Sedona: Psychic Energy Vortexes

by Dick Sutphen, Dawn Abbey

Book by Sutphen, Dick

Genres: Nonfiction, Spirituality

179 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1987

About the author

Dick Sutphen is President of the American Board of Hypnotherapy, and the author of the million-copy reincarnation bestseller, You Were Born Again To Be Together (Simon & Schuster Pocket Books). His latest book is Soul Agreements (Hampton Roads Publishing). He has authored 21 New Age books — seven for Simon & Schuster who calls him "America’s Foremost Psychic Researcher." Dick is called "America’s leading past-life therapist" by the Body Mind Spirit Festivals in England and Australia. As a specialist in brain/mind technology, Dick instructs medical professionals in how to use his life-changing techniques. He has created over 300 mind-programming CDs. Over 180,000 people have attended a Sutphen Seminar, workshop, or retreat. Dick is also a featured speaker and teacher at all the major Professional Hypnosis conferences. He has appeared on over 400 radio and television shows. As a practicing hypnotherapist, Dick conducts private sessions at his offices in Westlake Village, CA. Since the karmic roots of all problems go back to past lives, he specializes in Spirit-Contact and Past-Life Therapy.

Reviews

[Ed · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sedona, AZ is inarguably one of the most beautiful places in the world. The red-rock formations, the Painted Desert, the magnificent vegetation and Verde River running through it all make Sedona a true paradise on earth. Needless to say, as is the unfortunate case with any such location, the initial interest and admiration gradually turned into outright exploitation in the form of tourism, development and shameful abuse of the natural resources and treasures. As late as the mid 1990's, most people had not heard of Sedona. Today, unless one has been living under you know what, everyone has heard of Sedona, Arizona. This did not happen by accident; to the contrary, it was the direct result of calculated marketing and clever advertising. The marketing I am referring to took place under many different forms and mediums, but it was mainly selling two things: One being the unmatched natural beauty and serenity of Sedona, so unique, you will not find it anyplace else on earth. And two, the claim that Sedona harbors a handful of energy vortexes that radiate a mystical type of cure-all that can heal everything from physical ailments to depression and spiritual bankruptcy.

This book is about the latter of the two marketing attractions, and in my opinion, it is selling snake oil to the anxious gullible. This vortex business falls in the category of paranormal, witchcraft and New-Age "love is in the earth" nonsense that attracts certain types of people whom lack common sense and have a propensity for easy manipulation while desperately reaching for answers outside of themselves. The type that lack true spirituality but have the pretentious outfit and jewelry perfected down to a tee, and sport carefully-selected acessories to complete the "look". The type of lost souls that will cling onto all things sold under the broadly commercial category of “New-age”… In the 1990's, I visited Sedona during my early 20's and I've kept on going back pretty much annually, some years more than once. Sedona is quite possibly my favorite place in the world… True, during one of my frequent visits, I did have a spiritual awakening that came full circle in Sedona’s rapidly disappearing tranquility and its infinite silence. However, my epiphany was certainly not due to the vortexes or anything of the sort, but due to my own searching for an eternal quest that had lived within me, and also by my letting go of the past... Such realizations and awakenings have everything to do with a person fostering an open mind and heart, and nothing to do with some undetectable energy spewing out of a rock... Undoubtadly, those who look for salvation in such a ridiculous place as an imaginary vortex or any other physival location for that matter, will sadly never succeed in finding it for real...

[Erin Nielsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sedona is a fascinating place where I always leave my visits feeling immensely renewed and in alignment. I enjoyed this book learning more about the history of the area, science of vortex, and the unexplained phenomenon. "We are on earth to evolve. As we evolve, we increase our vibrational rate. Maybe Sedona vortexes provide a preview of our natural abilities expanded. "

[Jasmine Lamont · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the beginning the most where it was talking about the vortex spots in Sedona and what makes them different.
It definitely influenced which one I will be visiting this month!
Reading everyone's experiences at each vortex was also interesting.
That said, the rest of the book wasn't super beneficial to me and a lot of it was pretty dated (especially the language and overuse of the word Indians) as it was written in the 80's.

[Courtney]

This book was mainly composed of people's Sedona vortex experiences. I didn't want to have any preconceived notions for what to expect, so I flipped past them. Needless to say, there wasn't much book left to read after that.

[April Braswell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it.

[G Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

pretty cool intro the place.

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

An informative book with useful info for when I finally get to make a trip to Sedona. This book most definitely confirmed my desires to visit the area!