Images are the psyche’s preferred way of operating. Whether we’re aware of it or not, our brains don’t think without images. The original and basic unit of mental activity is the image. Images are our native language. Clients come to me feeling blocked or stuck, but when they connect with the images that lay underneath…
Not knowing is the essence of creativity. I once heard the celebrated filmmaker David Lynch interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air. Host Terry Gross asked Lynch something about what he does when he makes a movie. Lynch responded that when he makes a movie, he “doesn’t really know” what he’s doing. This statement has always stayed…
Metaphor connects our human brain with spiritual dimensions. When we shift from perceiving and knowing with our linear, analytical mind to a spatial, artistic way of knowing based in metaphor, we’re able to access a field of divine intelligence. This was documented in neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor’s book, My Stroke of Insight. But because our…
Need a little “check-in” to see what you’re really feeling right now? Taking five minutes to write a fairy tale is quick, easy, and fun! Best of all, its wisdom comes from a place that’s deeper than your thinking mind. Writing a fairy tale will give you answers that you can’t get any other way….
It’s counter-intuitive, but opening up space is more important than filling it. Many who teach, train, coach, or mentor focus on content and strategies, but it’s the opening of space that’s transformative. When we focus solely on content, learning becomes static. We have no room to let the wisdom under the surface reveal itself. Today,…
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