Wild Signs and Star Paths: Key #2, The Tick and the Hunter

This series is an exploration of the works of Tristan Gooley. I’ll document my efforts to learn to read nature’s signs. If you enjoy reading, I encourage you to support the author by purchasing a copy of Wild Sings and Star Paths (UK) or The Nature Instinct (US). I’m in no way affiliated with the author, nor do I profit from sales of the book.

Last Week’s Work

To notice what I notice. What do I see? What do I hear? What do I smell? What do I feel? What do I taste? Notice how these pieces interact to tell me where I am and what’s going on, especially in the most obvious circumstances.

New World

If being aware of what I notice and how it works to construct my map of the world is the skeleton key to reading signs in nature, then mine is rusty and cobwebbed. It raises serious questions as to whether this key has ever opened anything before. Noticing what I notice is hard! For starters, it’s one order of magnitude harder than simply “noticing,” which is the primary skill I’ll be trying to acquire in my study of Wild Signs and Star Paths, so maybe it’s OK that the master key needs a little polishing. ( Read more... )