تصوّف‎) Mesmerizing Sufi Twirl تصوّف‎)

(translated from Italian by Google®)
"The Sufi dance at times, but while dancing, the center remains absolutely still - the center of the cyclone.
The dance is the cyclone, his whole body is in motion is fluid, dynamic, but at the center of consciousness observed in silence, undisturbed and without distractions. Outwardly, you can only learn the exercise.
Outwardly you do not ever know what is happening inside the dancer. And the real story is inside."
Trancecoachsays...

ecstatic states. focus. the unwobbling pivot.

This sufi dancer is known as a Whirling Dervish, and this dance is a form of dhikr (or remembrance of God) among a Persian Sufi order known as the Mevlevi. They are followers of Rumi, a 13th-century poet and among one of my favorite poets of all time.

>> ^Stormsinger:

How can he -not- fall over?

Stormsingersays...

I'm at least passingly familiar with the idea, but the part I find most interesting is that he does appear to be immune to the dizziness such spinning would normally cause. Even without using the techniques most dancers use to avoid dizziness.

I've never seen any meaningful investigations into why this is so, nor do I really expect to. Few people are willing to allow research into their religious practices and mindsets.

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