What is a metaphor for mind?

What is a metaphor for mind?

Definition
	A conventional metaphor in English in which the mind or a mental state is represented as an unrelated object or state.

Kinds
	Here are some kinds of metaphors for mind:
	What is a conscious-as-up metaphor? What is a mind-as-brittle-object metaphor? What is a mind-as-container metaphor? What is a mind-as-machine metaphor? What is a psychology-as-balance metaphor? What is an unconscious-as-down metaphor?

Generic
	A metaphor for mind is a kind of
	What is a metaphor for mind and mental processes?

Context for this page:

Concept module: metaphor for mind
In modular book: Metaphors in English, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H. Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Lexicon

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