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For just €140.00 Unique Original handmade miniature painting Subject : Depiction of noah and the ark dimensions : 37 x 28 cm TURKISH MINIATURES Turks had the tradition to illustrate manuscripts during the cultural periods before Islamic belief. Paper that could be rolled started to be made in China with plant fibers in 105 B.C. No written or illustrated document has yet been found from the time of the Chinese Han dynasty, of Huns and Göktürks. Nevertheless, the large quantities of stone engravings, textiles, ceramics, works of art made of metal, wood, leather which have survived to the present day, prove that the above mentioned cultural circles were quite developed in other fields of art. The oldest examples of Turkish pictures for walls are from the 6th, 7th and 8th centuries. The withering influence of natural conditions have prevented the survival of these first examples. Miniatures are the peak of the art of painting. The utmost point that an art leads to is the place it started at. I accept the first cave paintings of humanity as miniatures because they are products of imagination. Miniatures seize the depths of the imagination. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE Each client of the Aura Art Gallery receives a Certificate in case of acquisition of a painting. WHY DO YOU NEED THE CERTIFICATE ? The Certificate is attached to the artwork you have purchased; we recommend you keep it while you possess the painting. In case of resale or donation of your purchased artwork, the Certificate will serve as confirmation of the authenticity and quality of the artwork. WHAT DOES THE CERTIFICATE LOOK LIKE AND WHAT INFORMATION DOES IT CONTAIN ? The Certificate is printed on special, dense, embossed A4 paper and contains the following information: - image of the acquired artwork; - name of the artwork; - artist’s name; - materials used to create the artwork; - size of the artwork; - year of creation; - original signature or printed impression of the art...

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For just €60.00 Unique Original hand made miniature painting of whirling dervishes. 24 x 15 cm TURKISH MINIATURES Turks had the tradition to illustrate manuscripts during the cultural periods before Islamic belief. Paper that could be rolled started to be made in China with plant fibers in 105 B.C. No written or illustrated document has yet been found from the time of the Chinese Han dynasty, of Huns and Göktürks. Nevertheless, the large quantities of stone engravings, textiles, ceramics, works of art made of metal, wood, leather which have survived to the present day, prove that the above mentioned cultural circles were quite developed in other fields of art. The oldest examples of Turkish pictures for walls are from the 6th, 7th and 8th centuries. The withering influence of natural conditions have prevented the survival of these first examples. Miniatures are the peak of the art of painting. The utmost point that an art leads to is the place it started at. I accept the first cave paintings of humanity as miniatures because they are products of imagination. Miniatures seize the depths of the imagination. HISTORY & INFORMATION ABOUT THE WHIRLING DERVISHES CEREMONY Mevlana Museum in Konya Sema (Whirling dervishes ceremony), is the inspiration of Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi (1207 - 1273) as well as part of the Turkish culture, belief and history in Konya. It symbolizes 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. Every thing whirls and man, a whirling dervish, carries on his life, his very existence by means of the revolution in the atoms, structural elements in his body, by the circulation of his blood, by his coming from the Earth and return to it, by his revolving with the Earth itself. The Sema (whirling dervishes) ceremony represents all a mystical journey of man's spirit...

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For just €140.00 Unique Original handmade miniature painting Subject : Hunting Scene dimensions : 37 x 28 cm TURKISH MINIATURES Turks had the tradition to illustrate manuscripts during the cultural periods before Islamic belief. Paper that could be rolled started to be made in China with plant fibers in 105 B.C. No written or illustrated document has yet been found from the time of the Chinese Han dynasty, of Huns and Göktürks. Nevertheless, the large quantities of stone engravings, textiles, ceramics, works of art made of metal, wood, leather which have survived to the present day, prove that the above mentioned cultural circles were quite developed in other fields of art. The oldest examples of Turkish pictures for walls are from the 6th, 7th and 8th centuries. The withering influence of natural conditions have prevented the survival of these first examples. Miniatures are the peak of the art of painting. The utmost point that an art leads to is the place it started at. I accept the first cave paintings of humanity as miniatures because they are products of imagination. Miniatures seize the depths of the imagination. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE Each client of the Aura Art Gallery receives a Certificate in case of acquisition of a painting. WHY DO YOU NEED THE CERTIFICATE ? The Certificate is attached to the artwork you have purchased; we recommend you keep it while you possess the painting. In case of resale or donation of your purchased artwork, the Certificate will serve as confirmation of the authenticity and quality of the artwork. WHAT DOES THE CERTIFICATE LOOK LIKE AND WHAT INFORMATION DOES IT CONTAIN ? The Certificate is printed on special, dense, embossed A4 paper and contains the following information: - image of the acquired artwork; - name of the artwork; - artist’s name; - materials used to create the artwork; - size of the artwork; - year of creation; - original signature or printed impression of the artist's signature.

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For just €140.00 Unique Original hand made miniature painting of whirling dervishes. 24 x 15 cm HISTORY & INFORMATION ABOUT THE WHIRLING DERVISHES CEREMONY Mevlana Museum in Konya Sema (Whirling dervishes ceremony), is the inspiration of Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi (1207 - 1273) as well as part of the Turkish culture, belief and history in Konya. It symbolizes 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. Every thing whirls and man, a whirling dervish, carries on his life, his very existence by means of the revolution in the atoms, structural elements in his body, by the circulation of his blood, by his coming from the Earth and return to it, by his revolving with the Earth itself. The Sema (whirling dervishes) ceremony represents all a mystical journey of man's spiritual ascent through love, finding the truth and arriving to the "Perfect". Then he returns from this 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 hat (his ego's tombstone), and his white skirt (his ego's shroud) is spiritually born to the truth. When he removes his black cloak, he journeys and advances to the spiritual maturity through the stages of the Sema. At the beginning and each stage of the Sema 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 for giving what he received to poor, 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" watchfuln...

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For just €140.00 original old paper art drawing - painting

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For just €140.00 Unique Original hand made miniature painting of whirling dervishes. 28 x 17 cm ( 11 inch x 6.7 inch) TURKISH MINIATURES Turks had the tradition to illustrate manuscripts during the cultural periods before Islamic belief. Paper that could be rolled started to be made in China with plant fibers in 105 B.C. No written or illustrated document has yet been found from the time of the Chinese Han dynasty, of Huns and Göktürks. Nevertheless, the large quantities of stone engravings, textiles, ceramics, works of art made of metal, wood, leather which have survived to the present day, prove that the above mentioned cultural circles were quite developed in other fields of art. The oldest examples of Turkish pictures for walls are from the 6th, 7th and 8th centuries. The withering influence of natural conditions have prevented the survival of these first examples. Miniatures are the peak of the art of painting. The utmost point that an art leads to is the place it started at. I accept the first cave paintings of humanity as miniatures because they are products of imagination. Miniatures seize the depths of the imagination. HISTORY & INFORMATION ABOUT THE WHIRLING DERVISHES CEREMONY Mevlana Museum in Konya Sema (Whirling dervishes ceremony), is the inspiration of Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi (1207 - 1273) as well as part of the Turkish culture, belief and history in Konya. It symbolizes 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. Every thing whirls and man, a whirling dervish, carries on his life, his very existence by means of the revolution in the atoms, structural elements in his body, by the circulation of his blood, by his coming from the Earth and return to it, by his revolving with the Earth itself. The Sema (whirling dervishes) ceremony represents all a mystical...

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For just €140.00 Unique Original hand made miniature painting of whirling dervishes. 28 x 17 cm ( 11 inch x 6.7 inch) TURKISH MINIATURES Turks had the tradition to illustrate manuscripts during the cultural periods before Islamic belief. Paper that could be rolled started to be made in China with plant fibers in 105 B.C. No written or illustrated document has yet been found from the time of the Chinese Han dynasty, of Huns and Göktürks. Nevertheless, the large quantities of stone engravings, textiles, ceramics, works of art made of metal, wood, leather which have survived to the present day, prove that the above mentioned cultural circles were quite developed in other fields of art. The oldest examples of Turkish pictures for walls are from the 6th, 7th and 8th centuries. The withering influence of natural conditions have prevented the survival of these first examples. Miniatures are the peak of the art of painting. The utmost point that an art leads to is the place it started at. I accept the first cave paintings of humanity as miniatures because they are products of imagination. Miniatures seize the depths of the imagination. HISTORY & INFORMATION ABOUT THE WHIRLING DERVISHES CEREMONY Mevlana Museum in Konya Sema (Whirling dervishes ceremony), is the inspiration of Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi (1207 - 1273) as well as part of the Turkish culture, belief and history in Konya. It symbolizes 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. Every thing whirls and man, a whirling dervish, carries on his life, his very existence by means of the revolution in the atoms, structural elements in his body, by the circulation of his blood, by his coming from the Earth and return to it, by his revolving with the Earth itself. The Sema (whirling dervishes) ceremony represents all a mystical...

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For just €140.00 Unique Original handmade miniature painting Subject : Depiction of noah and the ark dimensions : 37 x 28 cm TURKISH MINIATURES Turks had the tradition to illustrate manuscripts during the cultural periods before Islamic belief. Paper that could be rolled started to be made in China with plant fibers in 105 B.C. No written or illustrated document has yet been found from the time of the Chinese Han dynasty, of Huns and Göktürks. Nevertheless, the large quantities of stone engravings, textiles, ceramics, works of art made of metal, wood, leather which have survived to the present day, prove that the above mentioned cultural circles were quite developed in other fields of art. The oldest examples of Turkish pictures for walls are from the 6th, 7th and 8th centuries. The withering influence of natural conditions have prevented the survival of these first examples. Miniatures are the peak of the art of painting. The utmost point that an art leads to is the place it started at. I accept the first cave paintings of humanity as miniatures because they are products of imagination. Miniatures seize the depths of the imagination. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE Each client of the Aura Art Gallery receives a Certificate in case of acquisition of a painting. WHY DO YOU NEED THE CERTIFICATE ? The Certificate is attached to the artwork you have purchased; we recommend you keep it while you possess the painting. In case of resale or donation of your purchased artwork, the Certificate will serve as confirmation of the authenticity and quality of the artwork. WHAT DOES THE CERTIFICATE LOOK LIKE AND WHAT INFORMATION DOES IT CONTAIN ? The Certificate is printed on special, dense, embossed A4 paper and contains the following information: - image of the acquired artwork; - name of the artwork; - artist’s name; - materials used to create the artwork; - size of the artwork; - year of creation; - original signature or printed impression of the art...

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For just €49.00 Unique Original handmade miniature painting Subject : Depiction of noah and the ark Gouache heightened with gold on front of old arabic paper. the back side of the page as it is seen in pitures. dimensions : 24 x 15 cm TURKISH MINIATURES Turks had the tradition to illustrate manuscripts during the cultural periods before Islamic belief. Paper that could be rolled started to be made in China with plant fibers in 105 B.C. No written or illustrated document has yet been found from the time of the Chinese Han dynasty, of Huns and Göktürks. Nevertheless, the large quantities of stone engravings, textiles, ceramics, works of art made of metal, wood, leather which have survived to the present day, prove that the above mentioned cultural circles were quite developed in other fields of art. The oldest examples of Turkish pictures for walls are from the 6th, 7th and 8th centuries. The withering influence of natural conditions have prevented the survival of these first examples. Miniatures are the peak of the art of painting. The utmost point that an art leads to is the place it started at. I accept the first cave paintings of humanity as miniatures because they are products of imagination. Miniatures seize the depths of the imagination. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE Each client of the Aura Art Gallery receives a Certificate in case of acquisition of a painting. WHY DO YOU NEED THE CERTIFICATE ? The Certificate is attached to the artwork you have purchased; we recommend you keep it while you possess the painting. In case of resale or donation of your purchased artwork, the Certificate will serve as confirmation of the authenticity and quality of the artwork. WHAT DOES THE CERTIFICATE LOOK LIKE AND WHAT INFORMATION DOES IT CONTAIN ? The Certificate is printed on special, dense, embossed A4 paper and contains the following information: - image of the acquired artwork; - name of the artwork; - artist’s name; - materials used to create ...

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For just €49.00 Unique Original handmade miniature painting Subject : Depiction of noah and the ark dimensions : 24 x 15 cm TURKISH MINIATURES Turks had the tradition to illustrate manuscripts during the cultural periods before Islamic belief. Paper that could be rolled started to be made in China with plant fibers in 105 B.C. No written or illustrated document has yet been found from the time of the Chinese Han dynasty, of Huns and Göktürks. Nevertheless, the large quantities of stone engravings, textiles, ceramics, works of art made of metal, wood, leather which have survived to the present day, prove that the above mentioned cultural circles were quite developed in other fields of art. The oldest examples of Turkish pictures for walls are from the 6th, 7th and 8th centuries. The withering influence of natural conditions have prevented the survival of these first examples. Miniatures are the peak of the art of painting. The utmost point that an art leads to is the place it started at. I accept the first cave paintings of humanity as miniatures because they are products of imagination. Miniatures seize the depths of the imagination. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE Each client of the Aura Art Gallery receives a Certificate in case of acquisition of a painting. WHY DO YOU NEED THE CERTIFICATE ? The Certificate is attached to the artwork you have purchased; we recommend you keep it while you possess the painting. In case of resale or donation of your purchased artwork, the Certificate will serve as confirmation of the authenticity and quality of the artwork. WHAT DOES THE CERTIFICATE LOOK LIKE AND WHAT INFORMATION DOES IT CONTAIN ? The Certificate is printed on special, dense, embossed A4 paper and contains the following information: - image of the acquired artwork; - name of the artwork; - artist’s name; - materials used to create the artwork; - size of the artwork; - year of creation; - original signature or printed impression of the artis...

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For just €140.00 Unique Original handmade miniature painting Subject : Depiction of noah and the ark dimensions : 37 x 28 cm TURKISH MINIATURES Turks had the tradition to illustrate manuscripts during the cultural periods before Islamic belief. Paper that could be rolled started to be made in China with plant fibers in 105 B.C. No written or illustrated document has yet been found from the time of the Chinese Han dynasty, of Huns and Göktürks. Nevertheless, the large quantities of stone engravings, textiles, ceramics, works of art made of metal, wood, leather which have survived to the present day, prove that the above mentioned cultural circles were quite developed in other fields of art. The oldest examples of Turkish pictures for walls are from the 6th, 7th and 8th centuries. The withering influence of natural conditions have prevented the survival of these first examples. Miniatures are the peak of the art of painting. The utmost point that an art leads to is the place it started at. I accept the first cave paintings of humanity as miniatures because they are products of imagination. Miniatures seize the depths of the imagination. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE Each client of the Aura Art Gallery receives a Certificate in case of acquisition of a painting. WHY DO YOU NEED THE CERTIFICATE ? The Certificate is attached to the artwork you have purchased; we recommend you keep it while you possess the painting. In case of resale or donation of your purchased artwork, the Certificate will serve as confirmation of the authenticity and quality of the artwork. WHAT DOES THE CERTIFICATE LOOK LIKE AND WHAT INFORMATION DOES IT CONTAIN ? The Certificate is printed on special, dense, embossed A4 paper and contains the following information: - image of the acquired artwork; - name of the artwork; - artist’s name; - materials used to create the artwork; - size of the artwork; - year of creation; - original signature or printed impression of the art...

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For just €60.00 Unique Original hand made miniature painting of whirling dervishes. 24 x 15 cm TURKISH MINIATURES Turks had the tradition to illustrate manuscripts during the cultural periods before Islamic belief. Paper that could be rolled started to be made in China with plant fibers in 105 B.C. No written or illustrated document has yet been found from the time of the Chinese Han dynasty, of Huns and Göktürks. Nevertheless, the large quantities of stone engravings, textiles, ceramics, works of art made of metal, wood, leather which have survived to the present day, prove that the above mentioned cultural circles were quite developed in other fields of art. The oldest examples of Turkish pictures for walls are from the 6th, 7th and 8th centuries. The withering influence of natural conditions have prevented the survival of these first examples. Miniatures are the peak of the art of painting. The utmost point that an art leads to is the place it started at. I accept the first cave paintings of humanity as miniatures because they are products of imagination. Miniatures seize the depths of the imagination. HISTORY & INFORMATION ABOUT THE WHIRLING DERVISHES CEREMONY Mevlana Museum in Konya Sema (Whirling dervishes ceremony), is the inspiration of Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi (1207 - 1273) as well as part of the Turkish culture, belief and history in Konya. It symbolizes 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. Every thing whirls and man, a whirling dervish, carries on his life, his very existence by means of the revolution in the atoms, structural elements in his body, by the circulation of his blood, by his coming from the Earth and return to it, by his revolving with the Earth itself. The Sema (whirling dervishes) ceremony represents all a mystical journey of man's spirit...

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For just €140.00 Unique Original hand made miniature painting of whirling dervishes. Made on old turkish- ottoman book leaf with gold and acrylic TURKISH MINIATURES Turks had the tradition to illustrate manuscripts during the cultural periods before Islamic belief. Paper that could be rolled started to be made in China with plant fibers in 105 B.C. No written or illustrated document has yet been found from the time of the Chinese Han dynasty, of Huns and Göktürks. Nevertheless, the large quantities of stone engravings, textiles, ceramics, works of art made of metal, wood, leather which have survived to the present day, prove that the above mentioned cultural circles were quite developed in other fields of art. The oldest examples of Turkish pictures for walls are from the 6th, 7th and 8th centuries. The withering influence of natural conditions have prevented the survival of these first examples. Miniatures are the peak of the art of painting. The utmost point that an art leads to is the place it started at. I accept the first cave paintings of humanity as miniatures because they are products of imagination. Miniatures seize the depths of the imagination. HISTORY & INFORMATION ABOUT THE WHIRLING DERVISHES CEREMONY Mevlana Museum in Konya Sema (Whirling dervishes ceremony), is the inspiration of Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi (1207 - 1273) as well as part of the Turkish culture, belief and history in Konya. It symbolizes 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. Every thing whirls and man, a whirling dervish, carries on his life, his very existence by means of the revolution in the atoms, structural elements in his body, by the circulation of his blood, by his coming from the Earth and return to it, by his revolving with the Earth itself. The Sema (whirling dervishes) ceremo...

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For just €140.00 Unique Original handmade miniature painting Subject : Hunting Scene dimensions : 37 x 28 cm TURKISH MINIATURES Turks had the tradition to illustrate manuscripts during the cultural periods before Islamic belief. Paper that could be rolled started to be made in China with plant fibers in 105 B.C. No written or illustrated document has yet been found from the time of the Chinese Han dynasty, of Huns and Göktürks. Nevertheless, the large quantities of stone engravings, textiles, ceramics, works of art made of metal, wood, leather which have survived to the present day, prove that the above mentioned cultural circles were quite developed in other fields of art. The oldest examples of Turkish pictures for walls are from the 6th, 7th and 8th centuries. The withering influence of natural conditions have prevented the survival of these first examples. Miniatures are the peak of the art of painting. The utmost point that an art leads to is the place it started at. I accept the first cave paintings of humanity as miniatures because they are products of imagination. Miniatures seize the depths of the imagination. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE Each client of the Aura Art Gallery receives a Certificate in case of acquisition of a painting. WHY DO YOU NEED THE CERTIFICATE ? The Certificate is attached to the artwork you have purchased; we recommend you keep it while you possess the painting. In case of resale or donation of your purchased artwork, the Certificate will serve as confirmation of the authenticity and quality of the artwork. WHAT DOES THE CERTIFICATE LOOK LIKE AND WHAT INFORMATION DOES IT CONTAIN ? The Certificate is printed on special, dense, embossed A4 paper and contains the following information: - image of the acquired artwork; - name of the artwork; - artist’s name; - materials used to create the artwork; - size of the artwork; - year of creation; - original signature or printed impression of the artist's signature.

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For just €140.00 Unique Original hand made miniature painting of whirling dervishes. 28 x 17 cm ( 11 inch x 6.7 inch) TURKISH MINIATURES Turks had the tradition to illustrate manuscripts during the cultural periods before Islamic belief. Paper that could be rolled started to be made in China with plant fibers in 105 B.C. No written or illustrated document has yet been found from the time of the Chinese Han dynasty, of Huns and Göktürks. Nevertheless, the large quantities of stone engravings, textiles, ceramics, works of art made of metal, wood, leather which have survived to the present day, prove that the above mentioned cultural circles were quite developed in other fields of art. The oldest examples of Turkish pictures for walls are from the 6th, 7th and 8th centuries. The withering influence of natural conditions have prevented the survival of these first examples. Miniatures are the peak of the art of painting. The utmost point that an art leads to is the place it started at. I accept the first cave paintings of humanity as miniatures because they are products of imagination. Miniatures seize the depths of the imagination. HISTORY & INFORMATION ABOUT THE WHIRLING DERVISHES CEREMONY Mevlana Museum in Konya Sema (Whirling dervishes ceremony), is the inspiration of Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi (1207 - 1273) as well as part of the Turkish culture, belief and history in Konya. It symbolizes 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. Every thing whirls and man, a whirling dervish, carries on his life, his very existence by means of the revolution in the atoms, structural elements in his body, by the circulation of his blood, by his coming from the Earth and return to it, by his revolving with the Earth itself. The Sema (whirling dervishes) ceremony represents all a mystical...

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For just €140.00 Unique Original hand made miniature painting of whirling dervishes. 24 x 15 cm HISTORY & INFORMATION ABOUT THE WHIRLING DERVISHES CEREMONY Mevlana Museum in Konya Sema (Whirling dervishes ceremony), is the inspiration of Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi (1207 - 1273) as well as part of the Turkish culture, belief and history in Konya. It symbolizes 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. Every thing whirls and man, a whirling dervish, carries on his life, his very existence by means of the revolution in the atoms, structural elements in his body, by the circulation of his blood, by his coming from the Earth and return to it, by his revolving with the Earth itself. The Sema (whirling dervishes) ceremony represents all a mystical journey of man's spiritual ascent through love, finding the truth and arriving to the "Perfect". Then he returns from this 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 hat (his ego's tombstone), and his white skirt (his ego's shroud) is spiritually born to the truth. When he removes his black cloak, he journeys and advances to the spiritual maturity through the stages of the Sema. At the beginning and each stage of the Sema 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 for giving what he received to poor, 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" watchfuln...