Andrew Harvey

ANDREW HARVEY is a renowned British author, religious scholar, and teacher of mystic traditions. He is known primarily for his popular nonfiction books on spiritual or mystical themes, beginning with his 1983 A Journey in Ladakh. Andrew Harvey is the Founder & Director of the Institute for Sacred Activism, an international organization focused on inviting concerned people to challenge our contemporary global crises.

Andrew is known as the author of over 30 books, including, The Hope, A Guide to Sacred Activism, The Return of the Mother and Son of Man, The Direct Path, the critically acclaimed Way of Passion: A Celebration of Rumi. He was also the subject of the 1993 BBC documentary “The Making of a Modern Mystic” and the founder of the Sacred Activism movement.

By 1977, Andrew become disillusioned with life at Oxford and returned to his native India, where a series of mystical experiences initiated his spiritual journey. He now lives in Chicago, Illinois, where he continues to write when not lecturing. Harvey conducts workshops on Sacred Activism, Rumi’s teachings, yoga, and practices to lead to deeper spiritual awareness.

Andrew also travels with students to sacred sites in India, Australia, and South Africa and offers personal spiritual training. Harvey was also listed as number 33 in the Watkins’ Mind Body Spirit magazine as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People in 2012. In 2012, he was nominated for the Templeton Prize, which was eventually awarded to the Dalai Lama.

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EVENTS & COURSES by Andrew Harvey

Events:

• SCHOOL OF SACRED WARRIORSHIP (April 24 – May 2, 2021) Join Andrew Harvey and Linda Tucker for a 9-day journey to South Africa, and explore the sacred home of the famed White Lions of Timbavati.

Courses:

• Diamonds in the Dark: Transformative Shadow Work for Our Time with Andrew Harvey
• Experience Renewal Through the “Global Dark Night”
• Radical Regeneration with Andrew Harvey and Carolyn Baker

Find information about his courses here

BOOKS, PRODUCTS & RESOURCES by Andrew Harvey

Books:

• Hidden Journey: A Spiritual Awakening, 1991
• The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: A New Spiritual Classic from One of the Foremost Interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism to the West (co-editor), 1992
• The Way of Passion: A Celebration of Rumi. North Atlantic Books/Frog, 1994.
• The Divine Feminine: Exploring the Feminine Face of God Throughout the World, 1996
• Light upon light: inspirations from Rumi. North Atlantic Books, 1996.
• Mary’s Vineyard: Daily Meditations, Readings, and Revelations. with Eryk Hanut. Quest Books, 1996.
• The Essential Mystics: The Soul’s Journey into Truth. Castle Books, 1998
• The Essential Gay Mystics, 1998
• Son of Man: The Mystical Path to Christ, J.P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1998
• Perfume of the Desert: Inspirations from Sufi Wisdom, with Eryk Hanut. Quest Books, 1999.
• The Return of the Mother, 2000
• A Journey in Ladakh: Encounters with Buddhism, 2000. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2000.
• The Direct Path: Creating a Personal Journey to the Divine Through the World’s Traditions, 2001
• The Sun at Midnight: A Memoir of the Dark Night, 2002
• A Walk With Four Spiritual Guides: Krishna, Buddha, Jesus, And Ramakrishna. SkyLight Paths Publishing, 2005.
• The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism, Hay House, 2009.
• Heart Yoga: The Sacred Marriage of Yoga and Mysticism, North Atlantic Books. 2010.
• Radical passion: sacred love and wisdom in action. North Atlantic Books. 2012.

Free Resources:

• Gift 1: Your Infinite and Radiant Heart Meditation. A Buddhist Tonglen Meditation guided by  Join Andrew designed to help you awaken and connect to your infinite, radiant, and compassionate heart. Listen here
• Gift 2: Experience the Wisdom of Rumi. Poems of Rumi for Our time. A selection of Rumi readings specifically selected by Andrew for their relevance to our current crisis. These highly thought-provoking and emotion-invoking readings will assist you in exploring your spirituality and provide you with a catalyst to look within for your own answers to the questions that perplex us all. Listen here
• Gift 3:  PDF extract from the Book: The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism by Andrew Harvey.   Ten Things You Can Do Right Now to Become a Sacred Activist. Download here
• Gift 4: The Universal Voice of Rumi. Join Andrew for a beautiful reading of four messages, spilling forth from the heart and soul of Rumi. Listen here.

You can find more free resources from Andrew Harvey here.