It’s freeing to pursue what our heart loves
I taught creative process courses for several years in a graduate program at the Sophia Center at Holy Names University. The thing I enjoyed most…
Author: Kim Hermanson
Dr. Kim Hermanson helps creatives, pioneers, and seekers break free from linear thinking and access a deeper, more expansive intelligence through metaphor. An educator and adjunct professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute, she guides people into the mind’s third space—an untapped field of profound beauty and knowing. Learn more at MetaphorMind Lab.
17 potent, inspiring & unknown books on the power of imagination and metaphor
In alphabetical order, 17 potent, inspiring, and relatively unknown books on the power of art, imagination, learning, and metaphor. (These are books not commonly known,…
The power of images to unlock creativity and breakthroughs
Humans have been harnessing the power of inner images since pre-historic times, when tribes painted their visions onto cave walls. Psychologist David Premack noted, “The…
Unlocking the right brain: The magic of metaphor, creativity, and compassion
To my mind, one of the most paradigm-changing statements of the 20th century was from Nobel laureate and neuroscientist Roger Sperry: There appears to be…
Teaching and learning are deep, rich, beautiful, and life-giving.
The word aesthetics comes from the Greek word “aisthenesthai” which is the “ability to perceive.” I’ve always had a strong desire to explore teaching and…
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