Metaphors of Meaning

by Linda Wilson

Overview

The spiritual life defies description through words. To understand our own spiritual experiences and talk about them with others, we frequently rely on images or metaphors to convey our meaning. Linda Wilson explores metaphors that are commonly used for expressing life in the spirit, noting that their meaning can vary from person to person, framed by one's geographical roots, culture, and gender. Wilson recognizes her own spirituality in the image of "tending one's spiritual home," a metaphor she develops with insight and care, as she offers an example to readers for finding and working with one's own metaphors.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162046882
Publisher:	Pendle Hill Publications
Publication date:	05/22/2018
Series:	Pendle Hill Pamphlets , #437
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	197 KB

About the Author

Greetings to all who read this. Tararu is the mountain. Heretaunga is the river. Wellington Harbour is the sea. I am descended from the Scots, from the clan of Gunn. Waiwhetu is the homeplace. I now live in the Waikato, under the shelter of the tribe of Waikato Tainui. Ellen Peterson and Rosalie Williams are my grandmothers. Henry Fox and Gavin Wilson are my grandfathers. Margery Fox and Donald Wilson are my parents, now twinkling stars, and they gave birth to me. My name is Linda Wilson. Ko Robert tohoku hoa rakatira. I Ko Emma taku taonga taku. Tamahine wha ngai Emma. I have one foster daughter and my husband is Robert. I acknowledge the assistance of Khyla Russell of Ngai Tahu and Isla Wittington Emery of Waikato Ainui over many years as I came to understand my place in this nation. (This introduction of myself is in the form of a traditional mihimihi in my country. See essay for an explanation.)