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Wednesday 6 May 2015

Sema Show in Cappadocia Turkey

7th May 2015

I have seeen this performance SEMA SHOW is very interesting for me and so different from my European culture.. Later I upload more photos.


Sema is the inspiration of Mevlânâ Celâleddin-i Rumî (1207 - 1273) as well as part of Turkish custom, history, beliefs and culture. It symbolizes in seven parts the different meanings of a mystic cycle to perfection (Ascension - Mirac). Contemporary science definitely confirms that the fundamental condition of our existence is to revolve. There is no object, no being which does not revolve and the shared similarity among beings is the revolution of the electrons and protons in the atoms, which constitute the structure of the smallest particle to the stars far in the sky. As a consequence of this similarity, everything revolves and man carries on his life, his very existence by means of the revolution in the atoms, structural elements in his body, bye the circulation of his blood, bye his coming from the Earth and return to it, by his revolving with the Earth itself. However, all of these are natural, unconscious revolutions. But man is the processor of a mind and intelligence which distinguished him from and makes him superior to other beings.
Thus the whirling dervish or Semâzen causes the mind to participate in the shared similarity and revolution of all other beings.
The Sema ceremony represents all a mystical journey of man's spiritual ascent through love, deserts his ego, finds the truth and arrives to the ‘Perfect’. Then he returns from these spiritual journeys as a man who reached maturity and a greater perfection, so as to love and to be of service to the whole creation, to all creatures without discriminating in regard to belief, class, or race. The dervish with his head-dress (his ego's tombstone), his white skirt (his ego's shroud) is spiritually born to the truth, by removing his black cloak, he journeys and advances to spiritual maturity through the stages of the Semâ. At the onset and each stage of the Semâ holding his arms crosswise he represents number one, and testifies to God's unity. While whirling his arms are open, his right hand directed to the sky ready to receive God's beneficence, gazing his left hand turned toward the earth, he turns from right to left, pivoting around the heart. This is his way of conveying God's spiritual gift to the people upon whom God looks with a Divine watchfulness. Revolving around the heart, from right to left, he embraces all of humankind, all the creation with affection and love.






12 comments:

  1. I remember seeing this. Isn't it incredible how they can twirl and not get dizzy. I was getting dizzy just watching them.

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    1. Kay you are right they are so fit dancers

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  2. Oh, now that I see you are in Turkey I have to go back and catch up on all your other posts. I visited Turkey 20 years ago and loved it so much. Capadoccia is amazing, though unfortunately I never saw a show like this. Enjoy your time there, it is a great place.

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  3. These twirling dancers were making me dizzy going round and round. It is amazing how they could go round and round like that.

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    1. They are so strong men..and gifted at dancing

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  4. They are good dancing....have seen them on video in the past. Interesting to know the story.

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    1. Shortly I am going to upload much more photos

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  5. I've never seen these in person or on video, but have no idea how they keep from falling down with all that twirling! It's an art.

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  6. i have heard of this dance celebration ritual before. very nice.

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    1. Just wait for more photos fantastic..

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