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LINE (London Islamic Network for the Environment) Monthly Forum:
SHAMANISM AND THE WAYS OF OUR ANCESTORS: PERSPECTIVES FROM A MUSLIM
Date: Sunday 13th Dec 2009
Time: 2.15pm to 4.45pm
Venue: 4th Floor, Muslim World League, 46 Goodge Street, London, W1T 4LU (entrance on the corner of Charlotte Street); Nearest Tubes: Goodge Street (Northern Line), Euston Square (Hammersmith & City, Circle, & Metropolitan Lines) & Warren Street (Victoria Line).
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With:
Sumayah Ebsworth (Writer & Holistic therapist)
This talk will be based on the view that our awareness of nature and the environment can be enhanced by rituals that have been practised in different traditions by our ancestors. It will touch on the role of the shaman in ancient tribes, and on rituals concerning nature and the annual cycle.
Also within the forum, we will hear feedback from recent and upcoming ecological activities, and there will be a slot for Resource Cycle. No charge and open to all. Donations welcome.
About the Speaker:
Sumayah Ebsworth currently lives in Dorset, and has spent several years exploring a number of therapies and disciplines including Shamanism. Prior to 2006 she described herself as very spiritual but not particularly religious. This changed in 2006, when on a holiday in Egypt she realised that she knew nothing about Muslims. After studying Islam and Muslim cultures for two years she eventually became a Muslim in July 2008. Sumayah is currently writing a novel which she hopes will promote understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims.
For more information: www.lineonweb.org.uk; Tel: 0845 456 3960 (local rate)
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