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If you've never heard of crystal therapy, reiki, or aura photos, prepare yourself – your mind will soon be teeming with those terms. The buzz centers on Sedona’s professed vortexes, or high energy power centers – a phenomenon that stems back to the '80s when psychic/author Page Bryant determined the area to be a vortex site.
Chapel of the Holy Cross Tucked among towering red rocks, the narrow, concrete, 1956 chapel, designed by a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, features a 90-foot-high façade cross, plus lovely stained-glass work inside. Southern Sedona; 780 Chapel Rd.; 928-282-4069; www.chapeloftheholycross.com
Earth Wisdom Jeep Tours Set out to sacred land with specialty vortex and "medicine wheel" jeep tours, complete with an informed guide. Uptown; 293 N. Hwy. 89A; 800-482-4714; www.earthwisdomjeeptours.com
Institute of Ecotourism Skeptics may scoff, but vortex lore is here to stay, with tours, maps, books, even lectures on the subject, available at this environmental tourism outreach center. Southern Sedona; 91 Portal Lane; 928-282-2720; www.ioet.org
Sedona Metaphysical Spiritual Association Learn more about the area's spiritual and metaphysical side at this respected organization. Seeking a psychic reading or reiki session? They can put you in touch with local metaphysical, holistic, and spiritual practitioners. Sedona; www.sedonaspiritual.com
Vortex Sites Vortexes are centered on many of Sedona’s dramatic geological sites, including Cathedral Rock, Bell Rock, Airport Mesa, and Boynton Canyon. These energy fields are said to have the power to energize, enlighten – even heal – those who encounter them. Sedona