Each of us has a primary metaphoric image that gives life to and feeds our passions and gifts. These primary images usually come from childhood, and they’re often associated with that natural world. My metaphoric image is of my father and grandfather planting in their farm fields. One of my students who grew up in…
Metaphor lies at the heart of nearly every significant scientific breakthrough in history. Celebrated scientists like Niels Bohr, Richard Feynman, and Albert Einstein relied on metaphor to unlock new discoveries and reshape our understanding of the world. Across all levels of society—personal, cultural, scientific, social, and political—true innovation and transformation depend on our ability to…
For years, I’ve observed that our deepest creativity doesn’t begin with words—it begins with images. Images carry a potency that words often struggle to match. They bypass the logical mind and tap directly into the heart, soul, and body, opening up pathways to inspiration and meaning. Many of us, whether we consider ourselves writers, creators,…
I’ve worked directly with metaphor for 30 years, both professionally and personally, and there’s one image that has never let me go: I’m a plant rooted in rich, fertile soil. On a personal level, when I don’t know what to do or something in life is troubling me, all I need is to open myself…
The French writer Albert Camus wrote, “A man’s life is nothing but a slow trek to rediscover through the detours…those one or two images in whose presence his heart first opened.” Similarly, poet Stanley Kunitz believed that writers are often drawn to key images that captivated them as children, revisiting and reworking these images throughout…
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