A Note . . .
A Note . . .
Daytime is one thing,
Moonlight another.
Things take on a different look
Beneath the moon
Than beneath the sun.
And
It might well be
That to the spirit,
The light of the moon would appear
To yield a truer illumination.
--- Thomas Mann
(taken from Johnson, Anita. 1996, Eating in the light of the moon.
Birch Lane Press Book, Carol Publishing Group:
You may look at some of these pictures and wonder,
‘ . . . what are these pictures . . .
. . . what do they mean . . .
. . . what do they have to do with eating disorders ? . . . ‘
Eating disorders represent an individual’s attempt to confront and solve difficult problems. Eating disorders are not about food and eating, nor size, shape or weight. They are symptoms that reflect one’s internal sense of conflict, chaos, and confusion about self. The food, eating, and weight preoccupation are metaphors illustrating the underlying emotional conflict
A metaphor is a form of symbolic language, used to convey a feeling or idea in an indirect yet more meaningful way.
These pictures are metaphors for the section or content in which they represent.