The vortexes of Sedona are believed to be spiritual locations where the energy is right to facilitate prayer, mediation and healing, with energy flow that exists on multiple dimensions. Page Bryant, a medium, came up with the term in the 1980s while investigating supposedly sacred locations in the area.Īccording to Bryant, the Sedona vortexes are created from spiraling spiritual energy. The common dictionary definition of vortex is: “A spiral motion of fluid within a limited area, especially a whirling mass of water or air that sucks everything near it toward its center.” Here, we are more interested in its less common definition: “A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.” Since Sedona as a whole is said to be a spiritual power spot, a vortex site in Sedona is a place where Sedona’s spiritual energy is most strongly concentrated. If you have ever seen a whirlpool in a river, or observed water spiraling down the drain in the bath tub, or watched a dust devil kick up in the desert, you’ve witnessed a vortex. You may be unfamiliar with the term, vortex, but you’ve almost certainly seen them in everyday life. In Sedona, the plural of vortex is vortexes. The awe inspiring vistas, along with the magnificent views of the crystal blue sky, have acted as a spiritual lure for centuries, and Sedona has become associated with spiritual power that matches its physical beauty. That metaphysical power is said to manifest itself most strongly at specific locations called vortexes. No, it’s not vortices.

If you hike the red rocks, you can find petroglyphs and pictographs they left behind. One of the most beautiful is Montezuma’s Castle, not far from Sedona. Known as the Sinagua (without water), their cliff dwellings are still evident today. Between 9 AD, a more advanced civilization began building pueblos and cliff houses. Humans first arrived in the Sedona area about 4000 BC, when hunter-gatherers roamed and settled in the Verde Valley. The stunningly beautiful red rocks of Sedona are the result of this process.

Iron oxide eventually covered the grains of sandstone and, in a natural process, rust formed. Over millions of years, layers of sandstone and limestone were left in the area by a receding ocean. Sedona, Arizona is a very special, singularly beautiful place, with its spectacular red rock canyons and hills literally leaving you speechless.

Sedona vortex map