of America’s Annual Summer Gathering at Camp Brotherhood 2012 ~ Important Details Mevlevi Order

Camp Brotherhood is located in beautiful Skagit Valley, WA on 200 acres of forest of America and farmland one hour drive north of Seattle.

To Register, email Gülüm Hatun “[email protected]” (360.969.2789.) Annual Summer Gathering Cost: $730.00 if received by May 31st. $820.00 if received after. at Camp Brotherhood, WA

Two Payment Options: with Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras 1. Mail your personal check or money order to: and Mevlevi Mutrib ~ Orchestra Mevlevi Order of America, PO Box 670, Freeland, WA 98249--9911. 2012 2. Pay with Credit Card: Email MOA cashier for instructions “[email protected]”

Driving directions and additional details will be emailed to you following registration.

Accommodations include motel-style lodges with private rooms and bath for 2-3 guests. Sheets, bedding and blankets are provided, but visitors must bring their own towels (bath and hand towels) and toiletries.

Please arrive Wednesday June 13th. Room check-in 3-6pm. Dinner 6:30pm. Plan to depart Monday June 18th. Room check-out 11am.

Once you are Registered, questions about your stay may be directed to Karen Lindquist MOA Camp Director: “[email protected]” (206.297.8651.)

“There is a community of the spirit. Join it and feel the delight…”

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Wednesday June 13 (dinner) ~ Monday June 18 (breakfast) www.hayatidede.org Our Summer Gathering will offer the following areas of study: About Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras

Whether you are new to the tradition of and the whirling Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras is or deeply centered in another tariqat or tradition, the founder and President of you are invited to deepen in the Mevlevi Order of America. the Love of Rumi with us... In 1978, his father New & experienced students study & learn together: Suleyman Hayati , Sohbet; Spiritual Discourse the head of the Mevlevi Order Practice; in , , Invoking the Names of God instructed him to go to America Zikr; Remembrance of the Divine and share the Mevlevi path. Semazen Training: He found many westerners eager to embrace Awareness Through Movement for Turning the spiritual and cultural heritage The Turn; in place, walk turn, arms in prayer of the Mevlevi tradition. Ayin-i-; poetry, music, expressive turning Today, over 30 years later, there are active MOA centers Study of the Sema Ceremony in New York, throughout the West Coast, Adab; respect toward others Hawaii, and Europe. Sacred Garments of the Mevlevi Muhur; posture of surrender Jelaleddin leads devotional practices Post & Postneshin; spiritual lineage which include instruction in Naat i Sharif; Noble Praise the turn (known as whirling), Ney Taqseem; “Listen to the reed flute…” Sema (whirling prayer ceremony), DarbiJelal; Blow of Glory sohbet (spiritual conversation), Sultan Veled Walk; counterclockwise circling adab (respectful manners), Mukabele; seeing the Divine face to face and zikr (prayers of remembrance). Flying to God; the four selams In addition, he directs a school in Konya Qur’anic Recitation; Compassion and Mercy teaching Mevlevi arts, especially music and turning. Fatiha; Opening the Heart Through his dedication and sincere friendship, he continues to inspire hundreds of students "The mission of the Mevlevi Order of America is to be a living embodiment of to develop a heartfelt connection with the Mevlevi Way, through sharing the teachings of the great 13th century poet the path of Mevlana, known to many as Rumi. and mystic Jelaluddin Rumi. We offer cultural programs, open workshops, and public presentations in the spirit of inclusion, equality and love, under the The Mevlevi Order of America is a 501 (c ) 3 not for profit organization. inspiration of Suleyman Hayati Dede, and the guidance of his son and successor Jelaleddin Loras." www.hayatidede.org