New Moon Gatherings
Musical Prayers and Songs of Hazrat Inayat Khan with LatifaNoor & Friends
Sept 10th, Oct 10th, Nov 9th, and Dec 8th 2026
7:30 – 8:30 pm ET
“It has been a custom among the people in the East to start every enterprise with the waxing of the moon, in order to follow the course of nature and to join forces with the increasing power and light of the moon. The sun represents divine light, the moon represents the human heart. To join forces with the waxing of the moon is like drawing divine light and power in one’s own heart to accomplish a certain thing.”
— Hazrat Inayat Khan
Musicians and music lovers, please join LatifaNoor and friends to welcome the new moon with musical prayers and songs of Hazrat Inayat Khan!
The meeting dates are:
- Thu, Sept 10th
- Sat, Oct 10th
- Mon, Nov 9th
- Tues, Dec 8th
Details
Sessions are on the new moon from 7:30–8:30 pm ET (New York). All times are listed in Eastern Time — to find your local start time, use this time zone converter. Please note that participants in Australia and New Zealand will join on the following day, local time.
We offer three price levels so that cost need not stand between anyone and this program.
- Supporter — $30 per session. For those with the means to give a little more, helping to sustain this program and the wider work of the Inayatiyya.
- Standard — $20 per session. Our suggested level.
- Limited Income — $10 per session. For those for whom the standard level is a stretch.
These rates are set to keep this teaching within reach rather than to reflect what it costs to offer. Gifts at the Supporter level help make the lower levels possible and support the Inayatiyya’s work beyond this course.
Please choose the level that best reflects your circumstances. We ask that you select in good conscience rather than by any outward measure — no explanation is needed, and no one is asked to justify their choice.
If even the reduced level is out of reach, scholarships are available. Please contact us at astana@inayatiyya.org before registering so we can process your request.
Speaker
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LatifaNoor AndersonLatifaNoor Elizabeth Anderson is a graduate of the Na Koja Abad Global Suluk Academy class, Vice President of the Music Activity for Oceania and the Americas, a Representative in the Inner School, Musical Representative, spiritual guide, retreat guide, and center leader for the Light of Harmony Center, Inayatiyya of Dobbs Ferry. She is also a cellist and vocalist; her Indian raga studies inspired the CD LatifaNoor, a synthesis of Raga and Western classical music for cello, voice, and tampura. As a cellist she has toured China, Japan, Mexico, Italy, England, Germany, Finland, Australia, Israel, India, and the US with the Meliora and Cassatt String Quartets and with the New York City Opera. She has recorded for Telarc, Nonesuch, and RCA and her next recordings will feature sacred vocal music for retreat.
When not traveling for concerts or leading alchemical singing retreats, LatifaNoor loves walking in nature with her basset hound Ruby, cooking for family and friends, and knitting socks.
