The Sun at Midnight: A Memoir of the Dark Night

by Andrew Harvey

Book Overview

As the motor's vibrations cradled me, I tried to envision my life. I saw the red lines of highways on the map, stretched between cities like threads of torn cloth. I imagined a book that could hold it... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585421790
• ISBN13: 9781585421794
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: TarcherPerigee
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

A Heart Captured by LOVE

Sun at Midnight is Andrew Harvey's articulate attempt to share the horrendous nightmare of the "dark night" of his soul. In truth, there are no words for this spiritual experience. The necessary break with his spiritual teacher left Andrew's heart torn wide open, and as love for his teacher leaked out it was replaced by Love from the Divine Feminine who claims him for Her own and who gifts Andrew with compassionate spiritual leadership. I found this to be a deeply inspiring book; one that will be easy to identify with for those who had or who are currently struggling with their own "dark nights". Andrew Harvey will provide the light of understanding for what you are experiencing, the courage to continue, and the firm belief that LOVE conquers all.

The most courageous love story of our time.

There is nothing about "Sun at Midnight" that is not utterly revolutionary. This is not merely a story or a memoir, but a living energy vortex with a distinct heart and soul. In a roller coaster of gripping, poetic language that Harvey has become famous for, he recounts his disengagement from his homophobic guru, Mother Meera, after she tells him that he is not to be with the love of his life, Eryk Hanut. This assertion from Meera triggers in Harvey a careening avalanche of self-doubt in his spiritual path, which he bares with a psychological clarity and flayed courage that is undeniably rare. We are completely captivated as we watch every gruesome detail of this passionate Phoenix crash and burn, ultimately to be reborn again as a true revolutionary of our time. The soul of this book is nothing less than a wake-up call to all seekers to embrace a new spiritual paradigm based on love, on groups of friends helping each other, on mentors which offer guidance but never disempower, and, most of all, on Tantric love relationships, gay or straight. The heart of this book is the personal story of two men's experience of discovering true love. Anyone who reads this book will be permanently moved to his/her core, and anyone who denies the impact this tale makes on the spiritual world and in the realm of intimate relationships isn't paying attention.

Unflinchingly Honest

What an honest and startling account of the journey known as the dark night of the soul! In Sun at Midnight, Andrew Harvey once again takes us into unchartered territory with an unflinching look at the soul-shattering experience of learning the terrible truth about his guru, the woman he thought was an embodiment of the divine feminine and who had become famous through his writings about her. Harvey tells of his descent into the dark night as he is stripped of all that had been his life for decades; the agony of realization; and the slow and painful ascent back into light. The personal detail he relates makes this book a page-turner, as he and his future husband forge a greater love amidst death threats and harassment from the cult surrounding his former guru. Through his journey, Harvey is brought closer to and develops a direct relationship with the Divine, in contrast to the intercessionary model of the guru system. From this experience arose his book, The Direct Path. In Sun at Midnight, we learn the details of how he came to be walking that path, and it is a compelling story, with all the elements of a good novel: drama, a gripping plot, well-written scenes, and great dialogue. And it even has a happy ending!

Andrew's Sun

Andrew Harvey is an expert teacher, communicator and storyteller and in his new book "Sun At Midnight" he fuses all of these talents and infuses his grand spirit to take us on an intimate journey through his experience into, and ultimate release from, the occult reigns of the Guru mirage.In "Sun At Midnight", Pandora's box is opened and what is released from that box of secrets can never be shut back in again. As a spiritual pioneer Andrew Harvey exposes the false God (or Goddess in this case) behind the Guru system and also reveals the false face of the "not so" New Age movement. As a man Andrew bares his heart and shows the world, through his passionate and beautiful relationship with his husband Eryk, that true love really does conquer all.On my longtime tour as a Seeker I have often been intrigued with the Guru idea and I found that this book opened my eyes and saved me from the potential of wasted years projecting my ideal of God onto a mere mortal rather than experiencing the reality of Divine Love in my heart. Although filled with spiritual lessons, "Sun At Midnight" is not only a teaching book but also an intensely interesting (and often frightening) true story rich with human courage, suffering, divine guidance, miracles and true love.This book is a MUST-READ for anyone ready to know the reality behind our modern spiritual circus and will serve as a guidebook for all those seekers ready to migrate through the dark night, and into the light, of Divine Truth. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Sun at Midnight

Andrew's passionate telling of his incredibly courageous and soulful story is consummately engaging. His complete honesty in describing every detail and emotion he and his loving partner, Eryk, share, as they make this journey through a personal and professional hell in the seeking of truth, makes this book a compelling read. No one can turn a phrase or express an emotion the likes of Andrew Harvey. His zest for life, for love, for absolute clarity and goodness, makes his books worth following as he grows to even greater wisdom and consciousness. Knowing the passion of this man, and the high bar he sets for himself in his standards and morality, I know I can trust every word he says in his book. That being so, this is a must-read for every follower, every student of self-proclaimed gurus or spiritual masters who hold themselves as the true pathways to God. Andrew lets us know, God is there, directly available for each of us, not through the prism of the judgments, weaknesses, motives or self-servings of those that would proclaim otherwise.