Positive metaphors hold the key to unlocking a person’s innate creative gifts and talents, acting as powerful bridges to the deeper parts of our psyche. They bypass the critical, linear mind, guiding us toward intuitive insights and untapped potential. Metaphors have the unique ability to shift perspectives, evoke emotions, and catalyze transformation, making them invaluable…
“Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.” ~ Orson Scott Card Metaphor cuts through mental chatter and confusion. 1. An artist who’s involved in too many outside projects sees her work as an apple tree with ripe fruit. It’s time for her to harvest her fruit. If she doesn’t,…
Metaphor is embodied wisdom. We commonly think of metaphor as something poets use to embellish their language, a tool of the left hemisphere. We also often dismiss it as “not real,” saying, “that’s just a metaphor.” But metaphor is much more than that. When we engage with a key metaphor, it connects us with a…
There’s a reason bank buildings are square. The solid, stable form of a square conveys security and trust. There’s a reason that when we need rest, we often seek out the calming expanse of a large body of water or the serene emptiness of the desert. There’s a reason web designers use generous amounts of…
“Most of us typically associate metaphor with the flowery language that poets use or with things that are made up: ‘That’s just a metaphor.’ In other words, we typically treat metaphors as outside of ourselves, when in fact they are the deep, sensory, intuitive language of the feeling center of our brain. To say that…
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