Vortex

A vortex, as you may already know from science class, is the high velocity funnel shape created by the motion of spiraling substances like water or air. A vortex natural occurs in tornadoes, whirlpools, and hurricanes, and you see them in the tub when you let the water go down the drain. In New Age Spirituality there are "vortexes" too. They are unseen and undetectable, but if you are “in tune to the spirit of spirituality’ you can supposedly feel them.

In New Age thinking a vortex is believed to be a place that that emanates spiritual energy or universal harmony. They are described as “subtle, spiraling currents of energy,” and they are formed by the performance of certain rituals and have spiritual meaning when they are sensed or preset.

One of the keys to opening yourself to the mysterious world of the occult is to perform ritual, or to connect with this invisible spiritual energy by visiting a vortex location. Such vortexes claim to offer the touring soul or interested visitor, (usually for a fee,) healing and rejuvenation, spiritual growth and personal enlightenment.

People who have experienced New Age vortexes say effects of the vortexes range from a feeling of peace, to a rush of new ideas and some even claim that their hair stands on end.