Exploring the power of metaphor: A one-day workshop at Book Passage
God is unknowable. All we have is metaphor. This same truth applies to understanding anything of depth or complexity—our universe, each other, or even how…
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.
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The power of images: Bridging creativity, learning, and cultural transformation
Images speak in a very quiet voice. For a long time, the various parts of me have felt separate. I am both an academic and…
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The power of mental imagery: Unlocking creativity through images and metaphor
We are at our most creative when we actively engage with images. Creative individuals naturally play with mental images—shaping, shifting, and exploring them—no matter their…
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Unlocking creativity through metaphor: Join my workshop at Book Passage
“In the case of every historic scientific discovery and invention that is researched carefully enough, we find that it was imagery, either in dreams or…
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How metaphors shape our world: Reflections on David Brooks’ ‘poetry for everyday life’
A while back, David Brooks wrote a fascinating New York Times column about the role of metaphor in everyday life, titled Poetry for Everyday Life….
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