Course Overview
Sections
- Creativity & Emotional Well-being
- Imagery & Symbolic Experience
- The Creative Process
- The Making of Creative Genius
- Thinking Like an Artist
- Teaching, Research & Counselling
Requirements for Purchase
- College degree (graduate studies are preferred)
- Prior experience teaching adults or facilitating groups
- Personal familiarity with creative modalities
Interested in teaching a fresh new course in your business? This six-session Psychology of Creativity course is based on material I have taught at several graduate schools of psychology, including Pacifica Graduate Institute. It can be easily adapted for workshops, workplaces, or conferences. The purchase price of $250 includes 28-page detailed course syllabus with lesson plans, handouts, a ton of unique ideas for interactive group activities, and the license for you to teach. Handouts include: Psychological Conditions for Creativity, Quotes about the Creative Process, Quotes about Image and Art, Five Disconcerting Qualities of Creativity, Creative Genius: Seven Key Qualities, and Ten Lessons the Arts Teach.
Course Overview
Sections
- Metaphor in Everyday Life
- Metaphor as an Aesthetic World
- Metaphor as Creative Process
- Metaphor and the Natural World
- The Metaphoric Mind
- Metaphor in Teaching, Research & Counselling
Requirements for Purchase
- College degree (graduate studies are preferred)
- Prior experience teaching adults or facilitating groups
- Interest in moving our thinking and knowing beyond the current paradigm
Many people have asked how I developed my work and how they can learn more about the power of metaphor, so I’ve decided to offer my signature graduate psychology course that started me on this path.
In this course, we explore metaphor as a tool for personal learning and social change. We will understand how metaphors form the foundation of our thinking in everyday life, influencing our learning and growth. Our first task is to become conscious of how we use metaphor, exploring the ways in which metaphorical thinking shapes our everyday realities. Then we will move to a deeper level of analysis–investigating the rich ways in which metaphorical images and “seeing life as a poet” can enrich and enhance our relationship with ourselves, other people, and the world around us. The word metaphor meant “a transformer” in ancient Greek. When we view life through the lens of metaphor, we’re able to see possibilities and potentials that we would not normally see. Through the use of metaphor, our perception operates at a deeper level of understanding. In this vein, various perspectives are presented that elucidate the aesthetic realm in everyday life.
If you’re interested in incorporating metaphor into your current practice or helping others do that, you will not find this material anywhere else. Much of it is based on writings that are out-of-print and inaccessible to the general public. The purchase price of $500 includes a 40-page detailed course syllabus with lesson plans, class activities, handouts, and a license for you to teach it. Although this material was originally developed for graduate students, it can easily be adapted for workshops, seminars, or therapeutic settings. Handouts include A Summary of Concepts about Metaphor, Quotes about Metaphor, Primary Metaphors for Change, Metaphor and Aesthetic Experience, and Observations from Lakoff & Johnson’s Metaphors We Live By.