Philip Jacobs, Helen Oates and Shameemah Chota 'Turning Into The Great Stillness'

Dervish turning from the Mevlevi order of Dervishes is a potent method for experiencing inner stillness and the opening of the heart. It has been taught and practised regularly at Colet House in West London since 1973. The turning is part of a ceremony known as a 'Mukabele' (meaning 'coming face to face') and was originally developed by followers of the 13th century Persian mystic Jelaluddin Rumi. The ceremony has a profound inner symbolism, representing man's inner journey back to the realisation of his essential oneness with God and the unity of all creation. Three turners talk about how this practice has changed their lives.

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