Usually when you do
not hear from me for a bit, it means that I have gone out of town for some R
& R. Such was the case last week
when I traveled down to Phoenix, Arizona to hang out with 2 long time
girlfriends that I haven’t seen for several years. Greta was my roommate for all of my shamanic
trainings, and she has lived in Tempe for well over 30 years. Lynn is a friend of mine from Illinois, and
she just relocated to Phoenix to be near her son and his family. Needless to say, there was much discussion and
debate about the weather in that area, as the temps got up to 91° a few times
while I was there, and would definitely go higher as the spring and summer seasons
progress.
I cannot emphasize
enough that it is important for the spiritually evolving among you to live in
an area that your physical body likes.
The climate must be to the body’s liking, including humidity,
temperature, even wind patterns. I like
to live in a 4 season location, but many people do not like to be in the cold
and snow. Population density should be
considered, too, especially if you are a sensitive person. Even the length of the days during certain
times of the year can make a difference.
That is why I moved to SW Colorado from Montana. The winters were just too dark and dreary, and
I realized that I needed much more sunlight.
Anyway, during my week
in Arizona, we really packed in the activities.
It was go, go, go every day. I
told Lynn that she would need a vacation after I left to decompress from our
fun time. Below are photos of the places
we visited. You will see the best of the
bunch and one of each, as I took around 500 photos. I am getting ready to go out into the
canyonlands of SE Utah next week with my archeoastronomy friends. Photos of that will be forthcoming!
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Desert Botanical Garden |
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Heard Museum | |
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Buddhist Stupa in Sedona |
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Oak Creek in Sedona |
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Arcosanti, an intentional community designed by Paolo Soleri |
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Samurai Warrior exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum |
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Hiking part way up Camelback Mountain |
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Odysea Aquarium |
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Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's winter studio in Scottsdale |
An interesting tidbit here--My friend Lynn's birthday was on April 11th, and part of the reason for picking that week to visit was to celebrate with her. Both Paolo Soleri of Arcosanti and Frank Lloyd Wright died on April 9th, 54 years apart.
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