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Arizona's Sanctuaries, Retreats, and Sacred Places

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I enjoy traveling, especially day-trips in the SouthWest. I was pleasantly suprised by this guide to sacred places across Arizona. The author has an easy style, and the guide is quite diverse in the types of destinations described. The directions are clear, and the book is well organized. The author is also the photographer, and she has done an excellent job with the illustrations in the book.

This book would make an excellent gift for friends who enjoy traveling.

This is a fascinating book that takes a close look at Arizona's heritage. I sent three copies of this book to out of state relatives. I am a native, my husband is from Oregon where ancestory is important and common knowledge. This book shows the way to look and appreciate our Arizona heritage. The photos are beatuiful and the directions are easy to follow.
Thank you.

"When I started covering religion and spirituality nearly a decade ago, I found that the state's natural beauty fostered infinite religious expressions, from Sedona's Chapel of the Holy Cross - a church nestled between red sandstone monoliths- to the native American tribes reverence for Spirit in nature." ~ Kelly Ettenborough

Arizona's beauty is displayed in sacred places that evoke a sense of awe and worship, not to mention the need to go on a vacation just to see these locations. This is truly a multicultural book filled with sites from all religious traditions.

Havasu Falls might be Arizona's most scenic and most hidden spot. ~ pg. 177

The book is divided up into main areas:

Phoenix and Vicinity
Tucson and Southern Arizona
Prescott and West-Central Arizona
Grand Canyon and Northern Arizona
Sedona and Vicinity
East-Central Arizona

Who would have thought of a gold mine as a healing and spiritual retreat? There is great variety here. Your heart may begin to long to run away to one of these retreats or visit a monastery no matter what your religious beliefs. These locations speak of a peaceful place to worship your creator and to connect with your spiritual self.

Each section is about two pages long and has the location, description and directions as well as the author's observations which are always entertaining.

"The bright aqua door stands out on the quiet side street near fraternity and sorority houses at the busy University of Arizona. "Peace on Earth" and an image of a dove are etched into the glass arch over the door, a sign of the calm respite that awaits you inside."
~pg. 90

As someone who has visited the Painted Desert, I can say this book is only an introduction to an entire world of beautiful places that are definitely easier to visit when the weather is cooler! Driving across America after college was a fun education.

~The Rebecca Review