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<span style="font-size:1.6em;line-height:1.3;">Explore the library through its landscapes.</span><br /> | <span style="font-size:1.6em;line-height:1.3;">Explore the library through its landscapes.</span><br /> | ||
| − | + | Ten illustrated starting points connect landscapes, structures, sound, time and transformation. Choose an illustration to open its article, then follow the connections into the wider collection. | |
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| − | ''The | + | === Connection, forces and change === |
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| + | File:MoM-atlas-islands-and-exile.png|link=Islands, Castaways and Exile|alt=A small island faces a distant mainland across open water.|'''[[Islands, Castaways and Exile|Separation and return]]'''<br />Refuge, isolation, contact and passage. | ||
| + | File:MoM-atlas-gravity-and-balance.png|link=Gravity, Balance and Support|alt=A stone beam balances on a fulcrum beside a plumb line.|'''[[Gravity, Balance and Support|Weight and support]]'''<br />Balance, contact, stability and tipping. | ||
| + | File:MoM-atlas-pressure-and-release.png|link=Pressure, Compression and Explosion|alt=A copper vessel releases steam beside a screw press.|'''[[Pressure, Compression and Explosion|Pressure and release]]'''<br />Compression, containment, outlets and rupture. | ||
| + | File:MoM-atlas-clocks-and-seasons.png|link=Clocks, Seasons and Waiting Rooms|alt=A railway waiting room has a clock and windows showing four seasons.|'''[[Clocks, Seasons and Waiting Rooms|Time and anticipation]]'''<br />Intervals, cycles, deadlines and waiting. | ||
| + | File:MoM-atlas-echoes-and-silence.png|link=Echoes, Silence and Unheard Voices|alt=A figure calls across a canyon with stylised arcs suggesting sound.|'''[[Echoes, Silence and Unheard Voices|Voice and response]]'''<br />Calling, listening, repetition and recognition. | ||
| + | File:MoM-atlas-metamorphosis.png|link=Metamorphosis, Cocoons and Shedding Skins|alt=A butterfly, chrysalis, cocoon and shed insect casing appear among leaves.|'''[[Metamorphosis, Cocoons and Shedding Skins|Changing form]]'''<br />Growth, enclosure, shedding and emergence. | ||
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| + | ''The ten images are original, AI-generated editorial illustrations of imagined scenes. Source and creation details are recorded on their file pages.'' | ||
== Follow a reading route == | == Follow a reading route == | ||
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=== Seeing and being seen === | === Seeing and being seen === | ||
Start with [[The Hermit, Lanterns and Solitude]], then explore [[Shadows]], [[Elevation]] and [[Hills and Mountains]]. Compare the placement of a light, the position of its bearer and the route between the bearer and anyone else. For model-specific practitioner commentary, continue to [[Hurts]]. | Start with [[The Hermit, Lanterns and Solitude]], then explore [[Shadows]], [[Elevation]] and [[Hills and Mountains]]. Compare the placement of a light, the position of its bearer and the route between the bearer and anyone else. For model-specific practitioner commentary, continue to [[Hurts]]. | ||
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| + | === Separation and connection === | ||
| + | Compare [[Islands, Castaways and Exile]] with [[Echoes, Silence and Unheard Voices]]. A distance can prevent travel, interrupt communication or make a returning signal noticeable. Add [[Bridges]] and [[The Hermit, Lanterns and Solitude]] to compare a connection across a gap with a chosen position apart. | ||
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| + | === Holding, carrying and releasing === | ||
| + | Read [[Gravity, Balance and Support]] alongside [[Burdens]], [[Foundations and Ground]] and [[Pressure, Compression and Explosion]]. Notice what carries a load, where force acts, and whether movement involves tipping, compression or an opening. [[Containers]] and [[Floods, Dams and Breaking Banks]] extend the comparison to boundaries and outlets. | ||
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| + | === Waiting and changing === | ||
| + | Move between [[Clocks, Seasons and Waiting Rooms]] and [[Metamorphosis, Cocoons and Shedding Skins]]. An interval, a recurring cycle and a change of form describe different processes. Compare [[The Sleeping Beauty]], [[Trees]] and [[Doors, Gates and Thresholds]] for stories and images of duration, growth and emergence. | ||
== Browse the wider landscape == | == Browse the wider landscape == | ||
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These are prompts for comparing texts and pictures, not a procedure for interpreting another person's experience. The individual articles identify their sources and distinguish story events from commentary. | These are prompts for comparing texts and pictures, not a procedure for interpreting another person's experience. The individual articles identify their sources and distinguish story events from commentary. | ||
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| + | == Compare related images == | ||
| + | The [[Comparative Metaphor Library]] develops the atlas's reading questions through sourced expressions, literary passages and worked comparisons. | ||
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| + | * [[Being Stuck: Barriers, Loops and Waiting]] compares obstruction, repetition, sustained effort and deferred departure. | ||
| + | * [[Agency and Motion: Moving and Being Moved]] separates propulsion, direction, control and restraint. | ||
| + | * [[Inside and Outside: Shelter, Confinement and Belonging]] compares access, protection, exclusion and membership. | ||
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| + | == Take the comparison further == | ||
| + | * [[Metaphor Across Languages and Cultures]] compares original wording, literal glosses and translations, with documented expressions and research on time, gesture and colour. | ||
| + | * [[Presentation Companion Library]] connects the Metaphor Society programme with reading routes, comparison questions and a source-based note-taking guide. | ||
== Other ways to browse == | == Other ways to browse == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:18, 23 September 2026
Explore the library through its landscapes.
Ten illustrated starting points connect landscapes, structures, sound, time and transformation. Choose an illustration to open its article, then follow the connections into the wider collection.
This atlas is a visual browsing guide to the Metaphors of Movement reference library. Its groupings connect subjects for comparison; they do not assign fixed meanings to an image or replace the training.
Choose a starting point
Orientation
Maps, compasses, landmarks and routes.
Inside and outside
Rooms, access, concealment and thresholds.
Water and boundaries
Containment, release, inundation and recession.
Light and distance
Solitude, visibility, position and guidance.
Connection, forces and change
Separation and return
Refuge, isolation, contact and passage.
Weight and support
Balance, contact, stability and tipping.
Pressure and release
Compression, containment, outlets and rupture.
Time and anticipation
Intervals, cycles, deadlines and waiting.
Voice and response
Calling, listening, repetition and recognition.
Changing form
Growth, enclosure, shedding and emergence.
The ten images are original, AI-generated editorial illustrations of imagined scenes. Source and creation details are recorded on their file pages.
Follow a reading route
Finding a way
Begin with Maps, Compasses and Lost Bearings, then compare Paths and Trails, Mazes and Labyrinths and Fog and Mist. A missing direction, a complicated route and an obscured view present different questions. Add Obstructions when a route is known but passage is blocked.
Entering, leaving and gaining access
Move from Houses, Rooms and Hidden Spaces to Doors, Gates and Thresholds, Locks and Keys and Fences, Boundaries and Borders. Compare a place that is hidden, an entrance that is locked and a boundary that is crossed. Bluebeard supplies a literary example of permission and forbidden access.
Crossing and being carried
Read Bridges alongside Rivers and Civilisations, Currents, Tides and Undertows and Floods, Dams and Breaking Banks. A crossing, a current and a spreading flood organise movement differently. Ships and Anchors and Moorings add floating, travelling and holding a position.
Seeing and being seen
Start with The Hermit, Lanterns and Solitude, then explore Shadows, Elevation and Hills and Mountains. Compare the placement of a light, the position of its bearer and the route between the bearer and anyone else. For model-specific practitioner commentary, continue to Hurts.
Separation and connection
Compare Islands, Castaways and Exile with Echoes, Silence and Unheard Voices. A distance can prevent travel, interrupt communication or make a returning signal noticeable. Add Bridges and The Hermit, Lanterns and Solitude to compare a connection across a gap with a chosen position apart.
Holding, carrying and releasing
Read Gravity, Balance and Support alongside Burdens, Foundations and Ground and Pressure, Compression and Explosion. Notice what carries a load, where force acts, and whether movement involves tipping, compression or an opening. Containers and Floods, Dams and Breaking Banks extend the comparison to boundaries and outlets.
Waiting and changing
Move between Clocks, Seasons and Waiting Rooms and Metamorphosis, Cocoons and Shedding Skins. An interval, a recurring cycle and a change of form describe different processes. Compare The Sleeping Beauty, Trees and Doors, Gates and Thresholds for stories and images of duration, growth and emergence.
Browse the wider landscape
| Area | Places to explore |
|---|---|
| Ground and support | Foundations and Ground, Rocks, Fields, Pits, Holes and Trenches |
| Height and passage | Hills and Mountains, Valleys, Stairs and Ladders, Tunnels |
| Water and shore | Oceans, Lakes, Wells, Beaches & Shorelines, Swamps |
| Weather and visibility | Clouds, Fog and Mist, Ice, Snow and Frozen Landscapes, Lightning |
| Enclosure and connection | Containers, Ties and Binds, Nets, Webs and Traps, Burdens |
| Movement and repetition | Trains, Cars, Flight, Falling, Wheels, Treadmills and Roundabouts |
Ways to compare two images
When reading across articles, keep the physical arrangement in view:
- Position: above, below, inside, outside or between.
- Access: visible, reachable, open, locked, hidden or forbidden.
- Movement: chosen, blocked, carried, repeated or interrupted.
- Relationship: attached, separated, supported, pursued or accompanied.
- Change over time: arriving, waiting, rising, receding, returning or leaving.
These are prompts for comparing texts and pictures, not a procedure for interpreting another person's experience. The individual articles identify their sources and distinguish story events from commentary.
The Comparative Metaphor Library develops the atlas's reading questions through sourced expressions, literary passages and worked comparisons.
- Being Stuck: Barriers, Loops and Waiting compares obstruction, repetition, sustained effort and deferred departure.
- Agency and Motion: Moving and Being Moved separates propulsion, direction, control and restraint.
- Inside and Outside: Shelter, Confinement and Belonging compares access, protection, exclusion and membership.
Take the comparison further
- Metaphor Across Languages and Cultures compares original wording, literal glosses and translations, with documented expressions and research on time, gesture and colour.
- Presentation Companion Library connects the Metaphor Society programme with reading routes, comparison questions and a source-based note-taking guide.
Other ways to browse
Subject index | Stories and literature | Concepts and language | People and authors | Idioms A-Z | All articles A-Z