What's up with all this talk about UFOs in Sedona, Arizona?
More people per square mile in Sedona than your typical cosmic town say they

4/10/2000
AlienZoo resident ufologist Jim Dilettoso's article Mission Control explores UFO research, ET technologies, and moments in ufology's past.

So what's up with all this talk about UFOs in Sedona, Arizona? More people per square mile in Sedona say they.ve seen UFOs than your typical cosmic town. Sedona is famous for its stately red rock spires, spiritual phenomena, and celestial displays. It's also famous for secret black helicopters, as well as a very high per capita income. I have been there enough to know that it is a very different place. It feels different. You can feel it in your bones. Why is this?

Being a scientist, a skeptic, and an optimist in one package -- you can call me a skoptimist -- I always look for a practical explanation for any phenomena, above all else. I.ve been hearing Sedona UFO stories since I first started in this field in 1977. I.ve examined at least 100 photos of strange lights in Sedona. Author and resident Tom Dongo has a great collection of pictures and an excellent portfolio of case investigations. Richard Dannelly has written two very good books on the subject of Sedona.s vortex energy. Dennis Numkena has related to me many of the Hopi legends that surround the area. The Phoenix Lights of 1997 actually flew over Sedona a full half hour before reaching Phoenix. When all is considered, you get an interesting tapestry of points of entry into the mystery of Sedona.

If UFOs do appear often in Sedona, we'd like to know where and why. The physical properties of the so-called "vortex" centers are unique. Magnetic vortexes occur where iron-bearing basalt -- lava deposits -- run through sandstone. The red rock spires of the area were formed naturally in exactly this way. In fact, they could actually function as induction coils or electrical cathodes, without much deliberation. What does that mean? The combination of iron, water, silicon (granite), and traces of gold, silver, and copper could make a natural device that attracts and amplifies this electrical energy, and discharges it to create a physical or metaphysical occurrence.

There is a common link between the human body and the materials in the red rocks. Oxygen, iron, and silicon reside in our bodies -- in blood, cell salts, and the glands that rest in the chakra positions. Harmonic resonance is a well known aspect of atomic structure, physics, and even music. Could the red rock vortex centers of Sedona create a resonance or amplify certain human psychic centers, therefore forming a connection between the world of spirit and the physical plane? If this were the case, it would be possible for existence to migrate between two places in different dimensions.

The major vortices in Sedona are Bell Rock, Boynton Canyon, Cathedral Rock, and Secret Canyon. Bell Rock is cone-shaped, and the base is said to have an energy circulating around it where both Indians and adepts can conduct "medicine wheel" ceremonies. According to Richard Dannelly, the top of Bell Rock is a great spot to engage in Universal prayer, and he adds that it's a contact point within our space-time reality for connecting with extraterrestrials. I know Richard. He is a sensible, honest person -- not prone to fantasy and idyllic lifestyles. He says that these things are true, that he has experienced these things himself. Because of my trust in him, I believe that there is something to what he says.

I just have to investigate a little more and decide what could help create such a contact experience for myself and others. Although I never joined the Guru of the Month club, I have experienced quite a few things that go bump in the night; consequently, I feel very prepared to access the Red Rock Raga. I have talked to many people who live in Sedona and feel that Richard Dannelly is a very reliable source for co-conjuring the big vibration.

Richard reports that he has talked to many people who have experienced "déjà vu" in Boynton Canyon. This beautiful canyon is home to the resort known as Enchantment. Visitors to the area have reported a "twilight zone" type of experience, where they have literally lost track of time and have felt transported to another time and place. Enjoying lunch at Enchantment one afternoon, the resort's food and beverage manager approached me (having recognized me from TV) to tell me stories of strange sightings he and others have seen in that canyon. He even invited me to come back and talk to the head of security who would witness to the "unbelievable" displays of flying blue balls of light.

Human beings may have the ability to command the forces of nature through mental concentration and altered states of consciousness, merging the mind (and sometimes body, too) with the Earth.s vibrations. Native Americans, Rosicrucians, and Aboriginal shamen all conduct these nature ceremonies. Proper preparation allows one to listen to the inner voice and feelings that direct the flow of energy. According to Richard Dannelly.s Sedona Power Spot Vortex, chanting "OM," and projecting a resonant sound in harmony with the Earth, is probably the most popular method for opening and balancing energy.

Electromagnetic waves of earth energy occur at frequencies just below the range of human hearing. These waves are called the Shuman resonance factor. They occur between 3 and 6 hertz, which happens to be in the range of the "delta" waves of the human brain. Biofeedback instruments and medical EEG tests demonstrate this frequency. Skeptics point out that Dr. Michael Persinger, of Canada, has demonstrated that artificial stimulation of the brain at these frequencies can cause hallucinations. Advocates believe that Sedona.s red rocks amplify this Earth energy along "Ley lines," stimulating modifications of consciousness, enabling perception of realms usually invisible to humans, but altogether real.

Many people go to Sedona's vortex areas hoping that the energy will trigger a paranormal experience. These experiences include interdimensional communication with spirits, and contact with beings from outer space. The vortex experience itself is a learning process, from which we can learn new ways of perceiving reality. According to the Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos Castenada, Don Juan believed the world to be an illusion that forms itself to fit the belief and expectations of the observer. Master ufologist Jacques Vallee, in Messengers of Deception posits similar belief, that ETs come to our reality through portals and assume the shape that best suits the beliefs of the observer.

Alfred Watkins coined the term Ley lines, in an attempt to define a complex network of straight lines connecting ancient sacred sites and mountains. The Neolithic long barrows are mounds of earth that mark these lines. Bruce Cathie has even measured the strength of these coincidental lines, and created a world chart of them. Sites such as Stonehenge, Easter Island, and the Eqyptian pyramids are all linked in a master convergence of a grand coincidence. Sedona is placed on such a Ley lines. Is Sedona a Ley line amplifier that collects and emits some energy that can be used as an interdimensional portal by beings from either side -- as a kind of common meeting area, where pure consciousness is king?

Dowsers claim to be able to find these lines, making themselves a conductor of this Earth force, interpreting the polarity that defines the existence of the Ley line. This is perhaps small proof of the link between the corporal and the mystical. Although dowsers are considered charlatans to some, it is obvious to me that many of them, such as Dave Peck of Phoenix, can indeed find water and even buried metal and old pipes. Peck reports that even the most novice dowser can locate energy pockets in Sedona.

The photographs of aerial phenomena over Sedona that I have seen are not like the usual blips of light in the sky that I receive every day, from around the world, to analyze. These images are not airplane lights hovering. Most of the lights are extremely bright balls or orbs that are obviously 3-D objects. Frequently, they are rapidly moving lights that leave contrails in a single frame, like a cigarette waved around in a dark room. These could be electrical discharges from the rocks acting as cathode rods releasing electricity from Ley line towers like St. Elmo's Fire or ball lightning. After all, the Pizeo electric effect is still alive and well; the effect demonstrates that quartz under pressure releases electricity, like the battery-free flash cube in a camera flash-cube. But these are not photographs of natural electricity. I have analyzed a few of them and they are not the right color or shape of the mysterious ball lightning anyway. These appear to move in some intelligent fashion.

But by whose intelligence? The curiosity for me is whether human consciousness is affected by Sedona's naturally occurring Earth energy. By going there, are we duped into believing a trick on the unconscious mind? Or is there a true portal into another vibration of existence, where all things interdimensional are seen? Do ET beings use the vortex portal to enter into our reality, where they can been seen and photographed? Can we properly prepare or place ourselves there, and through sheer will have a true mystical experience?

We at AlienZoo are very interested in this. We have decided to "do Sedona." Wiggz and the rest of the Zoo posse will be making their own trips there over the next six weeks, reporting on all the tips and pleasures available if you want to make your own expedition. At the very least we will have some great sightseeing and talk to some great people. We.ll post the pictures, maps, lore, and more. We could even have exclusive pictures of a UFO!

Just you wait and see.