Chase the Vortex

Enlightenment Spins in Unlikely Places

View from Soldier Pass Cave in Sedona, AZ (photo by author April 2022)

Two days in Sedona and the only Vortex we’ve experienced is the parking lot adjacent to Bell Rock: Swirling brake lights blink erratically as we circle the occupied spaces for the third time. Suddenly, the Subaru leading our pack throws it in reverse. He wants the spot he’s directly perpendicular with, unable to occupy unless the two cars between him and us willingly…