Creating your own smudge ceremony is a great way to start the New Year. Anyone wishing for new beginnings, or continued success, will gain from the benefits smudging can provide. This Native American tradition is easy to adapt to fit your own unique needs. So many occasions can benefit through smudging, and some suddenly arise, […]
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Whirling Dervishes and the Ecstasy of Istanbul Souvenirs
I love finding souvenirs that remind me of favorite moments on a trip like attending a ceremony of the Whirling Dervishes in Istanbul. I didn’t know very much about what it meant to be a dervish or why they twirled other than it was like a form of meditation. Visiting Turkey seemed like the perfect […]