Tom Arbino (born Thomas Anthony Arbino on November 16, 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American novelist, playwright, poet, and the founder of Crown Chakra Zen.
Tom writes books about Zen and spirituality. Zen
Tom writes novels and short stories in various genres, which deal with things outside of the mainstream. Novels
Tom's plays are controversial and not afraid to tackle the heated issues of the day. These plays shed light on things that need to be dealt with and not repressed. Plays Tom also writes radio plays Radio Plays Tom listens to Old Time Radio and his favorites are: X minus 1, Dimension X, and Jack Benny. Tom says that these shows develop his imagination, creativity, and hone his playwriting skills. (It is best to listen to these shows with your eye closed since we are so visually oriented these days.)
Tom has published several books of poetry. Poetry Tom was the Arts and Entertainment reporter for the Cincinnati Edition of EXAMINER.COM
Early Life
Tom grew up in a cracker box house neighborhood on the east sided of Cincinnati. Tom's imagination was sparked early in life by TV shows Lost in Space, Mission impossible, The Invaders, Sea hunt, Batman, Marine Boy, and Flipper. These shows provided him an escape from his abusive mother and an older girl next door who molested him beginning at the age of 10.
Education
Tom holds an AAS in Civil Engineering Technology from Cincinnati Technical College and a BA in psychology from the University of Cincinnati. Tom completed 33 hours toward s a master's degree in mental health counseling. Tom studied Jungian Psychology at Mt. St. Mary's Seminary. Tom works as a web site designer. He tried his hand at game making and produced one Atari style game called Alley Kong.
Jung
Tom has read much of Carl Jung's works and has analyzed over 20,000 dreams using his training in Jungian Psychology. Using Jungian Psychology, Tom has accessed the Self, God within the unconscious. Tom has access the Self, analyzed its archetypes, and brought it up into consciousness with the aid of Zen meditation techniques.
Zen
Tom's study of Zen was undertaken for spiritual development and his frustration with outwardly oriented mainstream churches that offer little beyond Dogma. The Zen that Tom developed, Crown Chakra Zen, is distinct from Zazen based Zen and is the First American school of Zen. Tom is not a Buddhist.
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