Mixtaping My Metaphors
How changing the metaphors we use can change the way we think | Aeon Essays
Benjamin Santos Gentaaeon.co
We have to be careful of the metaphors we use to make meaning, because metaphors are the language of spirit, and that’s how we operate in our fields of existence either to increase or decrease connectedness within creation.
Tyson Yunkaporta • Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
Metaphors are (metaphorically) woven into the fabric of our language and thought, shaping how we grasp and articulate abstract concepts. We should therefore feel free to prudently explore alternative metaphors and judge whether they perform better. A collective effort to notice and change the metaphors we use has enormous potential to reduce indivi... See more