Logic of Metaphor as used by Dr. Marimba Ani.
For purposes of this article, metaphor, symbol, analogy, allegory, proverb and example are interchangeable as well as other types of figurative language.
The Creator teaches by metaphor. Metaphor is a way to teach using the abstract to get to the exact. Metaphor is a way of transferring meaning and understanding of one thing to another. This allows us to maximize learning. Once we recognize similarity and interrelatedness between two things, all we have to do is understand the first thing and then we can understand the second thing more easily and more quickly. Metaphor makes this possible. Metaphor trains us in the recognition of repetition. This is a metaphor for the repetitive dimensions of the Universe. This reinforces the need to respect the interrelatedness of all things. This is why, as we gain fundamental understanding of ourselves, we can know other things by association. The Universe is built on a fundamental foundation. All creation is simply a different representation of the same thing.
To say this another way, in order for metaphor to be of the most use, everything learned must be understood fundamentally. We must be able to connect whatever we learn to at least one fundamental common denominator.
That denominator is spirit - the first metaphor - which shall be hereafter referred to as the highest unifier. We already know this due to the numerous ways spirit can be expressed in nature without calling it spirit but we know it is spirit. Spirit is the metaphor for mutuality, commonality and equality. Spirit is the metaphor of metaphors. Spirit is a part of all inspiration which appears in many forms yet needs no translation.
Spirit is the motherboard that connects all things because spirit is the one thing in all things.
Since the Creator teaches by metaphor, as children of creation we must not ignore the logical use of metaphor in knowing what we need to know.
Not only is it logical to use metaphor, metaphor is logic. Reason within and compare the thought process when using "logic" and the thought process when using metaphor.
The logical use of metaphor allows us to relate the caterpillar, cocoon and butterfly to ourselves in order to teach us about necessary change. By logically applying metaphor, we can learn from the busy bee, busy ant and busy beaver.
Through plants we learn struggle makes us stronger and encourages us to reach deeper, wider and higher in order to reinforce the genetic chain as it gets longer. This is the metaphor to the metaphor through the metaphor.
The natural world is a metaphor for school, college, library and teacher just to name a few. The natural world above, below, within and without contains lessons on all subjects for all levels of students. The natural world is Metaphor University.
Metaphors allow us to make connections in ways that are more easily understood. Metaphors allow truths to be transferred directly from the Creator to each person, without human filtering, tampering and misunderstanding. This is why we must use our natural world teachers and even moreso when our information has come from, and still is coming from, societies obviously confused. Do not ignore the higher self trying to explain through metaphor what metaphors are here for. The metaphor is the horse's mouth.
Everything is a metaphor, and for everything, there are multiple metaphors. Re-cognition grows as knowledge of self unfolds into unity consciousness where everything is everything.
Who Purposefully Ignores Or Neglects Metaphors?
The logical use of metaphor is not easily accessible from the lower self because the lower self does not acknowledge the unifying spirit and the universal language of spirit. Those who do not recognize spirit or neglect growing in understanding of spirit will be likewise limited in the use of metaphor. These people don't know how to reduce the fractions of creation we are, to our highest fundamental common denominator. Therefore, things do not add up and problems cannot be solved. Once more, this is a metaphor.
We Are Metaphor – All of Us
Nature speaks to our four basic aspects with
energies, rhythms, pacings, demonstrations, analogies, similes and allegories.
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