we opened the door to what we later learned
was known all over town as “the kiva house,” we knew
we would buy this place. Not that we would ever own it. But we
knew we could be its stewards—stewards of something great.
It’s
not that the house itself contains any special energy; although,
it may.
Nor
is it that the animals or spirits surrounding it own it either;
though, they may.
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from the front door down the 26-ft curved hallway. Click
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And
of the
entry hall, looking from the living room back toward the
front door (before we changed the flooring). |
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Looking
for Exquisite Art: Sculpture • Painting • Weavings
• etc. ...to grace this hallway. Must be narrower
than 3', to accommodate the curve. Artists seeking
to loan your work for exposure will receive the credit
of your choice.
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It’s
about flow...
- in
and out
- coming
and going
- giving
and receiving
- inhaling
and exhaling
Breath.
Life.
The
breath of life.
Set
in a triangle of three
of the most powerful spiritual focal points of the area, and
indeed of the whole country...an architect’s
wonder and melodic play harmonizing with this bold Arizona
setting... people have passed through The Kiva House for
decades bringing their spirits and attracting everything lovely.
No
one owns it and everyone belongs...and someone
gets to pay the mortgage, mop the floors and buy the bath
tissue.
So
we
live here...quietly...except when chopping wood, sending 300-lb
yuccas to their afterlife, or exclaiming to one another over
the glory of a sunset or the tenderness
of families of bunnies and quail.
“Look! Look!” 
WILDLIFE
YOU
This
is where you come in. If you are an artist, a musician,
a thinker, a writer, a healer, a friend or any giver
either to us or to the community, we would like to
open our home to you for our mutual blessing and benefit.
You may need a place to stay with a private bathroom and breathtaking
views, or just a place to hang for an hour or an afternoon.
And someone needs you. (You don’t still believe
in coincidences, do you?) |
Help
us manifest
a vision of abundance, change and exchange. Knowing
that all-that-is can be transformed into anything else, because
all is energy.
Money,
art, talent, an armload of firewood, an interest in others,
a special skill—all are equal in the universal scope
of things. E = mc². Given enough time, everything
changes form, whether we with our 100 years, or the cliffs
around us with their millions.
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Opportunities
to play outside abound. This is the elevated rock garden
Lin built from several tons of debris excavated for the
Methodist Church addition a few blocks away. Neighbors loaned
tools.
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Left:
The
casual, eat-at-the-counter kitchen is the “formal”
dining room! It’s our hearth—where
neighbor Robert Shields says everyone should
gather...and we do! |
Above:
The
view out the kitchen window for those who volunteer
to cook or wash dishes. (Those who simply sit and eat
get to look at those who cook and clean!) The UFO
is complimentary. |
We
have simply chosen to
make the
exchange, the transformation, conscious.
It
is our objective to attract creative, intelligent, poised
people who desire to participate in flow. As friends
if you live locally, and as visitors if you don’t.
If
you want to hang out, there are many ways you
may contribute
to the community or to the house—in the
same way that we are contributing. Be creative
or come by and just “go with the flow.”
After all, it is all about flow.
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- concert,
either here or in town
- healing
practice
- medicine
wheel ceremony
- teaching
- intelligent
conversation
- a
piece of pottery, painting or a wall-hanging
- home
construction or painting
- skins
for the kiva
- donation
to charity
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- meditative
yard work, raking, weed pulling
- meditative
cooking (mmmmhh)
- meditative
cleaning, sweeping, dusting
- meditative
massage (mmmMMMMmmm)
- an
armful of firewood
- meditative
libations ;)
- ceremonial
instruments
- anything
exquisitely beautiful
- your
open soul (yes!)
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Help
Amy chop wood by
rolling your mouse over her picture, then off again.
Using
a “grenade” and sledge hammer was a new and fun
experience for Amy Reed, our first overnight guest. My hiking
buddy from Los Angeles stopped by on her way to see her
parents in New York.
Giving
city folk a bit of a country experience is part of what
we do here.
GUESTS
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CLICK
SANDPAINTING FOR WEATHER BY SILVERBEAR (the best!) |
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Come
hold a ceremony or
help with maintenance on this exquisite place that
houses the sacred energy that draws people here to
heal and be healed, to teach and be taught, to bless
and be blessed, to give and to receive.
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Part
of the “kiva,” showing the swirling smoke
of the “fire” reaching the fingers of the purple
heavens, reminiscent of Michelangelo’s “Creation.”
The
kiva is a place of emergence—both from
a preceding world and into the next, or from the womb into
this life, into a spiritual life, and then beyond. The
intertwining “umbilical cords” are a modern emergence
and transformation metaphor, replacing the typical ladder
to the roof and the heavens.
We
changed form to come into this world and we’ll change
form when we leave it...the question is: what are we becoming
while we’re here?
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This
is a place of transformation,
a place of E-mergence, where you integrate (integrity) further
with yourself to produce Energy.
No
one who comes here wants to leave, and no one does leave...as
they were.
All
leave as someone else, each person changed by something
they saw, learned, heard, felt or experienced.
Folks
say they’re coming to visit us, but after the first time,
we suspect they come to visit a new aspect of themselves.
How
people who connect with each other here always show up at the
same time is a constant delight.
We
are stewards of the earth and all we receive, not its possessors.
Email
us about what you would like to contribute and when you would
like to be our guest in this Sedona retreat.*
Enjoy
hiking, golfing, swimming, bicycling and the galleries and culinary
delights of a 4500' high-desert vacation resort. We’ll provide
a bed, on an as-available basis, and some simple food or snacks.
“The Kiva House” has amazing views, a wood stove, a medicine
wheel, a meditation room and...we add our fascinating personalities.
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Stairs
to the upstairs bedroom with a queen-sized bed and down
comforter. The sitting room portion of the upstairs
serves as Ellen’s office from 8-5.
The
upstairs has a private bath with tub and shower.
Faux
finish by Andy & Melissa Sagara Kauderer.
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the ceiling is purple. Any other questions? |
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MORE
SEDONA SCENES
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The
back yard opens to five acres of indigenous desert plants—owned
by a neighbor. Only the gravel part, including the medicine wheel
shown, is under our care—in case you decide to help with
weeding or raking. ;) Outdoor
living is popular in Arizona, and many times doubles the effective
space of a homesite...and a great break from the city! We love
mindlessly throwing white and black pebbles back into the driveway,
red into paths and beige into the yard!
We
anticipate many ceremonies, potlucks, parties, barbecues and social
gatherings in this gorgeous setting.
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Share
our vision—everything is enough for all of us.
Share
our mission—flow: always be giving, always be receiving.
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email
Ellen; email Lin,
phone 928 282-9082
Updated October 5, 2005
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