Head Knowing versus Heart Knowing

Every week, I get lots of suggestions from well-meaning folks of all varieties for books they think I might be interested in, videos to watch, articles, and so forth that seem related to the work that I do.

I’m not surprised by this. As someone who has studied learning for the past 30+ years (yikes for admitting how old I am…), I know that the way we typically learn in life is through the mind. And the way that the mind learns is by association, i.e. “this is like that.” In other words, since I work with imagery and metaphor, I get all kinds of suggestions for books and articles about imagery, metaphor, dreamwork, archetypes, and the like.

The mind is a powerful instrument for learning, and I honor that. But our heart learns in a much different way.

The heart learns and knows by following an inner call.

My work was developed from an inner call. Eleven years ago I had a powerful mystical experience, and it has been my guide ever since. I knew at a deep level that it was conveying to me my life’s work.

Anyone in this world who is doing anything truly authentic is letting his or her heart lead. They are following heart knowing… “See-Feeling” an internal vision that is typically hard to explain or put into words.

By the way, this is why metaphor is the language our heart uses to navigate its way in the world.  Metaphoric imagery allows us to “see-feel” vague inner feelings, nebulous nudges, fuzzy forms, obscure pieces that don’t seem to fit, and fleeting glimpses of “Something else.”

Heart knowing is hard to explain or put into words…but through metaphor, we can See-Feel it.

If you’d like to explore what your heart has to say to you, please join me for a Doorway session or Virtual Reading.