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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Mystical city where hippy locals now love TRUMP after shunning 'untrustworthy' Democrats
Spiritualists and mystics in an Arizona city best known for its hippie subculture are increasingly feeling at home among the MAGA faithful. The so-called new age Sedona hippies are openly supporting Donald Trump at their shops and meditation centers amid a statewide shift towards conservative politics. Framed photographs of the president are proudly displayed alongside spiritual relics, such as Buddha statues and religious placards, The Arizona Republic reports. Some are even capitalizing on Trump's policy decisions, with one psychic having held a '10% tariff sale' on crystals in April after the president declared Liberation Day and vowed to tax most foreign goods. Spiritualists, often perceived to be weary of politics, are publicly shunning Democrats for alleged 'mistrust' and becoming what has been dubbed 'right-wing-engaged'. Anita Dalton, a psychic and entrepreneur who owns the city's Center For The New Age, claims Trump is the first politician in years that many spiritualists have actually identified with and believed in. She was instantly drawn to Trump after getting a 'feeling' that even now she struggles to explain or rationalize. 'You just know when someone's speaking the truth, or at least, your truth,' Dalton said of Trump, highlighting to the newspaper how a core belief of New Age spirituality is the belief 'if it feels like truth, embrace it'. Political discussions used to be dismissed in Sedona, with the topic having been believed to be 'spiritually counterproductive', anthropologist Susannah Crockford revealed. Crockford, a lecturer at the University of Exeter in the UK, arrived in Sedona in 2012 to study the spiritual community the city seemingly fosters. She claims verbal criticisms of both the Democrats and Republicans were not tolerated and considered 'spiritually damaging' to everyone around. But the academic observed that a cultural shift started to occur during the pandemic when Covid-19, a 'disease of uncertain origins', was rampantly spreading across the globe. The New Age spiritualists, already known to oppose government, were reportedly infuriated by instructions to stay indoors and get vaccinated as this 'explicitly went against how they believe health and immunity work', Crockford said. Aila Arya Anam, formerly known as Paula Green, echoed Crockford's analysis, alleging that her long-held vaccine skepticism is what helped her recognize her alignment with the MAGA agenda. Anam, now 65, studied studied biomedical research in college and spent her 30s participating in the 'earth-based, witchy' feminist Goddess movement, a spiritual and cultural movement that centers on the worship of female deities. She claims she was left comatose as a young adult after receiving a vaccination, but did not state which immunization caused the condition. Anam then became a proponent of 'holistic' medicine and, after becoming a parent in 1999, declined to have her daughter receive most of the recommended childhood vaccines. The right-wing opposition towards the coronavirus vaccine helped Anam realize that similarities between GOP politics and her own beliefs, she explained. 'That's when all of a sudden I'm like, "holy c**p",' she told the newspaper. 'I'm aligning with the gun-carrying, cowboy conservative, prepper Arizona population, which I always thought were rednecked and religiously fervent, you know?' Similarly, Dalton - who is in her 70s - says the center of her political belief is the opposition to 'corruption'. She allegedly supported Trump and Elon Musk's efforts to reshape federal bureaucracy under the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). She made several sarcastic Facebook posts criticizing Democrats and championing several DOGE initiatives, including cutting funding to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It is somewhat unsurprising that many Sedona mystics are Trump supporters, given that most of Arizona favored the president in the last election. Trump successfully flipped the state of Arizona last November, sweeping all seven swing states in the 2024 presidential election. He captured 52.6 percent of votes in Arizona, compared to Kamala Harris' 46.4 percent. The state had previously been won by Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Sedona is also situated in relatively conservative Yavapai County, which has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2000.
Yahoo
18-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Timeless, Old Soul? 4 Signs You Carry Ancient Wisdom in Your Soul
Timeless, Old Soul? 4 Signs You Carry Ancient Wisdom in Your Soul originally appeared on Parade. Some people are born innately attuned to higher realms, carrying spiritual depth and profound healing abilities through their sheer presence. According to expert mystics, astrologers, and spiritualists, there are four clear indicators or signs that you are a timeless, old soul, carrying ancient wisdom in your magical DNA. Read on to discover if you resonate with these experiences. 4 Signs You Carry Ancient Wisdom in Your Soul 1. You Feel Out of Place in the Modern World This modern world moves quickly, concentrating on trends, technological advancements, and often superficial understandings of life, love, and community. If you find yourself yearning for simpler times, deeper meaning, and more soulful connections, you may be longing for past experiences or perhaps seeking a higher, spiritual realm altogether. READ: The Classic TV Show You're the Star Of, Based on Birth Month 2. You Possess Profound Emotional Depth Timeless souls display maturity from a young age, characterized by emotional intelligence and depth in their interactions with others. Your remarkable empathetic sensitivity draws upon lifetimes of experience, allowing you to easily understand others' perspectives. Your ancient wisdom is rooted in experiences that go beyond our limited understanding of time. FURTHER: What Your Birth Month Says About Your Manifestation Powers 3. You're Drawn to Mysteries & the Mystical Those born with old souls are often drawn to the spiritual, mysterious, and mystical aspects of life, history, and society. Their connection to spirituality reflects their divine essence. They focus on symbolism, dreams, earth-based rituals, ancient practices, and abstract teachings. These concepts resonate with them naturally, as they feel a profound sense of coming home to the truths they have studied in previous lifetimes, guided by ancient wisdom. NEXT: People Born on These 4 Dates Have a Powerful Aura, Per Experts 4. You Offer Timeless Wisdom to Others As the dependable friend everyone reaches out to for advice, comfort, and guidance, your perspective effortlessly soothes discomfort. Even strangers find your grounded presence comforting and tend to open up to you easily. Your insights, counsel, and viewpoints are heartfelt and deeply resonant, transcending rational reasoning. You communicate what others need to hear from the unseen realms with minimal effort. Timeless, Old Soul? 4 Signs You Carry Ancient Wisdom in Your Soul first appeared on Parade on Jul 15, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 15, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
