July 24 through August 9, 2012
On the morning of July 24, 2012, I departed California and headed back towards Arizona. After a brief stop in Palm Springs for a bite to eat…
I continued east on Interstate 10 and arrived in Tonopah, Arizona, just as the sun was beginning to set. I stopped in at the Eldorado Hot Springs for a soak and a night of camping and returned to Phoenix the following morning, July 25. At this point, I decided to pause my journey again. I had to wait for additional insight on what to do next.
On August 1, during the full moon, I reunited with my friend, who had gifted me the crucifix blessed by the Pope back in June. (See The halfway point.) She had just returned from a second vacation, this time to Flagstaff and Sedona, Arizona.
As soon as we both sat down to visit, I began to share with her everything that had taken place on Days 37 through 42 of my journey during my trip to California. When I explained to her how everything just fell into place unexpectedly, she could see that it was all led by the Light and Spirit.
After I finished sharing my journal with her, she handed me a small gift bag containing a few items that she had picked up for me in Sedona. My jaw dropped to the floor when I discovered the following piece in the bottom of the bag. Handmade by a Native American, this piece was made from five beautiful crystals and bands of silver. As I held the piece, I instantly thought of the Four Corners area of the United States.
My connection with this item was powerful, and I could feel my energy being pulled to the Four Corners area once again.
Four Corners Area of the United States
The Four Corners is a region of the United States consisting of the southwestern corner of Colorado, the northwestern corner of New Mexico, the northeastern corner of Arizona, and the southeastern corner of Utah. The Four Corners area is named after the quadripoint where the boundaries of the four states meet, where the Four Corners Monument resides. It is the only location in the United States where four states meet. Most of the Four Corners region is part of semi-autonomous indigenous American Indian nations, the largest of which is the Navajo Nation, followed by Hopi, Ute, and Zuni Indian nations.
Strangely enough, I had visited the Four Corners Monument four years earlier, on July 5, 2008…
during a weekend trip to Mesa Verde, Colorado.
While visiting Mesa Verde that particular weekend, my traveling companion and unexpectedly attended a Hopi ceremonial dance at the Mesa Verde Visitor’s Center.
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After the dance was complete, we set out for the Four Corners Monument, which was approximately 1.5 hours away. Little did I know at that time that the Four Corners Monument resided on the 36th Parallel.
I sent a text message to my Hopi friends to see if they could offer insight into what I should look for in the Four Corners area if I decided to go. They responded several days later. They didn’t provide any information but asked if I could stop by Hopi during my trip to take photos of the crops we planted together on May 19 and 20. (See Day 30 and Day 31)
This invitation was all of the inspiration that I needed to make the trip. I replied to their message immediately and told them they would see me within the next few days.
While this was happening, I kept noticing crickets around the house. Occasionally, I would find one crawling around in the bathtub, which I would gather up and gently escort to the front door. Another cricket behind our refrigerator would start singing at sunset and chirp the entire night. At first, I ignored the cricket’s presence, but after a week or two, it became undeniable that I was supposed to pay attention to it and mention it in my journal. Cricket offered the following message:
- good luck,
- the power of music,
- communication,
- knowing when to act.
- Finding the light.
Soon after this, I discovered the website PahanaLives.com. On this website, I learned a great deal more about the Hopi, their prophecies, and their connection to Christ. I explored the website and came across The Seven Steps of Walking the Red Road. These steps were listed as follows:
- Observe nature with awe and gratitude. A sense of love and respect for all creation will begin to grow within me.
- Learn to trust the Creator and accept my circumstances. Overcoming adversity will produce spiritual growth within me as I walk the Red Road.
- Seek for truth within myself, that I may remove hypocrisy and evil intent from within my heart.
- Repent and humbly surrender my will to Creator, so that I may become one with Great Spirit.
- Communicate with Great Spirit from my heart and then listen and live the insight I receive.
- Learn true abstinence—it is in serving others, with an attitude of loving-kindness, that I create a Flow of Living Waters which will purify my heart.
- Attain complete, joyous harmony with Great Spirit-walk the Red Road. This requires that I totally surrender my will to the will of the Great Spirit, and love others unconditionally without judgment because that is who I am. by Dorothy K Daigle | Copyright – www.pahanalives.com | Accessed 2012
And that’s when I realized that for the last 2.5 years, perhaps even longer, that’s what I had been doing. I had been traveling the Red Road. It was not the easiest road to travel, and it certainly didn’t fill my pockets with gold, but it did feed my soul in ways I couldn’t explain.
And with that said, I was neither perfect nor pure. My story was not indestructible. For those seeking judgment on me, there was plenty of room. I was human, after all, born into a physical, dualistic environment just like everyone else on the planet.
Occasionally, I would experience periods of anger and other negative energies brought on by other people’s judgment or perhaps my own. It was during those times that I had to surrender my will to the Creator and teach myself how to practice Unconditional Love, if not for others, for myself. I believed in Unconditional Love with all of my heart and soul because I knew that if everyone practiced it, the world would be a much better place.
On the morning of August 8, 2012, my friend, who had gifted me the crucifix blessed by the Pope and the handmade Native American crystal, took me to meet a friend of hers who had spent the last 15 years of her life getting to know the Hopi. The Hopi so cherished her; she was considered family. The three of us spent the morning and early afternoon getting to know one another by breaking bread together and sharing stories of our lives. I loved listening to this woman’s stories. She had lived a very fascinating and full life.
The following day, August 9, I worked at a metaphysical store in Scottsdale, Arizona, doing readings and metaphysical consultations. That evening, I returned home and prepared for Day 43 of my journey and my return to Hopi.
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