Every person must live the inner life in one form or another. Consciously or unconsciously, voluntarily or involuntarily, the inner world will claim us and exact its dues. If we go to that realm consciously, it is by our inner… — Robert A. Johnson Copy Share Image
“Once we become sensitive to dreams, we discover that every dynamic in a dream is manifesting itself in some way in our practical lives” — Robert A. Johnson Copy Share Image
“Most psychotherapies are designed to patch up wounded people and then throw them back into the battle of oppositions. They guide people in how… — Robert A. Johnson Copy Share Image
The object of life is not happiness, but to serve God or the Grail. All of the Grail quests are to serve God. If… — Robert A. Johnson Copy Share Image
The place where light and dark begin to touch is where miracles arise. — Robert A. Johnson Copy Share Image
“Culture can only function if we live out the unwanted elements symbolically. All healthy societies have a rich ceremonial life. Less healthy ones rely… — Robert A. Johnson Copy Share Image
The difference in a teacher and a mentor is that a mentor is interested in our soul. — Robert A. Johnson Copy Share Image
For many years of my life I thought one came down with a mood just as one comes down with a cold. But slowly… — Robert A. Johnson Copy Share Image
The real relatedness between two people is experienced in the small tasks they do together: the quiet conversation when the day's upheavels are at… — Robert A. Johnson Copy Share Image
“Dante was standing near the Ponte Vecchio, a bridge that crosses the Arno River in Florence. It was just before 1300… Dante saw Beatrice… — Robert A. Johnson Copy Share Image
Someone observed darkly that it is always two A.M. when one is in the 'dark night of the soul. — Robert A. Johnson Copy Share Image
The essential ingredients for relationship are affection and commitment. — Robert A. Johnson Copy Share Image
“The word suffer in its original sense means “to allow,” such as in one of Shakespeare’s dramas when a courtier says, “I suffer you… — Robert A. Johnson Copy Share Image
