After anecdotes of the man, in the time of ‘Omar, who mistook his eyelash for the new moon, of one who stole a snake and got bitten by it, and of ‘Isa’s foolish disciple who besought the Lord to teach him the spell whereby he raised the dead, comes the following story. A certain Sufi, […]

Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil Built between the beginning of the 16thcentury and the end of the 18th century, this place of spiritual retreat in the Sufi tradition uses Iranian traditional architectural forms to maximize use of available space to accommodate a variety of functions (including a library, a mosque, a […]

A  Little  Technique One can easily imagine that the awakening of  the sixth sense is  far from  being immediate. Noticing  its  first  fleeting appearance, then mastering and using it,  takes long years of  spiritual practice articulated around some very  old  techniques that  are to  be  found under various names in  all  mystic schools, from  Indian […]

Mevlevi Order   What is Çelebi?Çelebi is the title given to the Mevlevi leaders. Among Anatolian people Çelebi also means gentleman, well-mannered and courteous. After Mevlana’s death his pupil Husameddin Çelebi was offered the post. Later it became a tradition to select a post Çelebi among the male members of Mevlana’s family. The current Çelebi, Faruk […]