We then drove on to Sedona, a town surrounded by large, pink, dramatic, sandstone formations. Even in the 1990’s, Sedona had become a trendy place, known as the “Most New Age Town in America”.
Supposedly there are seven major “vortices” in the Sedona area, places where “vital energy is emitted in great abundance. The vortex centers have an aliveness and intensity of life-force energy that is amplified and concentrated. This spiraling energy flowing from the earth has been documented by human experience over the years and has been responsible for spontaneous healings and spiritual awakenings for hundreds of people.”
For us nonbelievers, this was a lot of bunk, so we passed up the many shops hawking crystals, mystic music, and physic readings but we did visit an artist coop, full of unusual and intricate and colorful objects, which of course were very expensive. We splurged and bought some copper plates for our light switches (photo below). There was a Peruvian Andean band performing at one shop, playing flutes, and guitars in their catchy rhythmic ethnic style.
The Sedona shop that did peak our interest was a restaurant where we indulged our appetites and bought some Tex-Mex fare: sandwiches with jalapeño cheese, and jalapeño mustard, along with some taco chips with jalapeño dip. We ate our meal at a picnic area just outside of Sedona.
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