It's a middle class metaphor for interior design. It isn't especially robust, I agree, but it's the one the New Age movement in this capitalist container culture has chosen.
WOW! And I thought its pedigree is the Cartesian split of mind from body - our thinking and reflections are inside our mind, the world is outside.
Our thinking and our reflections are also in the world, or we wouldn't have them.
Indeed! But many would disagree with you on this point 😎
It's a middle class metaphor for interior design. It isn't especially robust, I agree, but it's the one the New Age movement in this capitalist container culture has chosen.
WOW! And I thought its pedigree is the Cartesian split of mind from body - our thinking and reflections are inside our mind, the world is outside.
Our thinking and our reflections are also in the world, or we wouldn't have them.
Indeed! But many would disagree with you on this point 😎