Recovering The Divine Feminine with Andrew Harvey

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Andrew Harvey, a renowned writer and modern mystic, speaks of the re-emergence in our patriarchal society of sacred feminine values for people of all faiths throughout the world. Drawing from his penetrating studies of religion and spirituality as well as his own profound mystical experiences, Harvey believes that until we acknowledge the full face of the Virgin Mary, we cannot absorb the full force of her son, Jesus. "Mary is nothing less than the incarnation on the Earth of the Divine Mother in her full power and Jesus is as much the son of the Divine Mother as he is of the Divine Father." Harvey eloquently explores the feminine face of God in many religions and stresses that we must celebrate feminine ferocity as much as nurturing and loving tenderness because it is that very ferocity "that brings in the clarity that destroys illusion, that aspect that demands transformation in the name of love and in the name of justice." (hosted by Michael Toms)

Bio

Andrew Harvey was raised in India and educated at Oxford. He is a renowned and distinguished mystical scholar, Rumi translator and explicator, poet, novelist, spiritual teacher and writer, and architect of Sacred Activism. He is also the Founder/ Director of the Institute of Sacred Activism.

Andrew Harvey is the author of many books including:

• Light Upon Light: Inspirations from Rumi (Meeramma 1988)
• Hidden Journey: A Spiritual Awakening (Henry Holt 1991)
• The Way of Passion: A Celebration of Rumi (North Atlantic 1994)
• The Direct Path: Creating a Personal Journey to the Divine Using the World's Spiritual Traditions (Broadway Books 2000)
• Son of Man: The Mystical Path to Christ (Tarcher/Putnam 1998)
• Light Upon Light: Inspirations from Rumi (Tarcher 2004)
• Teachings of Rumi (Shambhala 1999)
• A Journey in Ladakh: Encounters with Buddhism (Mariner 2000)
• Light the Flame: 365 Days of Prayer (Hay House 2013)
• The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism (Hay House, August 2009)

To learn more about the work of Andrew Harvey go to www.andrewharvey.net.

Topics Explored in This Dialogue

• Giving Mary back her power
• Interpretations of the Black Madonna
• How Christianity's Virgin Mary differs from Kali, Quan Yin, and other female deities
• The numerous appearances of Mary in the 1990s and what they mean
• Harvey's astounding mystical experiences as a child
• The Mother figure as represented in native traditions
• Who Ramakrishna was and the impact he has on us today
• The Divine Mother as a figure of radical change and transformation

Host: Michael Toms        Interview Date: 7/18/1997        Program Number: 2646