How do you balance the intense Sedona energy to facilitate spiritual wellness?
Q: Curious question about Sedona. I have heard a lot of people who move there say that you have to get out of the city sometimes to feel okay and “breathe” because the energy is so intense. Do you have that experience? Do you think that could be more related to the people or the vortex energy? Is there anything people should be looking out for?
A: It probably depends on the person! Some people, like me, are very sensitive to the unique vibration of Sedona. We can feel it when we leave and when we come back… a lot of people can, actually! I don’t think most people need a break from the feeling of the land, but they can miss other places or just want a change of scenery. I cannot speak for everyone, and I’m sure there are plenty of perspectives on this topic.
As for getting out of the city to expose yourself to other people and experiences… Yes. It is so necessary. Most people in the spiritual community are aware that Sedona is basically a “bubble.” In many cases, that is a very cool thing! Being in Sedona makes you feel like everything is okay and like you’re in this “hotspot” of activity where you don’t have to travel or go anywhere to feel connected to the universe. You know that feeling of being a kid and not wanting to go to sleep because you’re afraid of missing something? You usually won’t have that in Sedona. The energy and connection to many places and times feel omnipresent, at least for me, even while just sitting in my bedroom. It’s one big “contact” point.
The shadow side of the bubble though is that it breeds arrogance and disconnection from the flow of life in other places in a human sense. The bubble can protect privilege, a lack of self-examination, a lack of true accountability, subverted crime, and more. The reason why cults flourish so easily here is that people from more “normal” parts of the world drift through, but don’t stay long enough to see the corruption and deep-rooted issues, let alone address them. There isn’t the best system of checks and balances. We have our city government, but I’m talking more about the lack of a diverse population where you can be exposed to new ideas and many different types of people from day to day… Everyone is unique, but we have that social accretion and cliquish social game going on where Sedona spiritual groups attract a certain kind of person and reject people too different from that profile. That’s highly attractive to people who want to gain influence but wouldn’t otherwise gain much traction in any other part of the world. Sedona is small and personality profile specific. That is highly appealing to certain people who want the chance to feel “big” in a container that’s pretty tiny… at least geographically.
I think it is essential to get out of the city every once in a while and at least visit a coffee shop or bookstore the next city or state over. It's also good to stay in touch with people who aren’t obsessed with appearing spiritual all the time and who have interests outside of “ascension” or whatever it is being called these days. It’s so easy to become irrelevant and way too radicalized in ways that do not serve the collective when you’ve been here too long. The key is balance. I see some Sedonians (not all but some) stick their noses in the air when they visit other cities… They act like other people are devolved for liking anything mainstream or that they’re backsliding because they are eating french fries at a restaurant lol. Those experiences are necessary, and it’s vitally important to go out and view perspectives outside of the echo chamber Sedona can sometimes become.
The retirees who are just older people living out their twilight years do a good job of moving around since most of them only live here half the year and have homes in other places. The spiritualists and new agers can get a bit “stuck” though and need to have gentle nudges to remain humble and not elevate “spiritual” virtue signalers in our city above everyone else in the world. It’s one of those strange places where we can be extremely high-tech and modern in our language and presentations online, but very regressive in terms of playing out antiquated, oppressive themes. It has made me think of the arcade in the Percy Jackson movie where Percy and his friends drink the sugary offerings and lose track of time and their mission. Sedona can hyperfocus your mission for sure… But when you get too sucked into the central hub without supplying yourself with any contrast, you are less likely to notice when things get strange or flat-out unhealthy. Driving instructors tell you to avoid “highway hypnosis” by glancing away from the horizon occasionally and remaining alert. Humans need variance in their lives to remain balanced and self-aware. “Normal” is just what you are used to (so it is said), so it’s important to have some barometers in place to make sure you’re not being too hypnotized by the city’s collective.
This conversation makes me think of a retrowave song called “Been Too Long” by Electro Spectre. Even if you don’t like the sound, here is a link to the lyrics that remind me of what happens in spiritual vortex sites when people hyper-fixate on the cliques and spiritual stuff a little too much. Play in the matrix but sharpen your awareness. See what lies beneath. =)
Link for reading lyrics: Songtext von Electro Spectre - Been Too Long Lyrics (songtexte.com)
Link for listening: https://electrospectre.bandcamp.com/album/been-too-long-ep