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Milton Erickson used a variety of metaphorical approaches in their
work.
There is no doubt that metaphor works at different levels. The
conscious mind processes the content of a story while the
unconscious mind is receiving the hidden or embedded messages
sprinkled throughout the story. The embedded messages create the
possibility of generative change, while the conscious mind focuses
on the surface level of the story. Expert story tellers create parallel
realities in the story as often happens in dreams so that people at the
unconscious level can resolve their inner difficulties painlessly and
without feeling threatened.

15.12 The Metaphor of our lives:
We are continuously telling ourselves different versions of our life
story. The inner voice whispers and sometimes shouts the script. We
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