Sedona

Where do I begin?

Here I am in Sedona processing all that has happened in the last 36 hours.  

I drove 360 miles from my hometown of Escalante, Utah to attend The Sedona Winter Solstice Festival held at the Sedona Unity Chapel.

I stopped at Pisa Lisa and thoroughly enjoyed the fire roasted pizza before continuing on to my motel.

I had a few thoughts about what might happen while I was here and to my surprise, my thoughts were made manifest. 

A full day of activities with speakers, dancing, eating, singing and spiritual feasting.

I’m generally not one to attend activities alone but something told me I would not be alone on this journey.

I should have known that there was going to be an emotional releasing as I was almost instantly overwhelmed with tears. 

This feeling continued through the day and while I tried my best to hide my emotions, I didn’t succeed very well. The tears rolled down my cheeks.

I was certainly in the company of angels both seen and unseen.

I sat on the first row so I would be immersed in the energy of the festival.

One of the locals sat next to me and made me feel welcome. She had long white beautiful hair and wore a Bohemian costume which suited her 75 plus years. 

Spending most of my early life in religion, I was not prepared for the spontaneous and informal manner of the festival but I was a guest and when in Rome …

I met Virginia, she was wearing a purple mini skirt and a sparkly hat. She later gave me her phone number but I thought maybe our 25 year age difference was too much. 

After all I was old enough to be her son.

Have you ever been in a situation where you know your life is about to change?

My thoughts and study over these past few months have shattered my belief windows once again.

Many of these new but very old truths have always existed but my limited view of the world has kept me from this knowledge.

I have always been a seeker of knowledge and been drawn towards those with answers, but I have had to shelve many of those truths because I didn’t know how to incorporate them into my life. Sometimes I was stretched beyond my ability and needed to wait for the right time to fully accept them.

Sedona is a gathering place for those who are seekers. 

This is not my first time to Sedona so I had some preparation for this visit.

It is red rock country, filled with beautiful scenery, beautiful people, vortices and lots of tourists.

The festival food was prepared by the Thai Palace and was divine.

My experience was surreal and dreamy. There were several guided meditations that reached down into my core and activated old memories, many not from this lifetime.

I was asked when I was moving to Sedona and I had to admit there is a strong attraction to this place and more especially to these people but my guidance let me know my work is not yet done in Escalante.

So what is it you ask that happened?

I am still trying to put it into words.

There are moments when the right people the right place and the right time all merge to create a sacred space, and that is the best description I can give to my experience.

A Sacred Space.

And for those few hours I floated in bliss.

The Sacred Sirens, the Druid Priestess and the music by Sanjali all blended to create the perfect setting.

The prayers began with Heavenly Father Mother God and ended with … and so it is.

I was reminded of who I am, my divine ancestry, my fall into illusion and my ability to overcome.

Those who spoke did so with power from first hand experience. 

Over and over again my own spirit within bore witness  within, of truth.

The tears flowed and I didn’t care.

I took a break and wandered into the vendors room where art, Intuitive massage, life readings and crafts were

displayed.

I was instinctively drawn to a painting and an artist, she had just undergone a cosmetic procedure and her face was beet red surrounded by her long red wavy hair. 

She had not only heard of Escalante, she has hiked the canyons and slots in my own back yard.

The rest of the story, if any, is yet to be written, but she certainly got my attention.

So now what?

I leave tomorrow for home base, christmas is just 4 days away, I have a renewed outlook on life, this next year is most certainly one of great change, challenges and world changes.

What of me?

I look for the good things in life.

Love, gratitude, simple pleasures.

My new years resolution?

Be spontaneous.

Be joyful.

Be playful.

And most of all, 

Be Happy.