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Do whirling dervishes sweat, when performing their whirly dance? I found the answer in "NY times" article from 1987:
I was thinking that, having been clad in cotton from top to bottom and performing these dances "for hours at a time", in non air conditioned halls, in summer sweltering heat, they must be drenched in sweat. But, could it be one of the required factors of that ecstatic dance and not an un-welcome side effect?
If that is the case, there will be two factors in play - rotating/swirling/spiraling around a vertical axis of the body + opening sweat glands and exuding sweat (water) from them. We know that both of these actions are beneficial on their own. Sweating cleans the body from toxins and reduces kidney's workload; if I remember correctly, the Cs give instructions on proper rotation technique.
I wanted to find out what is the desired goal of this whirling dance and different sources tell different stories:
- The physiological goal of the whirling is for the dervish to “empty” himself of all distractions. from WHIRLING DERVISHES - ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS - Sleep and Health Journal Chicago
-The procedure is part of a Muslim ceremony called the dhikr, the purpose of which is to glorify God and seek spiritual perfection. from Islamic arts - Dervish dancing
- Sufi whirling may increase body–mind focus, self-regulation, positive-affect, unity, and wholeness experience. from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0197455621000769 and it also acknowledged that "Sufi whirling, which has been minimally studied to date"
- It is a customary meditation practice performed within the sema, or worship ceremony, through which dervishes (also called semazens, from Persian سماعزن) aim to reach the source of all perfection, or dharma. from Wikipedia, which also mentions in "Physiology" section: Training for whirling targets the inner ear, which is responsible for balance functions in humans.
What is interesting, none of them mentions sweat and one source, that I came across, describes the trajectory of the dancer: "As planets and stars circle the sun, the dervishes turn counterclockwise, both around themselves and around the halka (circle)" which could be seen as a spiral from the top .
The invention of this dance is attributed to Jelaliddin Rumi (1207-1273), known to his followers as Mevlana, 'our master':
Now, I would like to make analogy between whirling dancers and fluted columns - so often found in pre-historic public spaces. I was inspired by Cs description of a communication device and created a set of them myself: Fluted columns
Although, to move in a spiraling motion and be surrounded by spiral-shaped object is not the same, the invisible forces (fields, etc) could be stirred (activated/amplified) in a similar fashion. If Sufis were able to commune with their Gods, we could be able to communicated with 4D denizens.
So far, I am unable to say that my transceiver works or not. Apparently, it may be flawed in some ways and I am not following an operator's manual.
This is why I would like to test the above assumption that a profuse sweating can be an important factor. I already have a traditional steam sauna built right next to the transceiver.
Around and around the whirlers turned, their skirts flared and their arms never touching as they moved over the floor. Sweat poured in streams from their faces.
I was thinking that, having been clad in cotton from top to bottom and performing these dances "for hours at a time", in non air conditioned halls, in summer sweltering heat, they must be drenched in sweat. But, could it be one of the required factors of that ecstatic dance and not an un-welcome side effect?
If that is the case, there will be two factors in play - rotating/swirling/spiraling around a vertical axis of the body + opening sweat glands and exuding sweat (water) from them. We know that both of these actions are beneficial on their own. Sweating cleans the body from toxins and reduces kidney's workload; if I remember correctly, the Cs give instructions on proper rotation technique.
I wanted to find out what is the desired goal of this whirling dance and different sources tell different stories:
- The physiological goal of the whirling is for the dervish to “empty” himself of all distractions. from WHIRLING DERVISHES - ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS - Sleep and Health Journal Chicago
-The procedure is part of a Muslim ceremony called the dhikr, the purpose of which is to glorify God and seek spiritual perfection. from Islamic arts - Dervish dancing
- Sufi whirling may increase body–mind focus, self-regulation, positive-affect, unity, and wholeness experience. from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0197455621000769 and it also acknowledged that "Sufi whirling, which has been minimally studied to date"
- It is a customary meditation practice performed within the sema, or worship ceremony, through which dervishes (also called semazens, from Persian سماعزن) aim to reach the source of all perfection, or dharma. from Wikipedia, which also mentions in "Physiology" section: Training for whirling targets the inner ear, which is responsible for balance functions in humans.
What is interesting, none of them mentions sweat and one source, that I came across, describes the trajectory of the dancer: "As planets and stars circle the sun, the dervishes turn counterclockwise, both around themselves and around the halka (circle)" which could be seen as a spiral from the top .
The invention of this dance is attributed to Jelaliddin Rumi (1207-1273), known to his followers as Mevlana, 'our master':
Rumi, who lived in Turkey from 1207 to 1273 A.D., initiated the whirling rite that the Sufis of the Mevlevi order still practice.
It is said that Rumi once wandered over to a market in Konya, and heard the beating of a hammersmith. Within, he thought he heard the words “La ilaha illa-llah“, one of the most important Sures in the Quran. Deeply moved, he spread out his arms and started whirling.
Now, I would like to make analogy between whirling dancers and fluted columns - so often found in pre-historic public spaces. I was inspired by Cs description of a communication device and created a set of them myself: Fluted columns
Although, to move in a spiraling motion and be surrounded by spiral-shaped object is not the same, the invisible forces (fields, etc) could be stirred (activated/amplified) in a similar fashion. If Sufis were able to commune with their Gods, we could be able to communicated with 4D denizens.
So far, I am unable to say that my transceiver works or not. Apparently, it may be flawed in some ways and I am not following an operator's manual.
This is why I would like to test the above assumption that a profuse sweating can be an important factor. I already have a traditional steam sauna built right next to the transceiver.