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The Three Secrets of Aging
The first wave of 76 million 'Baby Boomers,' representing 28 percent of the American population, turns 65 in 2011 and they will live longer than any previous generation in history – at least 15 years more than their parents! – creating an entirely new stage of human life.
151 pages, Paperback
First published July 16, 2012
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John C. Robinson
23 books6 followersI am a clinical psychologist with a second doctorate in Ministry, an ordained interfaith minister, and the author of 12 books on the psychology, spirituality and mysticism of the second half of life.
Upon turning 75, I felt the compelling need to spend time in solitude, to live more fully in the mystical consciousness I have been writing about. So I did. I stopped doing workshops, talks, papers. For three years!
As the experience deepened, I started spontaneously writing mystical poetry in the tradition of Hafez, Rumi, Kabir, Gibran. It was a complete surprise. Hundreds of poems poured forth, and they keep coming from the deep place of God’s residence in my soul.
My first book of mystical poetry was titled, I Am God: Wisdom and Revelation from Mystical Consciousness. My second book, just published, is called, Divinity Rising: Beyond Illusion, Suffering and Death. You can learn my work at www.johnrobinson.org.
Upon turning 75, I felt the compelling need to spend time in solitude, to live more fully in the mystical consciousness I have been writing about. So I did. I stopped doing workshops, talks, papers. For three years!
As the experience deepened, I started spontaneously writing mystical poetry in the tradition of Hafez, Rumi, Kabir, Gibran. It was a complete surprise. Hundreds of poems poured forth, and they keep coming from the deep place of God’s residence in my soul.
My first book of mystical poetry was titled, I Am God: Wisdom and Revelation from Mystical Consciousness. My second book, just published, is called, Divinity Rising: Beyond Illusion, Suffering and Death. You can learn my work at www.johnrobinson.org.
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December 7, 2014
Nobody ever says, "Oh, boy! I can't wait until I'm old and gray!" Let's face it. Aging, or "death in slow motion", is a lousy process of sagging looks, decreased mobility, mental deterioration, and other loss. But thanks to Robinson's book, there is light at the end of the tunnel even before...ya know...the actual light at the end of the tunnel. Though I'm being silly, there is nothing silly about Robinson's book...a much needed manual for the completely unavoidable.
Robinson first shares his own intense story of aging and his confrontation with the desire to die and then goes on to share three secrets of aging. These secrets inspire the reader to embrace elderhood as a powerful initiation, as something to look forward to, as a life-stage with its own unique and wonderous gifts.
Though framed within the context of aging, really, these secrets are the secrets of all ages...or maybe more suitably, the ageless because "getting old", like living, is "enlightenment is slow motion" for those with the eyes to perceive it as such.
What a great read-aloud this would be for the infirmed!
Robinson first shares his own intense story of aging and his confrontation with the desire to die and then goes on to share three secrets of aging. These secrets inspire the reader to embrace elderhood as a powerful initiation, as something to look forward to, as a life-stage with its own unique and wonderous gifts.
Though framed within the context of aging, really, these secrets are the secrets of all ages...or maybe more suitably, the ageless because "getting old", like living, is "enlightenment is slow motion" for those with the eyes to perceive it as such.
What a great read-aloud this would be for the infirmed!
July 8, 2018
Exciting new vision of aging
I've been writing on this topic and delighted to see it articulated so clearly. Highly recommended for midlife & beyond
I've been writing on this topic and delighted to see it articulated so clearly. Highly recommended for midlife & beyond
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January 25, 2020Cheesy title, check. Elevated info, check.
Each word resonated.
Each word resonated.
September 6, 2014
“The Three Secrets of Aging” is a wonderful book; I loved it. Warm, profoundly human, and exquisitely written, it is a moving memoir of John Robinson’s own experience of aging, combining his personal experiences with the many profound insights he has gained through patient and deep introspection. Elements of his story are agonizing, such as his mid-life experience of remembering buried trauma he had experienced during open-heart surgery as a child. In the years that followed that traumatic recollection, as he let go of his career and struggled with a sense of loss of identity, he suffered from feelings of desperation and depression. And yet, through his open-minded exploration of intuitive spirituality, and careful observation of his aging process, he has somehow now discovered a rare level of divine experience, a revelation of Heaven on earth which deserves to be shared with everyone of every age on this planet.
“The Three Secrets of Aging” never shies away from describing the pain, anguish and fear that often accompany the aging process; in fact, the author insists that we not delude ourselves with some idea that we can avoid aging or delay death indefinitely through some foolish combination of self-deception and New Age techniques. This book looks the painful reality of aging and death squarely in the eye… and in doing so, invites us to the discovery that aging can be a precious opportunity to allow the ‘me,’ the personal identity we’ve spent decades developing, to dissolve, so that the pure Consciousness which is our true nature can be fully revealed. As the author puts it, “I discovered that getting old was Enlightenment in slow motion!” He shares the understanding that the aging process has the potential to lead us all into the revelation of a radiant Divine Presence in the midst of our normal daily lives. And it gives us the opportunity to share our new found wisdom with others and bring the already omnipresent Heaven into full manifestation here and now on earth.
Heartily recommended!
~Ram Das Batchelder, author of “Rising in Love: My Wild and Crazy Ride to Here and Now, with Amma, the Hugging Saint”
“The Three Secrets of Aging” never shies away from describing the pain, anguish and fear that often accompany the aging process; in fact, the author insists that we not delude ourselves with some idea that we can avoid aging or delay death indefinitely through some foolish combination of self-deception and New Age techniques. This book looks the painful reality of aging and death squarely in the eye… and in doing so, invites us to the discovery that aging can be a precious opportunity to allow the ‘me,’ the personal identity we’ve spent decades developing, to dissolve, so that the pure Consciousness which is our true nature can be fully revealed. As the author puts it, “I discovered that getting old was Enlightenment in slow motion!” He shares the understanding that the aging process has the potential to lead us all into the revelation of a radiant Divine Presence in the midst of our normal daily lives. And it gives us the opportunity to share our new found wisdom with others and bring the already omnipresent Heaven into full manifestation here and now on earth.
Heartily recommended!
~Ram Das Batchelder, author of “Rising in Love: My Wild and Crazy Ride to Here and Now, with Amma, the Hugging Saint”
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