Derrick, a visiting writer/hiker from Oregon stumbles into an unknown energy vortex site near Sedona, Arizona. After getting lost he finds his way back to the highway and hitches a ride with a woman named Robin, who is also visiting the area on her way to Boulder to start her new job with a publisher. When Derrick learns that his getting lost was caused by the vortex energy field messing with his compass and his cell phone, he then becomes aware of the significance of his discovery and the effect it will have on the Sedona economy, and later to the Native American community. This fictional short story is about this new partnership with Robin, as they discover energy vortex science, and also the world wide subtle energy healing community. Together they craft a book to introduce the new vortex site to the world. They titled the book - The Sixth Vortex, A new vortex discovery in Sedona.