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Dr. Robert A. Johnson • Hopkins' Archives
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Robert’s genius is presenting complex ideas in jargon free simple terms. The presented simplicity stems from a very deep experience and knowledge of the inner world. This understanding allowed Robert to select stories, images and symbols from cultural history to facilitate the sharing of his hard-won wisdom, as did Jung. Take from this what you will regarding the practicality of his work. My feeling is that he is a lighthouse, illuminating the dangers and offering a way forward.
Robert Johnson was a lifelong friend and mentor. He was many things in his long life. This included being a fire watch, musician, musical instrument builder, harpsichord supplier to Hollywood productions, Jungian analyst, master of dream interpretation, parent, monk, lecturer, story teller, author, traveler, photographer, mystic and friend. I create these videos and offer them to you as a way to give back some of what Robert gave me.
Russ Hopkins
Robert Johnson was a lifelong friend and mentor. He was many things in his long life. This included being a fire watch, musician, musical instrument builder, harpsichord supplier to Hollywood productions, Jungian analyst, master of dream interpretation, parent, monk, lecturer, story teller, author, traveler, photographer, mystic and friend. I create these videos and offer them to you as a way to give back some of what Robert gave me.
Russ Hopkins
Dr. Robert A. Johnson • The Healing Element
Robert discusses with Russ Hopkins a "personal healing element" as the secret of psychotherapy. Also addressed is the American illness of the Fisher King Wound as a symptom of our glimpse of Christ consciousness.
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Dr. Robert A. Johnson • Heaven and Earth
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When Robert was eleven years old a car accident brought a near death experience that introduced him to the reality of an inner, ecstatic world. Robert talks about how this revelation informed the rest of his life.
Dr. Robert A. Johnson • Eyes and Ears of God
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Dr. Robert A. Johnson discusses with Russ Hopkins the evolution of consciousness, prayer, humility, active imagination, dream theory, the American illness, the limits and rightful place of the ego, paradox, the nature of the soul, the totality of ones being and subjective versus objective reality.
Working a Dream • A Celebration of Dr. Robert A. Johnson
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This is the introductory comments, musical performance and subsequent discussion from May 23, 2024 in Zurich at the ISAP school for Jungian analysts. This was a presentation made by Russ and Dr. Burt Hopkins at the invitation of Nick Paul Smith. The discussion portion features Russ Hopkins describing Robert's relationship with and attitude toward the unconscious psyche. Two videos of Robert doi...
Dr. Robert A. Johnson • Thoughts on Dreams
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This is a collection of Robert's thoughts regarding the art of dream analysis.
Dr. Robert A. Johnson • A Man and His Harpsichord
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Robert talks about his relationship with his Joannes Ruckers harpsichord, built in 1617, before performing Ground in C Minor by Henry Purcell (4:47) and Prelude in C Minor by Bach (7:14).
Dr. Robert A. Johnson • The Clavichord
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Robert shows off his 1912 Arnold Dolmetsch clavichord while sharing his passion for music. 0:00 Part One: Discussion of the sound and history of the clavichord. Robert also tells the story of his encounter with Shibley Boyes, pianist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. 11:42 Part Two: Robert presents a detailed discussion of the sound and mechanics of the clavichord and the making of the special ...
Dr. Robert A. Johnson • The Modern Vision Quest
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Robert describes the psychology of a modern therapeutic vision quest. Filmed by Michael Bovee in 1998 during a Journey Into Wholeness Vision Quest on Langskib Island, Temagami, Canada.
Dr. Robert A. Johnson • Buddha, Serpent Nature and Dreams
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Robert discusses with Russ Hopkins the story of Buddha being protected by the world serpent in the hours just before his enlightenment. While sharing a related dream and aspects of his personal journey, he delves into the nature of dreams as a healing instrument and window into knowing ones true self in contrast to the collective consciousness. Robert offers hints regarding the art of dream int...
Robert A. Johnson • Jung and the Issue of Paradox
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Robert and Dr. Burt Hopkins discuss paradox and opposites in relation to consciousness.
Dr. Robert A. Johnson • Robert's Books
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Dr. Robert A. Johnson and Dr. Burt Hopkins discuss the meaning of Robert's phrase "A Slender Thread" and his feelings regarding his published work.
Dr Robert A Johnson • Robert's Serpent Dreams
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Robert shares two personal dreams in a discussion with Dr. Burt Hopkins. He had the first dream when he was around 26 years old while a student at the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. This one brought Robert to the attention of Dr. Carl Jung. The second dream was a follow-up to the first dream thirty-five years later.
Dr. Robert A. Johnson and Dr. Burt Hopkins • Discovering Jung
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Robert and Dr. Burt Hopkins describe what brought Jung to their attention.
Dr. Burt Hopkins • Jung Biographies
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Dr. Burt Hopkins provides an analysis of select published biographies as of 2004 about Dr. Carl Jung.
Dr. Robert A. Johnson • East Indian Water Buffalo Skin
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Robert shows off his Johannes Ruckers Harpsichord built in 1617. Music was a big part of Robert's life. He was a professional musician in his younger years and collected and restored harpsichords and clavichords that were very old. At one time Robert had a business in Los Angeles renting them out to Hollywood productions.
Dr. Robert A. Johnson • Jungian Theory (with archive intro)
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Dr. Robert A. Johnson • Jungian Theory (with archive intro)
Dr. Robert A. Johnson • Buddha and the Nanic Process
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Dr. Robert A. Johnson • Buddha and the Nanic Process
Dr Robert A Johnson • The Story of Sita and the Transposed Heads
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Dr Robert A Johnson • The Story of Sita and the Transposed Heads
Dr. Robert A. Johnson • One-Two Man (Story and Discussion)
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Dr. Robert A. Johnson • One-Two Man (Story and Discussion)
Dr. Robert A. Johnson • In Search of the Holy Grail
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Dr. Robert A. Johnson • In Search of the Holy Grail
Dr. Robert A. Johnson • The Bell of the Virgin Mary (Robert's dream)
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Dr. Robert A. Johnson • The Bell of the Virgin Mary (Robert's dream)
Dr. Robert A. Johnson • The Young King's Renunciation (story)
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Dr. Robert A. Johnson • The Young King's Renunciation (story)
Wow! Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you so much for this content. It is such a blessing.
Thank you so much for sharing this wisdom - and I just love the introduction about the child and also that the audience can expect and even better story the following day. As a storyteller I might borrow that 😏
How many therapists does it take to change a lightbulb? One, but the lightbulb has got to really want to change.
The turbines convert the unconscious libido into usable energy. Maybe the turbines are a metaphor for a psychological system that collects and converts the power of emanating God into a new world source of energy that will revitalize the life on earth.
Thank you very much @RobertsWisdom for this... these videos are unexpected treats! What I take from this is that gaining consciousness in whatever form, while wonderful has a shadow side of robbing us of our naivety (to be "thrown out of Garden of Eden" as Dr. Johnson says) and leaves a feeling of emptiness/loneliness. Here are some quotes by Jung I think that refer to this: "There's no coming to consciousness without pain"... "No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell". How do we overcome this? Is the solution through AI (Active Imagination!) as suggested in the previous video about Eyes and Ears of God? (On another note, I wonder what Dr. Johnson would think of the recent advances in the 'other AI' and the perils for humanity... I imagine he would be concerned).
Russ when was this wonderfultalk filmed?
Hey, thankyou, u gotta love him ❤
These are priceless. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Thankyou for mentioning Christianity. The supernatural is real.
More nonsense and propaganda. There is no Heaven...unless you count all the planets out there with and without life. There is definitely no Hell. The man in the video is an actor, paid to tell this nonsense story
The language is to be understood symbolically, not literally.
I love this interview. And I've been reading Gurjieff, Ouspensky and in particular Maurice Nicoll.
Christianity in it's let's say unadulterated form.
I am curious if Robert faced periods analogous to the two or three stages of the dark night of the soul described by John of the Cross? Or other drawn out states of loss of meaning or ego-death during his latter half of life? I am new to him and haven't read anything yet, but deeply moved by the presence, authenticity and tangible innocence and mercy. I get this 'saintly' feeling about him and such rare individuals usually haven't emerged there without intense fire and purification.
Robert survived a prolonged deep dark night of the soul that lasted a very long time. I don't think he completely emerged until he was in his fifties when he was finally able to come to terms with the meaning he saw in his suffering and the suffering of others. He was at peace in his later life though "ego death" was not part of the equation for him. He taught the ego was necessary but needed to be in balance and not in control.
@@RobertsWisdom Thank you for providing this information. It means much to me without going into details. Yes, the "ego death" never sat well with me in theory. Some, like Paul Brunton, chosed to say that it is the identification processes with the ego in the mind that dies. Looking forward to follow this channel.
Thank you for this testimony; it is so necessary. Thank you for sharing. As our society advances technologically and materially, it increasingly faces what Robert calls the Fisher King wound. This wound symbolizes an inner fracture, a spiritual void that modernity fails to fill. The paradox here is striking: the more we progress in scientific knowledge, technology, and material comfort, the more we seem to drift away from our spiritual and emotional center. The fracture in the collective psyche mentioned stems from an unceasing pursuit of external progress, while internal, spiritual, and emotional needs remain unfulfilled. Jung himself warned against the dangers of a hyper-rational society that neglects the unconscious. From this perspective, we have reached a point where humanity has achieved an unprecedented level of material consciousness, but at a cost. The need for deeper meaning, for a return to the sacred, is felt more urgently than ever.
Very well articulated... thank you.
Thank you so much once again for the fantastic upload.
You are very welcome.
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But there's a middle ground as it were, another way, embrace the beauty and the fire and go forth....
Much appreciated, thank you. How old were you when you met Robert and the healing element came forth?
I was 31 years old.
What a gift
@@RobertsWisdom Wonderful, what a gift, as one already commented. Any suggested reading about this "healing element"? May I also ask if you know one experienced analyst who is also a christian esoteric/mystic? I live in Sweden.
@@MikaPilgrim I suggest starting with Inner Work. The only analyst I can recommend is in Switzerland.
I've read a few of his books but sometimes I wonder just because Carl Jung told him don't ever get married did Robert choose to live more in solitude because Jung told him that when he met in Switzerland don't ever get married. What about girlfriends and healthy intimacy? Did he miss all that or just didn't have a need for it after experiencing his NDE. I mean I've read owning your own shadow. Almost all of inner work. He, Transformation and my main question is Robert A Johnson books are they a practical guide to the path of individuation which makes you more whole higher self? Any help please
In a funny way, these videos always make me cry. It's not necessarily about their philosophical value, which is definitely there, and which is probably, the best of everything I've been in touch with, but about the feeling: it's the closest feel I can get of God/Spirit blended into humanness. Watching Robert I can feel both the raw pain and beauty of the human condition, which he, so compassionately and courageously continuously choses to experience. Apparently, he fully mastered the balance between heaven and earth... It's always a delight to see the notification for a new video! Thank you, Russ!
You are very welcome!
I feel the same gratefulness reading your comment. The fact that a human being with such perception and capacity to put words to it exists, made my evening even more filled with real hope and consolation. Be blessed, whoever you are.
Thank you for making and posting these
Thanks for sharing. Always great to re-visit and re-cap from learned people the interplay of the divine world and this world (so to speak). Makes you feel less alone in your experiences. Experiences like Robert candidly speaks about takes years to make sense and recover from.
wake up babe
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@RobertsWisdom internet lingo used to express joy for new content
An event happened in my life at the age of 10. I am 47 now. Pretty much until age 35 or so, I saw it a terrible experience. In later years, more and more I understand that it was "the event" that constellated (for reasons that I might understand later when I die), the path for my development as a human being in this incarnation. I can relate to this experience that Dr Johnson shares. Experiences like this, when they happen to a human when so young, create a lot of light and a lot of darkness, which is a perfect stage for development and understanding of the inner and outer world dynamics.
❤🙏 Is there more of this to come?
quite a bit.
@RobertsWisdom wonderful thankyou
I’ve read most of his books but it’s always a treat hearing from the man himself. Thank you!
What did you think of Balancing Heaven and Earth. I’ve been meaning to read that book for a while.
Thank You!
Thank you for your work. Merci beaucoup
You're welcome!
This is pretty amazing and so soul warming. Is there circles, dream or active imagination in San Diego or the area currently? Thank you.
don't know
Thank you. The light shines thru
A true blessing. Much gratitude 🙏 ❤
I dreamed the date August 26, 2027. We will see what happens. May be personal or collective.
The reason they don’t teach Jung is because he was correct?
We are the turbines. He was building.
When they speak of dreams? Are they always asleep?
Thank you for this channel. Brilliant man. Watched 3 videos all the way. Will watch all.
Subbed. Amazing. Will watch more.
❤🙏 Notice how his mouth tilts up slightly at one side, down at the other...so beguiling
yes
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At what year the footage was recorded?
I know already :) November 2004 :)
I do miss him so.
What year is this?
2006
Is anyone familiar with the story about Saint Theresa that Dr. Johnson is referring to in this video? When he said that the saint said that she "doesn't ask God, but simply calls his attention to it"? I would love to know where I can find the relevant literary source of that comment.
he mentioned he wasn't sure he had the right Saint...
@@RobertsWisdom yes, I was more curious if anyone recognized the story and could point me to the correct one.
That is St Theresa of Jesus, of Avila. That is correct.
Key takeaway I got.. trust the unconscious, it gives u what u need
America has always been a sick culture. Neurosis, malevolent narcissism, and evil permeate. That said, name any society since the invention of hominids that wasn’t? Seems to be a deity’s plan for us. Peace to the children globally. A’ho