Khidr and Elijah 5th night and 6th of May is celebrated as Hıdırellez in Anatolia, Middle East, Middle Asia and Balkans with many lovely and cheerful rituals. Its name is coming from Hızır (Khidr) and İlyas (Elijah). It is believed that tonight Khidr and Elijah will meet in the world. Confusion or signaling unity? Interestingly … Read more
Beltane is already here so its rituals. It is an ancient ceremony which is marking the beginning of the summer. If you smell a bit, you will realize it. Time is changing, the weather is getting warmer, fairies are out, the curtain between the fairies’ realm and human realm almost disappear you can feel them. … Read more
Ramadan is considered as the Sultan of 11 months. It is a holy month celebrated by many people around the world. This year I want to discover its meanings for me. First, let me tell you my story. I grow up in Turkey, Anatolia. Land of many civilizations and cultures, where each person is living … Read more
Happy Saint George/Feliz San Jorge/ Feliç Sant Jordi. Today is celebrated around the world as the day of Saint George/San Jordi/San Jorge. Surprisingly in Palestine and Syria, it is believed that Saint George is Khidr (Hızır)-according to Quaran is the great servant of God, possessing great wisdom or mystic knowledge. In Sufi tradition, there are beautiful … Read more
Today I want to invite you to a visioning meditation to visualize the world that you want to live. Ability to visualize is a powerful tool of our mind that can serve us in different ways. I also talked about how to create a vision board in another article here. Before starting the guided meditation, let’s … Read more
From the underworld, we continuously receive guidance. If only we could see behind the curtains and could hear. When I began to create my sacred space intuitively, the first thing I did was getting a big empty paper and hanging it to a wall. At that time, I was at home with my 2 kids, … Read more
Last week, I have written a blog post with a title, ‘What if it is a retreat instead of a quarantine?’ There I have mentioned the retreat tradition in Sufi culture, which I feel connected. On the other hand, I am living in Spain right now, and here actually it is Lent (Cuaresma) time, the … Read more
The other day I shared a post on Instagram saying that my only intention from quarantine is to be in the moment. There was a comment to it, saying ‘what if we say retreat instead of quarantine. Quarantine is colder, a retreat is warmer.’ I found myself contemplating it since then. This weekend some ideas … Read more
A long long time ago, human beings were living in a place where beauty was not enough to explain. For those who could see beyond, who were in harmony with life, they were calling it as love, what they were feeling towards this place. In this place… Whatever was happening was the best option between … Read more