The Call of Sedona speaks to anyone seeking greater fulfillment and deeper meaning in their lives. With practical advice on meditation and profound insights on the healing power of the earth, this book gives you the guidance you need to embark on your own journey of the heart. If you haven’t been to Sedona, this book will urge you to travel to this blessed place. If you have been to Sedona—or even if you live there now— this book will deepen the love you hold for the wonders of the land. Wherever you are, let this book show you how to experience the spirit of Sedona and make a true connection with your heart.

Ask a random American what springs to mind about Sedona, Arizona, and they will almost certainly mention New Age spirituality. Nestled among stunning sandstone formations, Sedona has built an identity completely intertwined with that of the permanent residents and throngs of visitors who insist it is home to powerful vortexes—sites of spiraling energy where meditation, clairvoyance, and channeling are enhanced. It is in this uniquely American town that Susannah Crockford took up residence for two years to make sense of spirituality, religion, race, and class. Many people move to Sedona because, they claim, they are called there by its special energy. But they are also often escaping job loss, family breakdown, or foreclosure. Spirituality, Crockford shows, offers a way for people to distance themselves from and critique current political and economic norms in America. Yet they still find themselves monetizing their spiritual practice as a way to both “raise their vibration” and meet their basic needs. Through an analysis of spirituality in Sedona, Crockford gives shape to the failures and frustrations of middle- and working-class people living in contemporary America, describing how spirituality infuses their everyday lives. Exploring millenarianism, conversion, nature, food, and conspiracy theories, Ripples of the Universe combines captivating vignettes with astute analysis to produce a unique take on the myriad ways class and spirituality are linked in contemporary America.

"Come view stunning rock formations, hear the musical echo of fast-running streams, and inhale the fragrance of wild cliffroses. All this flows from the bounty of photos and impressions collected by Lindahl during more than 12 years of exploring the Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon area. Plus, follow the 20 hikes he suggests for viewing Red Rock country formations and sites"--Excerpted from back cover.

Dr. Katherine (Kat) VanDyke, a geologist, has just learned insider information about the discovery of a scroll that indicates the possible whereabouts of a sacred golden sphere that disappeared from Dunluce Castle in Ireland many decades ago. Katherine calls on her former college and hiking friend, Dr. Crystal O’Connor, a social scientist who is currently immersed in the study and practice of the metaphysical, to join her in Sedona, Arizona, in search of the magical golden sphere. During the day, Kat and Crystal search for the mystical sphere of legend in the picturesque, enchanted land of Sedona. During the night, they experience miracles, magic and wonders. Kat and Crystal bump into both helpful and dangerous people, stumble over or are given rare stones, learn about and experience vortexes, have a number of life-transforming encounters, and are in constant peril.

This book is intended to motivate you to feel the energies left by our friends from other planets and stimulate you to solve problems and create a better life for yourself, your friends, and your family through the potential actions you can take as a result of feeling these Sedona energies. This book is for those of you who want to help support Earth and all the people on it to be happier and live happier lives.