The Center for the New Age
If you are thinking about going on vacation and you want to go to the number one destination in the United States, come to Sedona where the vortexes beckon and the red rocks bestow their blessings on the glorious energy of this bastion of the New Age.
The Center for the New Age is considered by many to be one of the premier destinations in Sedona. With fifteen or more psychic readers on the premises, and a number of vortex tour leaders, The New Age Center is a metaphysical super store.
We have New Age music and books. New Age jewelry and crystals abound. Chakra bowls, Feng Shui cures, and any number of deities can be found at the Center for the New Age.
Our psychic readers include clairvoyants and clairsentients, Tarot readers, intuitives, life guides, and many other professional readers.
Come see us. We are located on Highway 179, across from Tlaquepaque, in the heart of Sedona.
Amber
Amber is the ancient resin of trees and we’re not talking thousands of years here. This resin has gone through a number of changes over millions of years. The result of this transmutation is an exceptional gem with extraordinary properties. Amber has strong connections with the earth and is a grounding stone for higher energies. It is also a powerful healer and cleanser that draws dis-ease from the body and promotes tissue revitalization.
Of all the amber deposits in the world, probably the most famous and certainly the largest is that of the Baltic region representing some 80% of the world’s known amber resource. (The second largest source is in the Dominican Republic) These amber deposits range between 35 to 40 million years old and it is quite fascinating to think that the same type of amber adornment we seek out today has been used and fashioned by humankind since man first roamed the earth. These earliest ‘jewelers’ simply picked up amber pieces from the beach or from the area of amber source trees – specimens probably resembling a pine or spruce tree - growing in large sub tropical forests.
The reason for the exudation of the resin is not fully understood, but the world’s major amber deposits are most likely to be a product of insect or fungal assault. For instance, an insect bores a hole into a branch or twig and a stream of resin is exuded to prevent further intrusion and to repair and reinforce the damage done. However, in these particular trees, resin was also exuded within the tree itself forming moats or channels of hardening resin within the wood matrix, perhaps as a reaction to termite or wood boring insect attack, or perhaps not. Whatever was the reason, this was a terrific occurrence as the resulting sticky, uniformly hued, clear-ish resin of many millions of years ago metamorphosed into the beautiful, warm, multi hued gemstone we know and appreciate today.
The color range of amber is extensive and is described in two ways – turbidity and hue. (Turbidity is the extent to which amber is clear or cloudy.) Usually, the more cloudy the amber, the whiter in color it appears. Turbidity is not the result of any chemical or the effect of any inclusion trapped in the resin. The turbidity is a result of thousands of tiny air bubbles held in the amber, and the size and density of the air bubbles results in different shading. The color range of amber is extraordinarily wide, extending far beyond the typical reddish-yellow we are so familiar with. The color also changes over time due to the effects of oxygen upon the resin. Pieces of fine translucent yellow amber that have been cut and polished for jewelry will gradually darken, becoming red and eventually completely dark.
Amber has amazing properties. It absorbs negative energies and transmutes them into positive forces that stimulate the body to heal itself. A powerful protector, it links the everyday self to the higher spiritual reality. Psychologically, amber brings stability to life but also motivates by linking what is wished for to the drive to achieve it. Its warm, bright energies translate into a sunny, spontaneous disposition that nevertheless respects tradition, and in doing so can help counteract suicidal or depressive tendencies.
Amber is a powerful chakra cleanser and healer. At a physical level, it imbues the body with vitality and by absorbing pain and negative energy, amber allows the body to rebalance and heal itself. Amber will also put an intellectual focus near the chakra center it is worn closest to. When worn at the sixth chakra (third eye), it eliminates confusion about what’s really true, and increases mental clarity. When worn at the fifth chakra (throat), one is more intellectual and thoughtful in one’s communications. When worn at the fourth chakra (heart), intellect guides the emotions. When worn at the third chakra (navel), one has more intellectual clarity about one’s career, health or power issues.
It is certainly mind boggling to think that something created eons ago can be so relevant in today’s world. Amber is an auspicious melding of beauty and rarity with practical application. It is nature’s prehistoric contribution to the wonderful world of the magical and mystical.
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The Center for the New Age has an extensive collection of unusual amber jewelry. If you would like to purchase an authentic amber necklace, bracelet, pendant or ring for yourself, or as a gift, please call Susan at our toll free number – 888-881-6651 – and she will be glad to assist you.
We have fifteen practitioners – readers, healers, astrologers – at the Center for the New Age. Anyone of them can elaborate on the healing properties of amber, and how amber will personally affect you. Please call our concierge at 928-282-2085 to book an appointment or for further information.