On Whirling, the Heart and How to Be a Dervish
An interview with Camille Helminski
Sema at Galata Mevlevihane
September 7th, 2019: Sema ceremony at Galata Mevlevihane (Istanbul) with Shaikh Huseyin Erek, Shaikh Kabir Helminski, and Neyzen Salih Bilgin, Music Director.
March 2020: Ocean in the Drop
Creative flowings, the power of zhikr, and theme reflections with Jeremy Henzell-Thomas...
Jul 2018: Holy Spirit
New videos from Shaikha Camille on the Ninety-Names, theme reflections from Feride Akcar, and the UK retreat...
Nov 2014
Reflection on October’s theme: The interpretation of a sacred text is true if it stirs you to hope, activity, and awe. ~ Mevlana On a recent trip to Urfa in Turkey, we visited the cave where Job, Hazrati Ayyub, prayed while he was undergoing his trials. The cave was tiny, barely able to contain the [...]
Oct 2014
Reflection on September's theme: Put this vain thinking to sleep, lift up your head into spiritual wakefulness. ~Mevlana Reflecting on this month's theme, the crucial question that arises for this one is "What is vain thinking?" It must firstly be habitual thinking that forms a barrier between us and Reality, Al-Haqq: fears and desires linked [...]