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Into the Mystic: A Journey to the Unknown Vortex
By Marv Lincoln | March 31, 2007
[NOTE: This entry was originally posted on 2/24/07.]
Mystery and wonder pervade the tiny community of Sedona and the high desert and riparian areas that surround it. Questions abound: Why are the red rocks red? Is the vortex real? Do UFO’s really land here? What happened to the Sinagua Indians who abruptly disappeared in the 14th century?
Let us address the vortex question, since that is the one that perplexes everyone from the average tourist to the reporter from the New York Times. A vortex is a whirling mass of energy, or a power spot on the earth, or a sound bite in the mythology of Sedona. It all depends on whom you ask.
In the Sedona area there are supposedly four active vortexes (or vortices); all are easily accessible and much visited by tourists and locals alike. However, there is also a fifth and relatively secret power spot: We shall call it the Unknown Vortex. It is accessible only by Jeep and by the intrepid hiker.
Following is Liberty’s account of our February visit to the Unknown Vortex. [Marv’s will come later.] Some people call it Mystic Vista. You won’t find it on any maps, or in any hiking guidebooks. In other words, you can’t get there from here — unless you know someone.
MYSTIC VISTA — A SPECIAL, TIMELESS MAGIC
By Liberty Lincoln
We have lived in Sedona a dozen years now, and taken most of the one hundred-plus hikes available. But this special place was a huge surprise.
Marv had a memory from about four years ago of an unnamed and unknown vortex he had visited as a Jeep driver for Earth Wisdom Tours, a local tour company. We went to find this spot on a sunny, crisp Winter’s day. It isn’t too far from the Enchantment Resort, and a stone’s throw from the Boynton Canyon Vortex.
The road to the trail has been improved, and parking lots are nearby. The deeply rutted road which leads to Mystic Vista is only for Jeeps — and then only for experienced Jeep drivers. You can’t really call it a road, it is so treacherous.
We parked our delicate little sedan nearby and began our walk, which is also treacherous unless one is really careful and aware. This walk is definitely not for the meek, the lame or the ignorant.
We trudged on through a silent forest of juniper, manzanita and pinon pine. On the way we were passed by an Earth Wisdom Jeep carrying a load of tourists from Kansas.
Nearly a mile in, Marv recognized the little path that leads to a small atoll known as Mystic Vista. This is the site of the Unknown Vortex. It is so beautiful that it literally takes your breath away.
There is a 360 view which includes Bear Mountain and Doe Mesa, and the back side of Thunder Mountain crowned by Lizard Head Rock. Keep turning and off in the distance you see Bell Rock and Cathedral Rock — two major vortex areas — plus Lee Mountain, Courthouse Rock and the Mogollon Rim beyond the beyond.
We enjoyed sitting with eyes closed, meditating for a while. I love the vortex energy. I feel tingles and energy rushes up my spine. Sitting silently at Mystic Vista, I become one with the lay lines shooting out from Boynton Canyon.
I had a feeling that we could be beamed up at any time, that the mothership was close. Not that I believe in such things so much…but I am open!
Mystic Vista has a twin, too, another smaller mound about 100 or so feet away. We picked our way over to it through the cactus. In this area too we were totally alone…surrounded by Nature, blue sky and sunshine, plus a curious butterfly who hung around to check us out.
Mystic Vista has a special, timeless magic — in fact, time stopped for us! I tried to get the time from my cell phone and it didn’t seem correct. It said only a few minutes had passed since we left our car.
Back at the car, the shocking truth: more than two hours had passed! A phenomenon of some kind? A glitch in the space/time continuum? Or was this just a normal day…at the Unknown Vortex….?
Editor’s Note: The only safe and guaranteed way to reach Mystic Vista — the Unknown Vortex — is by Jeep with an experienced driver. If you want to get there in one piece, we recommend Earth Wisdom Tours: http://earthwisdomtours.com/. E-mail: earthwisdomtours@sedona.net. Telephone: 1-800.482-4714 or 928.282-4714.
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