Some are simply asking to be noticed. The practice isn't about forcing meaning onto every coincidence. It's about slowing down long enough to ask: - What am I observing? - What pattern keeps repeating? - What changes if I simply pay attention? - Symbolic Literacy isn't collecting answers. It's developing the capacity to notice relationships—between ideas, emotions, stories, nature, memory, and the world around us. Meaning isn't always something we discover. Sometimes it's something we cultivate through careful observation. Observe. Reflect. Embody. What symbol, image, phrase, or pattern has quietly followed you this week? 👀🌿

☀️ Happy Summer Solstice ☀️ Today I hosted the very first Symbolic Literacy gathering. No grand agenda—just opening the room, sharing a few reflections, and beginning the archive. Every community starts somewhere. Thank you to anyone joining us on the journey. 🌳📜💠

🎙️ First Symbolic Literacy Gathering Complete No matter how many people attend, every community has a first conversation. Today I opened the room, explored the platform, and recorded the first gathering. Symbols stop being private experiences and become communicable knowledge when we make space to share them. The archive begins. 🌳📜

🌱 Today at 1:00 PM Central Time we'll be holding our very first community call. We'll be exploring a simple but powerful idea: 🪟 Observe Before Absorb Together we'll discuss observation, interpretation, curiosity, and the role of missing information in how we make meaning. This isn't about having the "right" answers. It's about slowing down long enough to notice what we might otherwise miss. Whether you'd like to share, listen, or simply observe, you're welcome. Sometimes the most interesting part isn't the answer—it's what appears while we're wondering. 🌀 Looking forward to gathering with you all. 💚 📜 Symbolic Literacy Community 🕐 Today at 1:00 PM Central

Symbols stop being private experiences and become communicable knowledge. A dream. A story. A pattern. A feeling. A moment that seems meaningful. At first, it belongs only to us. But when we learn to observe, reflect, connect, and express what we discover, those experiences can become something others can learn from too. This is one of the reasons I created Symbolic Literacy. Not to tell people what symbols mean. But to help build bridges between personal experience and shared understanding. 🌳📜✨