✧ Sufi whirling or Sufi turning is an active meditation practice with physical movement. It was originated among certain Sufi groups, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes. The dervishes who practice the Sufi whirling seek to connect with the Universe through the spinning movement of their bodies in repetitive circles, freeing themselves from their own self, ego, or personal desires. While listening to the music and focusing on God, their dance has been seen as a symbolic imitation of planets in the Solar System orbiting the sun. ✧