My brain did that happy little click where wonder puts on a lab coat and goes, okay, let’s be precise now. Attention learning to count without losing its soul? Delicious.
Stone remembering. Bodies remembering. People literally walking the sky into their muscles. That whole idea made me want to look up from my screen and check where the sun is right now. By the end I wasn’t reading an essay anymore — I was being gently recruited into the noticing club, no membership card required.
In The Elements of Eloquence, Mark Forsyth writes, "A poet is somebody who expresses his thoughts, however commonplace they may be, exquisitely." I think you've captured that beautifully here. Sure, we can all look up at the sky, but to inscribe its meaning into stone or carry it as we journey through the world is an exquisite expression of our common, shared human instinct to seek wonder.
This series has completely blown my mind. I've been humbled by the insights into "pre-literate" thought processes. I strive to avoid binary thinking, and I truly appreciate your response. Regarding over-interpretation, my aim wasn't to interpret, but to simply wonder. We can't definitively know if the Chaco pictograph depicted SN 1054. We can only speculate. And personally, I'd jump into a time machine – not to prove or disprove, but to gaze upon the unknown and understand it on my own terms.
My brain did that happy little click where wonder puts on a lab coat and goes, okay, let’s be precise now. Attention learning to count without losing its soul? Delicious.
Stone remembering. Bodies remembering. People literally walking the sky into their muscles. That whole idea made me want to look up from my screen and check where the sun is right now. By the end I wasn’t reading an essay anymore — I was being gently recruited into the noticing club, no membership card required.
Asuka,
"Attention learning to count without losing its soul?" Your perception and its poetic recounting continue to blow me away.
In The Elements of Eloquence, Mark Forsyth writes, "A poet is somebody who expresses his thoughts, however commonplace they may be, exquisitely." I think you've captured that beautifully here. Sure, we can all look up at the sky, but to inscribe its meaning into stone or carry it as we journey through the world is an exquisite expression of our common, shared human instinct to seek wonder.
Loving this whole series! ✨
Joshua, you're always so kind. I'm truly honored to have you with me on this incredible adventure ... and I cherish your part in inspiring it.
This series has completely blown my mind. I've been humbled by the insights into "pre-literate" thought processes. I strive to avoid binary thinking, and I truly appreciate your response. Regarding over-interpretation, my aim wasn't to interpret, but to simply wonder. We can't definitively know if the Chaco pictograph depicted SN 1054. We can only speculate. And personally, I'd jump into a time machine – not to prove or disprove, but to gaze upon the unknown and understand it on my own terms.