Peanut butter and jelly creativity: Stepping beyond academia to unlock creativity
Yesterday, I stumbled upon something I wrote back in 2000, a pivotal time when I was opening up my creative channels. It was a few…
Author: Kim Hermanson
Dr. Kim Hermanson helps creatives, pioneers, and seekers break free from linear thinking and access a deeper, more expansive intelligence through metaphor. An educator and adjunct professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute, she guides people into the mind’s third space—an untapped field of profound beauty and knowing. Learn more at MetaphorMind Lab.
Finding unstoppable songs: Cheryl Savageau’s poem on resilience and inner voice
The poem below by Cheryl Savageau can be found in her book Dirt Road Home. In addition to her amazing poetry, I love the cover…
The power of space: How creating sacred spaces fuels creativity and self-discovery
I’m currently enchanted by a book with an irresistible title: The Poetics of Space. Admittedly, I’ve barely begun reading it, but the concept alone has…
Carl Rogers on constructive creativity: How it connects to learning and growth
Carl Rogers, one of the founders of Humanistic Psychology, outlined three essential conditions for what he termed “constructive creativity” (as opposed to destructive creativity) in…
How art and beauty guide us through times of change
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…
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