11/11/11
Another bookmark in my internet surfing, was finding out about 11/11/11, which was coming up in November. Googling any events, and Emergence Earth Festival In Sedona bounced on up.
Scott Love was organising it, I emailed him straight away to enquire. And he kept me posted as to what was happening. I think he had envisioned a larger festival, but he wasn’t able to get a permit. So, it was probably smaller than his plans, but it worked really well as it was, smaller and it was amazing to meet with people in Sedona for this event. It was to be the lead up to the 11/11/11 marker day. I knew nothing about Sedona…
Flying to Phoenix
Flying into Phoenix
Flying into Phoenix
2nd November, flew to Phoenix from Guatemala City (American Airlines via Dallas) arriving in afternoon. Really interesting flying over the desert into Phoenix. Got a shuttle to Sedona, and Bridget picked me up from the shuttle stop. I was to stay at her and her very hospitable family, I had found her on Couchsurfing. Stayed in their yoga room, on Buena Vista Drive, in West Sedona.
3rd Very tired, sleeping! Very vivid dreams of Native American elders coming through with messages. I normally don’t have dreams like this. I gently walked around the neighbourhood and looking at the red rock under my shoes, and the many cactuses.
4th Emergence Festival begins. Meet with Scott Love and Rebecca at the venue, which was Relics Restaurant in Sedona. (the towns oldest continuously operating restaurant) We volunteer and help fold flyers and make signs, it feels like I have already known these people for a long time. We were staying at Living Waters Retreat Centre. Scott Love is his real name. He organises wonderful festivals in America, such as 3DL (Three Days of Light) For more info about what Scott is up to: here
The Emergence Festival ran until the 10th of November, it was filled with different workshops, speakers, musicians, sound healers, we did Tai Chi, we danced, we laughed, we cried sometimes too. We were all working through things together, and a lot happened.
Introduction video to 11/11/11 (Before)
I met Joy Phoenix at the Festival. A fellow Kiwi, whom had also flown from Guatemala to America on the same day. She is a shaman and at the gathering, ended up doing an on the spot healing/clearing for me. The next day she came out and for a private healing session with me, this was also powerful. I was processing so much, so I didn’t make it into to the festival that day, but stayed behind and had a quiet day on the land at Living Waters. I went walking down to the Creek, and I cleansed in the water. www.experiencejoy.com
Together with Scott, Lindsay, Dominick and I, Rebecca would drive is in her car from Oak Creek to Sedona every morning for the festival. We would sing ‘Land Down Under’, loudly, for the Kiwi in the car.
Scott said that the native people used to live outside of Sedona, because it was sacred land and I think increased energy. They used to live and sleep elsewhere, I was glad that we were staying at Oak Creek, because it was out of the sacred zone. I did stay a few nights in West Sedona, and it did seem more intense.
Scott Love
Lindsay, watching the sunsetting outside of Relics.
11/11/11 Day On this day we went to the large fire ceremony, hosted by Solara. We joined in the ceremony with many. Later we went to Bell Rock.
Rebecca, Scott and I at Bell Rock
We also went out to lunch and Scott saw this butterfly in the carpark, and it let him hold it for quite a while. It was the largest butterfly I had ever seen, this was a good sign.
That night went to a 11/11 celebration too, with music and ceremony, and we danced, what a day! The venue was called Xanadu, made up of brightly colored domes, which is actually a family home. It was a special private event party to celebrate 11/11/11. Xanadu has been on many tv shows, heres a link to one. Joy ended up doing some on the spot singing that night too. Then some of us stayed at Daphne’s Airbnb spot, finding wherever we could find to sleep. Daphne Domingo thankyou! The next day we went out for Mexican food and also to the vortex of Airport Mesa, which is in the town itself. We ended up doing ceremony there, as Daphne is a Shaman.
Caroline and I
Boynton Canyon
Afterwards I spent a few days with Caroline, we stayed a few nights at a friend of hers place, Jim, whom is a guide. Caroline and her partner and I went to Kachina Woman at Boynton Canyon on the last day I was in town. This place is all about the balancing of the inner male and female, and also for healing, so it was the one I felt drawn to. We spent a lot of time amongst the rocks, and listened to what we needed to know. The energy there was gentle. At many of the energy Vortexes, trees are often seen that are twisted. Jim dropped me at the shuttle stop afterwards.
Driving in from Oak Creek with Rebecca
View out at Living Waters Centre, as we woke to a smattering of snow one morning.
The gathering was a wonderful experience and the meditations were very powerful. A large group of people gathered on chairs in a circle sending love to the earth/to people, through us, and receiving love to transmit out. I had never done anything like this before, with people whom had come from all around the Americas whom were healers, shamans, channellers and speakers.
In Sedona, if you go to any of the tourist offices, you can ask for a brochure of the vortexes. More info and map about Sedona vortexes.
14 November, 21.10 flight from Phoenix to Berlin (British Airways, via London) I got the shuttle to Phoenix airport from Sedona.
With Ease 