Mysticism and Activism

New Thinking Allo • Mar 2, 2023 Andrew Harvey and Carolyn Baker, PhD, are coauthors of Radical Regeneration: Sacred Activism and the Renewal of the World. Andrew Harvey is the founder and director of the Institute for Sacred Activism. He is a religious and mystical scholar, Rumi translator, and spiritual teacher. He is author of more than 30 books, including The Way of Passion: A Celebration of Rumi, The Direct Path: Creating A Personal Journey to the Divine Using the World’s Spiritual Traditions, and The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism. His website is andrewharvey.net. Carolyn Baker, PhD, works closely with the Institute for Sacred Activism. She is a former psychotherapist and professor of psychology and history who writes the Daily News Digest. She offers life and leadership coaching and spiritual counseling. She is author of several books including, Undaunted: Living Fiercely into Climate Meltdown in an Authoritarian World, Dark Gold: The Human Shadow and the Global Crisis, and Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times. Her website is carolynbaker.net. Andrew Harvey and Carolyn Baker, PhD, offer ways to navigate the “dark night of globe” with sacred activism that is a marriage of the mystic’s passion for God and the activist’s passion for justice that can birth a new divine human race. 00:00 Introduction 02:57 Transformational resilience 14:59 Being proactive and shadow work 17:13 Dark night 19:39 New humanity 25:15 Joy and encouragement 33:22 Needing each other 39:26 Kali Yuga 40:59 Sacred activism 57:21 Conclusion Edited subtitles for this video are available in Russian, Portuguese, Italian, German, French, and Spanish. New Thinking Allowed CoHost, Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L, is an intuitive healer and health coach based in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is the author of Intuitive Development: How to Trust Your Inner Knowing for Guidance With Relationships, Health, and Spirituality. Her website is https://emmyvadnais.com/ (Recorded on February 8, 2023)