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	Whirling Dervishes - Wikipedia on Birmingham UK Com
		The Mevlevi Order or the Mevleviye are a Sufi order founded by the followers of the Persian Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi in 1273 in Konya present day Turkey; also known as The Whirling Dervishes, sometimes called the Howling Dervishes or the Dancing Dervishes due to their famous practice of whirling as a form of meditation.
		The practice of Sufi whirling, a whirling meditation, originated among the ancient Indian Sufis (and is still practiced by modern Turkish Dervishes).
		The whirling is done on the spot in an anticlockwise direction, with the right arm held high, palm upwards, and the left arm held low, palm downwards.
	www.birminghamuk.com /wikipedia/WhirlingDervish.html (932 words)

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		Sufis brought Islam to the common person in many of the areas that had been conquered or whose rulers had been converted.
		Sufis preached that there could be a personal and direct relationship with God, not just through studying of written works and through scholarship.
		The Sema Ceremony is whirling in a religious "trance".
	www.sfusd.k12.ca.us /schwww/sch618/Music/Dance2.html (889 words)

	Sufi mystics and their philosophy
		Sufi is a quality that is inexplicable in terms of psychology or morals—whoever understands it is a Sufi himself.
		Sufi poetry, love couplets and quatrains composed in praise of the Divine, an invocation of that presence and the effect of melding with that presence, has evoked emotion in the hearts of many across the globe.
		Sama or sema, the Mevlavi ceremony of whirling that symbolizes union with existence is partly the inspiration of Rumi and partly that of Turkish culture.
	www.lifepositive.com /Spirit/world-religions/sufism/sufi.asp (1275 words)

	Stuff - Sufi Whirling Meditation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Sufi Whirling is one of the most ancient techniques, one of the most forceful.
		Whirl with open eyes, just like small children go on twirling, as if your inner being has become a centre and your whole body has become a wheel, moving, a potter's wheel, moving.
		There is no fixed time for the whirling – it can go on for hours - but it is suggested that you continue for at least an hour to get fully into the feeling of the energy whirlpool.
	www.wytchyways.com /whirling.html (593 words)

	786 Naqshbandia Sufi Dhikr \| Sufi Meditation \| Sufi Healing \| Whirling Dervishes \| Mawlana Shakyh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani ...
		Along the same lines, Sufis assert that there are "spiritual poles" in each age (Qutbs), who are often hidden and somehow act as a kind of voltage regulator for the spiritual energies coursing through mankind.
		The great Sufi saints have carefully tended the clock of Islam since its initial winding, revitalizing that faith for each generation, successfully countering the ravages of time against all odds, even into this age.
		The Sufis insist that the message of Islam was crafted for the modern era, that it caps the succession of messages to the Children of the Book, and that there will be no more messages until the end of this era.
	natheal.com /gurdjieffSufiConnection/gurdjieffSufiConnection99Names.htm (1776 words)

	Egypt: Sufi and the Whirling Dervish, Egypt Antiquity News
		Sufi means awareness in life, awareness on a higher plan than on which we normally life.
		The Persian word darwish (literally: the sill of the door) is accepted in Arabic and Turkish (dervish) to describe the Sufi who is the one who is at the door to enlightenment.
		The performer "turns" or whirls endlessly while manipulating skirts in a colorful display and the concentration and training is obvious.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/dervish.htm (662 words)

	Whirling Dervish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Whirling Dervishes trace their origin to the 13th century Ottoman Empire.
		On December 17, Whirling Dervishes across the world celebrate the birth of Jelaluddin Mevlana Rumi, a mystic poet, who founded the Mevlevi Order.
		A Dervish practices whirling hours before the December 17 ceremony in the Fairfax Pavilion in Fairfax, Ca.
	www.dankphotos.com /whirling/index.shtml (300 words)

	Rumi's Bibliography
		The Whirling Dervishes: Being an Account of the Sufi Order Known as the Mevlevis and Its Founder the Poet and Mystic Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi.
		Sufi Heirs of the Prophet : The Indian Naqshbandiyya and the Rise of the Mediating Sufi Shaykh (Studies in Comparative Religion) Univ of North Carolina Pr.
		The Drunken Universe: An Anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry.
	www.rumi.org.uk /bibliography.htm (1311 words)

	Brian Keane Music
		His new Celestial Harmonies release, 'Whirling' (four stars), is his debut as a solo artist, but many people are already familiar with Tekbilek's work through his stunning work on Brian Keane's film score 'Suleyman The Magnificent'.
		As a result, 'Whirling' is in many ways a continuation of their previous work.
		Although he pays extensive tribute to the Sufi musical tradition, he covers a wide range of Middle Eastern music, from 'Gawazi' (which perfectly captures the sound of the Egyptian gypsy entertainers), to the more Central Asian-feeling 'Caspian Winds'.
	www.briankeanemusic.com /disco/whirling.htm (376 words)

	Meditative Movement and Dance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Kaye has studied for 15 years with Sufi Master Adnan Sarhan who specializes in Middle Eastern dance, slow movement, breathing, chanting, whirling and many other techniques used for the development of tranquility, peace of mind and for freeing the body of the tension and stress of daily life.
		She has taught classes in New York, Hawaii, Tahiti, Bahamas and the Sufi Foundation of America in New Mexico.
		Breathing itself is an elementary dancewhen the body is happy and the mind is content in the moment, the spirit will rejoice.
	www.aboutyoga.com /sufi_movement.htm (126 words)

	Sema - Human Being in the Universal Movement
		At the onset and each stop of the Sema, holding his arms crosswise he represent the number one, and testifies to God's unity.
		While whirling his arms are open, his right hand directed to the skies ready to receive God's beneficence, looking to his left hand turned toward the earth, he turn from right to left around the heart.
		The forth salute Just as the Prophet ascends till the "Throne" and then returns to his task on earth, the whirling dervish reaching the state of "Fenafillah," return to his task in creation, to his state of subservience following the termination of his spiritual journey and his ascent.
	www.mevlana.net /sema.htm (722 words)

	Sufi-Goofy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		I entered Gautama the Buddha Auditorium a few minutes early for "Osho Sufi Whirling" in order to catch the instruction which precedes all meditations at the Osho Commune.
		If the ultimate purpose of Sufi Whirling is the cultivation of self-knowledge, then it's working, because I've realized I'm not a ballerina.
		Just then an advanced Sufi whirler whips by in front of me. Her robe is maroon, with a maroon bikini top, and a maroon tombstone-hat.
	www.hellsbuddhas.com /Pages/HBWeb.D.092196.html (1080 words)

	New Mexico Sufi Centers
		We have a twice-monthly Sufi meeting in town which includes the Healing Service, gathas, zikr, and a potluck - we may soon be increasing that to weekly.
		We also have weekly zikr and potluck out on the beautiful SSC land, several weekend workshops and retreats, and our annual "Meeting of the Ways" retreat in August; this year's theme is "Sharing Practices for Awakening the Heart", with teachers from the Sufi, Tibetan Buddhist, Jewish, and Native American traditions.
		And plans are afoot for a khankah for Sufi and other elders focused, on healthy aging and dying.
	www.towardtheone.com /nm.htm (597 words)

	Weekend Sufi Whirling Workshops (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Guided Meditation; Zikr (Sufi Chanting /'Remembering'); Breathwork; Bodywork; Direct spiritual and physical training in the whirling ritual; Mystical poetry; Live Music from various accomplished sufi musicians; 'Sohbet' (seminar and spiritual discourse); a short outing to the sacred abbey grounds and maybe the Tor for music and whirling.
		The day will be crowned with a full live performance with music to really open your heart and soul to the whirling divine love energy.
		There are more details about the sacred whirling ritual on the internet at www.whirler.net and a full review of the Glastonbury November 2000 event HERE
	www.synergynet.co.uk /alhaqq/www.htm (175 words)

	Database List Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Annotation: In an attempt “to provide explanation of the symbolic meanings of Mevlevi Whirling Rituals, ” this source begins with a discussion of the twelfth century poet and mystic referred to as Rumi, who started the Mevlevi order of Sufis.
		In addition, an attempt is made to parallel the Ancient Asiatic beliefs held by the shaman and the spiRitual philosophies held by the Sufi.
		And goes on to explore the many different interpretations of the Whirling Ritual, such as the belief that the motions of the dancers were meant to mimic the movement of the planets.
	eres.geneseo.edu /farrellk/web/record.asp?id=42 (224 words)

	Sufi Whirling Dervishes -- Mevlevi Order of America: Whirling Dervish Retreat Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Dervish Retreat Center is located on sixty acres of beautiful meadows, forests, trails, streams, gardens, waterfalls and ponds bordering a state park.
		The center was founded by Khadija Radin, a Sheikha in the Mevlevi Order of America (sometimes known as the Whirling Dervishes) and the Sufi Ruhaniat International.
		Sufi studies, meditation and Dervish whirling are taught regularly.
	www.whirlingdervish.org (171 words)

	The Sufi Show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Their music is as old as time and they play like hotties in a boy band, but they play well, so well you are put into a trance.
		Then there is a Sufi whirling dervish who spins and spins for what seems like an hour, embodying the spinning nature of the universe.
		And I like these musicians a lot too, not as much as the Sufi show guys, but these are talented men and I would love to have them play when I dance.
	margaretcho.net /blog/thesufishow.htm (1356 words)

	Mevlevi Sufi Whirling, Sema Ceremony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The ancient ceremony of whirling was revived by Mevlana Jalalu'ddin Rumi during the 13th century and was continued by his family and other followers.
		The whirling ceremony (called the Sema) provided the main driving force in the dervish's search for Truth.
		Members of the Society practice daily the traditional Sema and correct music as taught by the Turkish masters.
	www.btinternet.com /~saraswati.soc/sufi_2.htm (143 words)

	Library - Whirling Dervishes, sufi, sufism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Historically it has been Rumi, more than any other Sufi, who has issued the invitation to people of all backgrounds to the mystical garden that is Sufism:
		For more than seven centuries the Mevlevi Order has held the light of the religion of love, offering spiritual refuge and enlightenment for those who wished to develop their human-ness to the highest level.
		Today, the Mevlevi Order is reviving in the West to offer a spirituality adequate to our times.
	www.lesartsturcs.com /whirling_dervishes/mevlevi.html (191 words)

	About Us, Our Committment to Massage and Moving Meditation — Moving Ventures
		Among the work Ellen has developed and teaches is SpiritDance™, an inspirational physical and metaphysical workout for body and soul, Dancing with Rumi™, a practice that combines Sufi whirling/spinning and Gabrielle Roth's 5 Rhythms™, and Awakening 101, a dynamic, multicultural moving mediation practice combining asanas from Tibet, India and China.
		In addition to being on staff at Esalen, Ellen teaches in inspiring locations around the globe.
		Whirling Dervishes spin to the left; fundamental to being a Sufi Whirling Dervish.
	www.movingventures.com /about_us/about_us.html (1507 words)

	Sufi Whirling Dervishes - All Things Spiritual Directory
		- The Sufism Symposium is an annual international gathering of Sufis from around the world who join together for a weekend of unity, peace, and harmony.
		Events include whirling dervishes, dhikr, roundtable discussions, interfaith prayer, and more.
		Dervish literally means "doorway" and is thought to be an entrance from this material world to the spiritual, heavenly world.
	www.allspiritual.com /SufiWhirlingDervishes.php3 (107 words)

	Amazon.com: Whirling Dirvishes of Damascus: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Sufi Chants From Cairo ~ La Confrerie Chadhiliyya
		Beautifully packaged, with classy, luscious graphic design and copious, highly informative liner notes, this handsome 2-CD set presents some of the world's greatest Sufi music from one of the most revered modern ensembles, the Ensemble Al-Kindi of Damascus, Syria.
		Sufi worshippers and fans of world music alike will find these albums quite compelling -- the music is drenched in transcendant, ecstatic spirituality, quite heartfelt and melodically rich.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00003Z9UC?v=glance (459 words)

	Rumi Ruminations - Wisdom of Rumi
		This poet was the founder of the Sufi's order of "whirling dervishes," and dictated his poems while whirling in an ecstatic state.
		In addition, it is very important to know that without this turning or whirling in the mystical rite of the sema, there would have been no poetry flowing from Rumi.
		She explains the special regard that Rumi, and Sufis in general, had for this man who was specially created and exemplified the gentle side of God.
	www.thoughtsandplaces.org /rumiruminations/wizzf.html (6989 words)

	Sufi Music at CD Universe
		This is vocal worship music in the Sufi tradition.
		Label: Arc Music; Track Listing: I Am Baffled About You; Bidad; In My Heart Is Room For No-One; Aziz, For My Beloved; My Soul; Nava; Tonight I Am So Enraptured; Praying, Niyayesh; Thou Passest Through...
		Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Man)
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/category2/8478/a/Sufi.htm (164 words)

	Sufism - All Things Spiritual Directory
		Fons Vitae (Al-Kauthar) is devoted to making available works from the world's great spiritual traditions which could be of true use to a person of any faith seeking Wholeness or Holiness.
		- A mystical adventure and eloquent portrayal of the Sufi path of Love, wherein a modern-day Sufi Master sends seven companions on a quest for the original ring of power - King Solomon's seal ring, said to control the Jinn.
		The life of Rumi a thirteeth century SUFI mystic whose poetry has seen a resurgence in recent years.
	www.allspiritual.com /Sufism.php3 (500 words)

	Crystal Cloud Graphics- Free Sufi Web set
		This is a Islamic background theme page, the design is based on images of Islam...the sunrise over Islam, a whirling dervish and a sacred tile with Allah's name.
		The whirling dervish is unique to Sufis which are a sect of the Islamic traditions.
		Whether it is a commercial or personal web site, please use the graphic below for any page you use these designs on.
	graphics.elysiumgates.com /islam4.html (202 words)

	Ch. Summary 5; chapter 10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Sufi, Whirling* Dervishes, "The One true Light," and Hindu Rig Veda ("the truth is one, but the wise call it by many names"), Buddhist "many paths to the truth."
		Know where the area of Palestine/Galilee is; know where the Arabian Peninsula is; know where India is.
		Study Guide: Class Topics, Key Visuals and Terms (does not need to be turned in):
	pegasus.cc.ucf.edu /~dmaukone/hum2211/ch_summary5_10.html (784 words)

	Turkey, Agean, Cappadoccia, Lycia, Rumi, Mevlana, Sufi, whirling dervishes, Goreme, Istambul, Constantinople, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Turkey, Agean, Cappadoccia, Lycia, Rumi, Mevlana, Sufi, whirling dervishes, Goreme, Istambul, Constantinople, Byzantine, Ottoman, Dardanelles, Asia Minor, Anatolia, travelog
		When I had to leave Pakistan after 9/11 and Iran did not seem a safe option, for a moment I vacilated on where to continue my journey:
		Are no gods, there is God - Estatic Konya Jam Session
	www.gorustic.com /turkey_journals.htm (189 words)

	786 Naqshbandia Sufi Dhikr \| Sufi Meditation \| Sufi Healing \| Whirling Dervishes \| Mawlana Shakyh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani ...
		-- Learn more about the Naqshbandi Sufi Dhikr --
		Therefore the essence of the Path is to find oneself.
		"Know thyself, know thy Lord!" is an imperative of the Sufi Way.
	www.umich.edu /~silat/pencaksilatsufidhikrcircle.html (419 words)

	Genuine unique 18th nomadic tribal hand writen manuscript wi
		Ali Akbar Maktabi private collection of genuine authentic original tribal nomadic dervish Sufi handwritten Islamic religious manuscripts
		GENUINE UNIQUE 18TH NOMADIC TRIBAL HAND WRITEN MANUSCRIPT WITH GOLDEN MINIATURE DECORATION AND NATURAL LEATHER BINDING CONTAINING SOME OF MEVLANA JALAEDINE RUMI, THE MYTHTIC PHILOSPH AND FOUNDER OF THE WHIRLING DERVICH SUFI ORDER POETRIES TO BE USED IN OFFICIAL RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES BY THE DERCH SUFI MASTER.
		AS THESE MANUSCRIPTS ARE WOKUF WE HAVE RESPECED THEIR WISHES AND DEMANDS AND THEREFORE THESE MANUSCRIPTS ARE EXHEBITED IN THIS WEBSIDE TO GIVE AN IDEA ABOUT THE SKIL, THE PATIENCE AND THE ART OF THE DERVICH SUFI CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS HERITAGE ART AND THESE MANUSCRIPTS ARE NOT FOR SALE.
	www.aliakbar-maktabi-museum.com /work/product.php?id=495 (176 words)

	Usul Editions: Rumi, Sufi Books, Sufi Music, Makam, harp patent history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Usul Editions: Rumi, Sufi Books, Sufi Music, Makam, harp patent history
		Mevlevi Ayin (Audio recordings of music for Mevlevi Mukabele/Sema - Whirling Prayer ritual)
		Mevlevi Sema (Video of Mevlevi Sufi Whirling prayer Ritual)
	www.usul-editions.com (184 words)

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