" Thus, an instruction to see the moon as irregular, as asymmetrical, is an instruc-
tion to see, metaphorically, that the essence of the divine, which the church is to
serve and protect, is not the abstract, perfect, lifeless doctrine of the institution,
but rather real, imperfect, vital beings. "

― George Lakoff , More than Cool Reason: A Field Guide to Poetic Metaphor