METAPHORS
The image of a mountain, whether glimpsed in real life, or seen in a photograph, often awakens in us thoughts of our own struggles, perhaps to climb to a higher level of competence in our work, to behave more responsibly in a relationship, or to recover from a shattering personal experience. In each case we are called to struggle upward to some higher station in life.
Images like the mountain, taken from the world outside ourselves, speak to us deeply. They serve as metaphors and resonate within because we are not merely physical beings. Instead, we live out our lives and experience the world at a deeper, inner level, from the vantage of mind, heart, and soul. It is in this inner region of our self that these visual metaphors speak so powerfully to us.
The world offers an inexhaustible supply of such images, springing up like flowers, often in surprising times and places. Many we barely notice, but others speak too clearly to ignore. I have chosen those images that call out to me with a clear voice, that strike deeply and personally. I hope they also speak to the reader.
