Experience America's Southwest scenic and sacred landscapes: Sedona tours and Being Your Own Shaman-Seer retreats; Arizona's Grand Canyon, Canyon de Chelly; Native Americans, Hopis, Navajo; New Year's, solstice, full moon and equinox events; prehistoric cliff dwellings and rock art, rugged red canyons and cliffs; cultural and earth-medicine retreats on Hopi and Navajo lands, eco-tourism, renewing vision in nature, circle of power ceremony, sunset-starlight-fireside Ancestor Wisdom programs, mystical nature connections, mythology both ancient and New Age, original and informative articles.

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Mini Calendar

May 20
Solar Eclipse article

Memorial Weekend events here

May 26 - 28, 2012
Be Your Own Shaman Healer Retreat: Mystical Connections, Power of Intention and Ceremony to Evoke Change--new moon, meteors

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New: Venus Transit, 2012 article and events page:

June 4 - 7
Full Moon-Venus Transit Insight Retreat:  Be Your Own Seer-Visionary
Mystic connections, night sky circle, ceremony, soul journey sessions to deepen insight skills. 

Some say this is the doorway of light leading to Winter Solstice 2012.

June 4
Full Moon Circle of Power Ceremony: Learn how to invoke powerful cosmic energies and work with the power of the circle for new balance in the light of the full moon near Sedona.

June 5
Venus Transit at sunset and full moon Ancestor Wisdom Circle


June 2
Hopi Indian Lands Journey

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June 14 - 16, 2012
Aligning with Greater Self:
Shamanic-Seer Skills Development Retreat, Sedona
in preparation for the Peak of the Light

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June 14 - 20, 2012
Summer Solstice Events:
**June 14 - 16 - Sedona Retreat
**June 17 - Hopi dawn journey with special ceremonies
**June 18 & 19 - new moon with Navajo people at Can. de Chelly: fire ceremony, starlight jeep ride in the canyon, solo vision time, weaver wisdom circle
**June 20 - Sedona Earth-Spirit Journey at dawn and evening Circle of Power Drum Healing Ceremony out on the land

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4th of July weekend events:

July 3
Full Moon Ancestor Wisdom Program

July 4 and/or July 5
Hopi Indian Lands Journey to celebrate with our Native friends--a good time to do a more in-depth 2-day journey

July 18 - 19, 2012
Nature Awareness -- Writing --Storytelling Workshop
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A time of being with nature honing observational skills and expressing this is spoken and written word. Let Nature spark new imagination, insight, joy. You may want to follow this up with Grand Canyon Association nature writing workshop July 20-22.

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Sept. 20- 27
Fall Equinox Sedona Vision Quest Retreat: Be Your Own Shaman-Seer + 1 day Hopi Journey to Fall Festival

Sept. 27-Oct. 1
special fall cultural
programs:
* Hopi Blessing Circle in Sedona
* Hopi-Navajo 1 or 2-day Tour
* Archaeology Center Festival of Native American Art Sept. 28-29

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Thanksgiving weekend

October 19 - 22, 2012
Ancient Cultures Fall Harvest Festival Experiential Journey: Hopi, Navajo, Gallup historical trading post behind the scenes, fall fair with traditional dances, Canyon de Chelly--special circles, personalized, authentic.

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Winter Solstice 2012 -- Hopi and Sedona events

Dec. 28 - Jan. 1, 12-013:
Conscious Evolution Insight Retreat and New Year's weekend Native Ceremonies for New Year's eve and day and full moon

New Videos, articles, programs:

New Articles
Nature Mysticism,
Pt. 1 in Earth Spirit Series article

and Fluttering of Butterfly Wings Ripple in My Soul article/images

Creosote: Ancient Desert Shrub That Smells Like Rain article

Crossing Worlds videos:
Full Moon Ceremony

New Photo Page:
Grand Canyon: Historic photos from early days of tourism with link to Grand Canyon Fever article and images on my Spirit of Southwest blog

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Spirit of the Southwest Blog

Southwest Cross-Cultural Wisdom Circle Blog:


Calendar (more details here)

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Sedona is a gateway

To mythological lands of natural power and beauty. Are you feeling the call to renew your inspiration, absorb the vitality and stark beauty of this high desert land, stargaze, de-stress and awaken ancient knowing?


Crossing Worlds motto
Sedona Tours
Self-Discovery
Retreats
Consulting
Ceremonies
Native American Experiences

• customized tours and retreats
• special tours/ceremonies for your event

Enter the many worlds of Crossing Worlds:

Sedona Tours/Experiences

Explore red buttes, canyons, "vortex", prehistoric sites and qualities that have made this a place of inspiration for thousands of years in the comfort of a van. More than a tour ...inspiring personal experiences that connect you with the essence of these special places plus personal ceremony, geology, natural and human history, archaeology. Hear legends both ancient and metaphysical--you decide your truth of this mythological place!

Sedona CC welcome

Tours Earth Connection index
• Sedona Explorer and Sedona Sacred Vortex Tours
• Earth Sky Speaks to Us Seminar in Nature
• Sunset & Starlight Nature + Sacred Solo Circle
• Wupatki-Sunset Crater Spirit of Place Journey, 6 hours
• Grand Canyon, Sacred Peaks Journey, 10 hours
( or independent traveler option that begins with Sedona seminar)

Shaman-Seer Experiential Sessions
• Mystical Nature Shamanic Journey (can combine with Vortex Tour)
• Soul Journey-conscious evolution sessions and Be Your Own Shaman-Healer Retreats

Ceremony Index
• Ceremonies honoring your intention/rite of passage/other special day --can be added to a tour or done on its own
• Circle of Power Drum Healing Ceremony/Teaching
• Ancient Wisdom Moon/Stars or Fireside Circle

Seasonal Events Index
• Celestial events (full moon, meteors, eclipse); solstice & equinox, holidays

Self-Discovery and Vision Quest Retreats

Sedona: Be Your Own Shaman-Healer Retreats
• Personalized self-discovery retreats year round, spread it over several days for more integration time or do a weekend mini-retreat. 1or more people

Sedona Vision Quest Retreats

Native Infusion Earth-Spirit Journeys
• Hopi and Canyon de Chelly, Grand Canyon with blessing and campfire circles, Navajo fire ceremony, starlight jeep ride in the Canyon de Chelly, Hopi and Navajo hosts.

 

The Turning of the Ages is now:
we are each being called
to be more than we know we are;
to become our own shaman-healer.
Come home to yourself, your soul's fire

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Native American Cultures, sacred, archaeological & historical sites, canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau region overview

Grand Canyon - Sacred Peaks Tour

Ancient Wisdom Starlight or Spirit Room Circles

Hopi
• 1 day journey, authentic, personalized

Hopi and Navajo Lands & Peoples
• 1- 4 day seminar/journeys. Authentic, respectful, personalized experiences of the 2 most traditional cultures in North America. We visit villages, homes, enjoy traditional food, see seasonal activities, hear the stories, share special circles, arts demonstrations, special circles.

Cultural Seminars
• to Hopi, Navajo, Zuni Pueblos, trading posts behind the scenes--each has special fairs, seasonal activities and personal interactions with warm Native American hosts: summer and fall

The Colorado Plateau
is a compelling, primordial
region with the largest concentration of national monuments, parks and spectacular canyon and mesa landscapes anywhere. The land is alive with stories of Hopi, Navajo, Apache, Zuni, & other Native peoples still living on their ancestral homelands. Explore prehistoric pueblo cliff dwellings, rock art.


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Sandra Cosentino, M.S.,operator, owner and head quide for Crossing Worlds Journeys, has been offering quality experiences of the Southwest since 1991. Prior to that she was a school teacher, natural resource manager, forest service fire look-out, land developer and conservationist; also worked professionally for and with Native American groups. She creates customized experiences for individuals, colleges, universities, families, businesses, international and domestic groups and visitors from around the world. This includes: nature-cultural and earth-spirit personal growth seminars/tours. Her circle of heartful, knowledgeable guides and teachers include traditional Native Americans living on their homelands and other talented professional guides, resource people, and holistic practitioners.

A native of this land from an Arizona pioneer family, Sandra draws on a lifetime's experience of exploring the Southwest, listening to and being inspired by Nature and drawing from friendship and respect with indigenous Peoples. Sensuous red canyons, jagged volcanic mountains and buttes are part of Sandra's inner landscape. She resonates with the vibrant energies of a land alive with stories, sun and rocks that speak to us and renew life. Her informed passion, knowledge of the land and peoples, mystical understandings, intuition and warm welcome create a bridge for you to enter these worlds.

Our ecotour policy:
Crossing Worlds Journeys creates a rich sense of place with authentic, personalized cultural and nature experiences that respect the Native and local peoples and the land from which they spring. We explore in depth the cultures, human history and natural history of the region. We bring together circles of people so the inherent dignity and wisdom of all are honored, bringing understanding and economic benefits to the local peoples. Our non-profit branch does service projects in Hopi lands. We share our love of the earth with our guests, teach principles of minimizing impact to the land, recommend organic and local foods as a key to good health, and support local stewardship groups.

Operating under permit to:
• Coconino National Forest
(see articles on low impact enjoyment of our Red Rock Ranger District)
• Hopi Tribe
member of :
• Sedona Chamber of Commerce
• Verde Valley Archaeological Society
• Verde Valley Dowsers
• Astronomers of Verde Valley

Resources:

Articles: on pilgrimage, sound healing, nature awareness,
the call of the Ancient Southwest, Native American topics, dreams, shamanic perspectivies, eco-tourism

Calendar of events

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Crossing Worlds Foundation

Sept. 28-30 Verde Valley Archaeology Center Native American Film Festival & Art Show. We welcome support to bring Hopi people to Verde Valley to participate in cross-cultural charing. To participate.

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See new Hopi project video--Ancient Ways Co-Exist With Today
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The service arm of Crossing Worlds: a bridge for cross-cultural learning from ancient wisdom of Mother Earth and earth-based cultures. We facilitate special projects on Hopi and Navajo lands in support of cultural continuance. All donations go to the Native peoples. You are invited to become a part.
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Updated on May 16, 2012