This section invites you to learn more about my life, work and teachings. Here you will find articles and practices that complement and extend the material found in my books. You will also be in touch with my continuing xperience of Heaven on Earth and its revelations are teaching me. Finally, a C.V. is provided for those interested in my professional background.

Articles
Welcome To Finding Heaven Here
Living Everyday in Heaven on Earth
On the Taboo Against Knowing Where You Are
Finding, Losing and Recovering Heaven on Earth
Heaven on Earth: The World Beyond Thought
Living the Myth of Inanna

 

Most Recent Blog
On the Taboo Against Knowing Where You Are –And It's Costs
John C. Robinson, Ph.D., D.Min.

The presence and experience of Heaven on Earth is the greatest secret on the spiritual path . I have searched bookstores, libraries, and the web for years and have yet to find a serious discussion on the topic. Only the mystics (the true seers in every religion) talk about the divine world, but they do so mostly in passing – to them, it's simply obvious, but to the ordinary mind, it's simply unbelievable. Heaven on Earth – the ordinary world transfigured in enlightened consciousness – represents the ultimate destination of humanity's great journey. Why then is our collective consciousness so barricaded against this profound and infinitely important reality?(continue to rest of blog)

C.V.
Private Practice, Sacramento, CA, 1976-2001 (retired 9/01)
Licensed Psychologist: State of California, l975 to 2001 (PSY 4276)
Member, National Register of Service Providers in Psychology: 1976-2001

PAST MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

American Psychological Association
APA Division 39: Psychology of Religion
Association for Transpersonal Psychology
California Psychological Association
Sacramento Valley Psychological Association
Founding Member and Teacher, Spiritual Life Institute,
Christ the King Retreat Center, Citrus Heights, California

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

University of California at Santa Barbara: B.A. Psychology,1968
University of Oregon: M.A. Clinical Psychology, 1971
University of Colorado Medical School: Internship Clinical Psychology 1972-73
University of Oregon: Ph.D. Clinical Psychology,1973
Wisdom University, Oakland, CA: Doctor of Ministry, 2006
Chaplaincy Institute for Arts and Interfaith Ministry, ordained 3/08.

EMPLOYMENT:

1976 - 2001: Full-time private practice in Sacramento
1974 - 1975: Staff Psychologist, Outpatient Mental Health, Sutter Memorial Hospital, Sacramento, CA
1973 –1974: Staff Psychologist, Inpatient Psychiatry Service, Sutter Memorial Hospital, Sacramento, CA

PAST PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:

Allied Health Practitioner, Sutter Community Hospitals, l983-1988
Assistant Clinical Professor of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, 1978-1988
Independent Medical Examiner, Department of Industrial Relations,
Division of Industrial Accidents, State of California, 1978-1988
Chairman, Task Force on Cerebrovascular Disorders, American Heart Association, Sacramento Chapter, 1983-1988
Member, Board of Directors, American Heart Association, Sacramento Chapter, l985-1988

AREAS OF CLINICAL SPECIALIZATION:

Individual and Couples Psychotherapy
Long Term Psychotherapy
Midlife Issues and Treatment
Men's Issues, Workshops, and Groups
The Integration of Psychotherapy and Spirituality

PAST AND RECENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES:

Midlife Passage workshops, Learning Exchange, 1990-91
Sutter Center for Psychiatry Grand Rounds: "A Psychotherapist's View of
the Midlife Passage - Personal and Professional Considerations"
November, 1990
Sutter Center for Psychiatry Grand Rounds: "Changing Men -The Men's Movement In America" June, 1991
Conference Organizer and Presenter: "Everyman, A Day long Gathering for Men in Sacramento" Sutter Center for Psychiatry, September, 1991
Conference Organizer and Presenter: "Everyman II - The Seasons of a Man's Life" Sutter Center for Psychiatry, April 1992
New Directions in Male Psychology conference presentation: "The Awakening of the Soul at Midlife: Depth Psychotherapy with Men in the MiddleYears" May, 1992
Conference Organizer and Presenter: "Everyman: A Weekend Men's Gathering on Health, Sex and Love" Planned Parenthood of Sacramento Valley,
March l993
New Directions in Male Psychology conference presentation: "Awakening
the Mystical Experience in Man: Recovering the Sacred in Life" May, 1993
Conference Organizer and Presenter: "Psychotherapy and Spirituality - A
Possible Alliance?" Sutter Center for Psychiatry, October 1993
Sutter Center for Psychiatry Grand Rounds: "Psychotherapy and Religious
Experience: A Primer on the Management of Spiritual and Religious
Issues in Psychological Practice" February, 1995
New Directions in Male Psychology conference presentation: "Death of a Hero,
Birth of the Soul" May, 1995
Conference Organizer and Presenter: "Death Of A Hero, Birth Of The Soul"
A Men's Gathering, Christ the King Retreat Center, July 1995
Association for Transpersonal Psychology conference presentation: "Death
of a Hero, Birth of the Soul: Images and Metaphors of the Midlife Passage"
August, 1995
Sacred Journeys: A Workshop with Nina Krebs, Grass Valley, November, 1995.
Conference Organizer and Presenter: "A Weekend Men's Gathering on Friendship," Christ the King Retreat Center, August, 1996.
Conference Organizer and Presenter: "A Weekend Men's Gathering on Change,"
Christ the King Retreat Center, August, 1997.
Conference Organizer and Presenter: “Tending Your Garden: A Weekend Retreat for Men,” Christ the King Retreat Center, July, 1998.
Continuing education workshop for mental health professionals, 11/12/99, Shasta County Mental Health, Redding, CA.
Workshop and Discussion on the Integration of Psychotherapy and Spirituality. Unitarian Church of Davis, 3/4/00.
“Spanning the Great Divide: Integrating Psychotherapy and Spirituality.” Day long continuing education workshops for mental health professionals on the integration of psychotherapy and spirituality through R. Cassidy Seminars (Orange County, 4/7/00; Oakland, 4/14/00; Sacramento, 4/28/00; Los Angeles, 5/5/00.
Classes Taught at the Spiritual Life Institute from 1998 to the present: Introduction to Spirituality, the Spirituality of Aging, the Integration of Psychotherapy and Spirituality, Ordinary Enlightenment, and the Mystic’s Way.
Classes Taught at the Mercy Center Auburn from 2002 to present include Ordinary Enlightenment and From Mystic to Prophet.
Numerous invited sermons on spirituality at local churches.
Sermon and Workshop: “Where Do I Fit? The Discovery of Personal Wisdom and A Place in the Universe.” Center for Spiritual Living, Tacoma, WA, 7/15/07.
Retreat: “Sacred Sight.” Mercy Center Auburn, Auburn CA. 7/27-29, 2007 with Fr. Joeseph Mitchell.
Keynote Speaker at the Spiritual Care Week Symposium, 10/26/07, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Chaplaincy Department: “Healthy and Unhealthy Spirituality: A Spiritual Psychologist’s Reflections”; “Integrating Psychology and Spirituality: Theoretical and Practical Considerations” (Psychiatry Grand Rounds); “Psychological and Spiritual Care: What Do I Do Now?”

PUBLICATIONS:

Death Of A Hero, Birth Of The Soul: Answering the Call of Midlife,
Council Oak Books, 1997.
But Where Is God? Psychotherapy and the Religious Search,
Nova Science Publishers, 1999.
Ordinary Enlightenment: Experiencing the Presence of God in Everyday
Life, Unity Books, 2000.
Living the Myth of Inanna, Psychological Perspectives, C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles, Vol. 48, Issue 1, 2005.
Heaven on Earth: Keys to the Garden. Paradigm Shift, Issue 37, 5-7, 2008
Finding Heaven Here, O-Books, 1/09.