Gay Mysticism

Ecstasy and Transfiguration Through Divine Love

By: Andrew Harvey

Narrated by: Andrew Harvey

Discover the Holy Passion of Gay Mystics
Of the world's true mystics—seekers who achieve a direct union with God—a staggering proportion have lived and loved as gay men and women. Through their sumptuous love poetry, their daring explorations of Tantra (sacred sex), and heroic devotion to their faith—despite their estranged status within society—gay mystics have permanently altered and enriched the spiritual landscape of our time. Now scholar and bestselling author Andrew Harvey illuminates the lives and loves of these mystical outsiders on Gay Mysticism.

Looking back to the dawn of Western religion, Harvey shows that, far from being rejected, homosexuals in pre-Christian cultures were seen as divine and even priestly—a mysterious fusion of masculine and feminine qualities. Drawing from many sources, Harvey uncovers the rich and long-hidden history of our most important gay mystics, including the Sufi poet Rumi, the American poet and social worker Walt Whitman, the English essayist Edward Carpenter, Plato, and others. Here is the never-before-told story of these “spiritual adventurers” and the sacred democracy they bravely explored, framed by the most ecstatic and hallucinatory love poetry the world has ever known.

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I felt that this book and reading was just Fabulous! The Power and Peace presented here was so beautiful. It completely opened to the Real what life is about. I presented the importance and beauty and power of Love (complete Love-way beyond our little immature idea of love).

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Gay Mysticism Magic!

Beautifully narrated and eloquent. Harvey speaks not only homosexuality in history but more so that gay people are symbols of what's to come. A divine soul forged of body and spirit. Releasing all religious, cultural and historic taboos. His take on mystic poets and their writing as well as their lives was enchanting and inspiring. Gay and straight people would enjoy this book as it is about being true to yourself and honoring your divine right to love and accept yourself and deeply, completely and profoundly sharing your love with one special and sacred one.