I wanted to share an inspiring email I received from an amazing woman who heard me on the radio last fall. Her metaphoric imagery is so vivid and full of life, and her description of our culture being in the “neti-neti” stage of childbirth deeply resonated with me: “We are ‘not here nor there’ but…
In his novel Ulysses, James Joyce writes: “Any object, intensely regarded, may be a gate of access.” This simple yet profound idea has stayed with me for years, and every time I revisit it, I uncover new depths. Joyce’s notion of a “gate of access” resonates strongly with the transformative power of metaphor, which lies…
In the process of writing up some new course proposals, I discovered some old writing I’d never sent out. The ideas are still present for me, so I offer them to you. I think we can all feel it: the rumblings of change are happening all around us. Of course, change is part of life,…
This coming winter, I’m teaching Psychology of Metaphor at the Institute of Imaginal Studies (IIS). It’s a class that changed my life before I even taught it. Back in December 2006, during my interview with the Director of IIS, he asked me what I wanted to teach. Without thinking, I blurted out, “Metaphor.” The funny…
I’ve always been drawn to the idea of creating space. For years, a note on my computer reminded me, “Create Space for Spirit to Speak.” Without space, it’s impossible to bring anything new or creative into being because our lives are already too full. Take writing, for example—you have to create physical, mental, and emotional…
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