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• in Entertainment
  The Book of Symbols: Reflection on Archetypal Images by The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism
  “It is only possible to live the fullest life when we are in harmony with these symbols; wisdom is a return to them.” — C. G. Jung
  by fcetier / on Dec 11, 2010
• in Politics
  Riddle Me Ahab; Obama, the Titanic and a Rather Pesky, Great, White Whale Called Reality
  So What is the Darn Connection Already?!
  by irvinfcohen / on Oct 11, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “metaphor”

 

• Not a Stick! Making Sense of Metaphors

  
  I'm a teacher, get me OUTSIDE here! — Authority: 95
  When I was 11 years old I remember struggling to understand the concept of a metaphor. There is a wonderful poem, The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes which opens with three super metaphorical descriptions to set the scene... The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon ...
  4 days ago

• A DOOR THAT IS RECOGNIZED SOMETIMES

  
  The Crow Buzz — Authority: 102
  dramatic exits echoed from rooms down the hall. the exits of generations. generations of metal, wood and fiber, dirt and muck, and fire.  “and in those days a great war was waged. it was a religio-chamber of commerce pooplickable war.” (oh, c’mon. rabelais, jonathan swift, etc,) it was a war for the great ...
  5 days ago

• Why You Need Backlinks

  
  James rei — Authority: 131
  When we think of Internet marketing, the word “ backlink ” doesn’t automatically come to mind. In fact, most people who aren’t involved with a website would not even know what a backlink means. To put it simply, a backlink is any URL link from another website that will take web surfers directly to your ...
  1 week ago

• Graphic Support

  
  The Democratic Daily — Authority: 487
  An aesthetic interlude. It’s time to clear these 2011 drawings out so we can make room for the 2012 models! This is meant only as metaphor. However, I do have an exhibition opening in Springfield, Oregon in early February. Details to come. Only one is “political.” Otherwise, you’re safe. Leaving Oregon ...
  1 week ago

• Into the Wilderness

  
  John Shearman's Lectionary Resource — Authority: 89
  If we follow the chronology of the New Testament mythos, the story of Jesus forty days in the wilderness should come now, not at the beginning of Lent Read the full article at the Reflections website - seemslikegod.org
  2 weeks ago

• Bookish Birthdays: Susan Sontag

  
  For Books' Sake — Authority: 114
  "Prolific, polarising and provocative..."
  2 weeks ago

• Expert: ‘Investors don’t have a lot of conviction about the rally…Stocks are up, even if profits aren’t… Most don’t believe the Europeans have solved their problems or that the slowdown in China won’t get worse.” Or apparently that the U.S. economy will

  
  InvestmentWatch: Emerging markets, Real Estate, Personal finance, Business management, Politics, Economics — Authority: 148
  After wild price swings that left investors bewildered and not a cent richer last year, stocks are rising again, and calm has settled over the market like blue skies after a storm. Getty Images Or maybe eye of the storm is the better metaphor. “It’s a little too calm,” says the usually unflappable Jim Paulsen ...
  2 weeks ago

• Very Personal Ads #131: whoah-struck!

  
  The Fluent Self — Authority: 104
  Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. Each week I write these VPAs to practice asking for what I want. And to get clarity on what that really is, even when asking feels conflicted . I always get useful information about my relationship with various aspects of the ask. Join in if you like! Thing 1: a word ...
  2 weeks ago

• Costa Concordia provided setting for a 2010 Jean-Luc Godard film

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 164
  http://www.guardian.co.uk Costa Concordia provided setting for a 2010 Jean-Luc Godard film Cruise liner served as a self-conscious metaphor for western capital ploughing through choppy waters in Film SocialismeAnyone who sat through Film Socialisme may have suspected that the Costa Concordia was heading ...
  2 weeks ago

• Mitt Romney and the Space Aliens

  
  BartBlog — Authority: 415
  
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  Holding The Bruised Rose Blossoms Poetry Art Passion Sci-Fi Fantasy Love Angst — Authority: 100
    As the clock strikes midnight, I release this photo-poem into the velvet skies.  This little cactus flower poem is included in my first poetry collection, Holding The Bruised Rose Blossoms Of An Attempted Genetic Rinse.
  2 weeks ago

• Walking with Mythos

  
  John Shearman's Lectionary Resource — Authority: 89
  Mythos - Karen Armstrong and others use the term to highlight the difference between the kind of “Truth” that simply explains the mechanics of the universe, and the kind that helps to point our... Read the full article at the Reflections website - seemslikegod.org
  2 weeks ago

• uninspired.

  
  75 — Authority: 129
  so i havent shot much lately, current mindset not allowing me to. maybe its just a me thing...
  2 weeks ago

• Thank you for Metamorphosis, Mutation, and Transformation

  
  LEA KELLEY SAYING THANK YOU FOR... — Authority: 98
  Sometimes change is just an illusion, not quite integrated, a visual veneer that doesn’t make it into the real fabric. It’s kind of like a mean, unhappy person with an expensive face lift. The face lift is not a true transformation, but the surface change may contribute to a metamorphosis of the person by creating ...
  2 weeks ago

• Blog of the Week: First Church of Metaphor

  
  Cheryl's Musings — Authority: 100
  One of my favorite new blogs is Laura K. Deal’s First Church of Metaphor blog. From the title, you might not guess that this is an amazing resource for writers—but it is. The site offers an eclectic mix of inspiration and education in the form of music, poetry, art, and discussion of dream symbols. In the ...
  2 weeks ago

• South Carolina primary: Gloves off against Mitt Romney – live

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 164
  http://www.guardian.co.uk South Carolina primary: Gloves off against Mitt Romney – live Newt Gingrich and Republican rivals pitch in against Mitt Romney as the crucial South Carolina primary looms – live11.22am: Tortured metaphor of the day comes from the Associated Press in explaining the importance ...
  2 weeks ago

• Koss blatant use of the shooting metaphor that we werent supposed to use anymore.

  
  Althouse — Authority: 694
  "MD-04: Donna Edwards wins primary without a single shot fired." Its only a few days after the anniversary of the Tucson shootings, after which Sarah Palin was pilloried for using a target symbol on a campaign map.
  2 weeks ago

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  Holding The Bruised Rose Blossoms Poetry Art Passion Sci-Fi Fantasy Love Angst — Authority: 100
      Destination Unknown   1. The canopy squirrels leap and chatter, the sipping doves disappear in a flurry of gray and white.   Earth slides through space-time like a whisper through a sieve.   We dwell underground, burrowing through violent tunnels ...
  2 weeks ago

• “Every myth is psychologically symbolic”

  
  Go Into The Story — Authority: 128
  I want to follow up on this post from yesterday in which I started attempting to reclaim the ideas of Joseph Campbell from what seems to be some pretty severe strictures writers are putting onto them, especially in how they are viewing and using The Hero’s Journey. For when we have Hollywood producers ...
  3 weeks ago

• I Rise, Oblivious To The Chill Of The Coming Dawn

  
  Holding The Bruised Rose Blossoms Poetry Art Passion Sci-Fi Fantasy Love Angst — Authority: 100
  Click to view slideshow. Here I am, holding my masterpiece up to the light of the world, indifferent as it may be.  But I shall overcome, little by little, with the momentum of my blistering verse, with the sweet silky saunter of my heartfelt poetic dance.  I am Thomas L Goss, poet, for all eternity.  In 100 ...
  3 weeks ago

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