"A Moveable Feast”
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For December:🌹A Celebration of the Rumi "Urs" 🌕
Next: Sunday, Dec. 13th, 2026 2-4 PM
🌹A Rose by any other Name! You’re warmly invited to gather for an Interfaith “Sema” in a pre-celebration of Maulana Jelaluddin Rumi’s “Urs.” The “Urs” holds the meaning of “Wedding Feast” - a celebration of the Union of a Spiritual Lover with their Eternal Beloved. Something of the Perfume of Rumi's Rosegarden lingers, even after hundreds of years... There is no charge for our gathering! 🏵️
Please bring [to read] your favorite Rumi poems in English or Farsi.
Our Semas are held 2nd Sunday of each Month
AT THE D.C. CLEVELAND PARK LIBRARY
3310 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC - 2 Blocks from Cleveland Park Redline Metro Station in the Library’s “Lower-Level Meeting Room.”
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RSVP / Emailing List: Theomegaforums@gmail.com
Dear Interfaith Friends,
🌹A Rose by any other Name. You’re warmly invited to gather for an Interfaith “Sema” [Spiritual Circle] at the Cleveland Park Library which is 2 blocks from Cleveland Redline Metro Station . We will be holding our Sema gatherings on the 2nd Sunday of each month at the Cleveland Park Library. There is no charge...
WHAT IS A SEMA? The "Sema" is a participatory Poetic Love Feast - an invitation to Sacred Space. We’ll be sharing some short poetry pieces from Rumi and a few other Mystical poets in English → these will be interspersed with Interfaith Sacred Chants, Sufi Teaching Stories, and select “Dances of Universal Peace” [“Sufi Dance.”] One ongoing theme is “Interfaith Unity.” We warmly invite participants to bring short pieces of sacred poetry to read in English - we especially welcome Farsi readers to offer poems in Rumi's original Persian language! To conclude we'll also create time to learn from one another's Spiritual Journeys and Religious Traditions.
WHAT ARE THE "DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE?" The "Dances" are a spiritual practice that employ singing and dancing the sacred phrases of the world's religions. Their intention is meditative - to joyfully elevate our consciousness and to promote peace between people of diverse religions. The DUP form originated via Murshid S.A.M. Lewis who was a beloved Sufi Disciple of Hazrat Inayat Khan. These joyous and devotional "Dances" combine Sacred Chants from the many world faith traditions with easily learned circle dance movements, and sometimes whirling. The "Dances" invite and evoke a group harmonization through breath, movement and chant - they are often accompanied with musical instrumentation - and can also be woven with Sacred Story & Poetry [in a form known as a "Sema"].
TRAVEL & PARKING: The Cleveland Park D.C. Library is located at 3310 Conn. Ave NW, Washington, DC - 2 blocks South of the Cleveland Park Redline Metro Station. We will be meeting in the very large “Lower-level Meeting Room.” [Elevator accessible.] Free Sunday parking on surrounding streets.
RSVP: Theomegaforums@gmail.com .
There is no charge for our gathering!
Note: Only Bottled Water is permitted in Library, no foods.
💑Blessings and Peace, Zamin Danty
ELLICOTT CITY Md. - MONTHLY “DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE”
For Info, Dates & Times Email Peggy: mpadamsmd@gmail.com