Zikr I - Firebirds - Sufi ritual of Divine Ecstasy

Zikr I serves as an introduction to a very, very ancient tradition; the tradition of ritual dance that leads to a state of divine ecstasy. A tradition that already existed in Ancient Egypt and still continues there today in the Sufi practice of Sama - ecstatic sessions that principally employ sound accompanied by ritual movements to achieve their effect - and are a dimension of zikr - the Remembrance or Invocation of God. While these sessions may be held in Sufi communities throughout the world, the particu