the Sedona vortices before our adventure.
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Within the Sedona Vortex are five smaller areas where the energy is the strongest - These are the vortices. This is some strange and significant company for Sedona to keep. Sedona itself is a vortex, one of three in the world, the others of which are the Burmuda Triangle and the Pyramids in Egypt. Many people feel inspired, recharged or uplifted after visiting a vortex.” These are places where the earth seems especially alive with energy. “Sedona vortexes (the proper grammatical form ‘vortices’ is rarely used) are thought to be swirling centers of energy that are conducive to healing, meditation and self-exploration. But first, what exactly is a vortex? To answer this we will defer to the vortex experts at Visit Sedona.