I’m enthusiastic about a ritual that I'm starting to call "Seed Sharing".
It's a simple, yet profound practice, meant for a group of friends all actively trying to make sense of the world. Not just about a specific subject, but about life, the universe and everything.
The essence of this ritual is sharing seeds - nuggets of information, experiences or insights that might seem abstract or concrete, personal or universal. A seed can be a recurring theme in the world, or an idea that's been gaining traction. It could be as abstract as the concept of 'Web 3.0', as tangible as a place like Atlanta, Georgia, or as specific as a burgeoning fashion design studio, or the app DeScript. These seeds are the pieces of the world that you feel need to be shared, that hold relevance or importance, and that contain energy.
The beauty of the seed sharing ritual is that it thrives on diversity. Each participant brings their own unique seeds from their week, their experiences, their observations. As we gather and share these seeds, we're not just benefiting from our own perspectives, but from the collective intelligence of the group. It's like having multiple eyes and ears, and hearts, on the ground. It's an emergent way to pick up on the zeitgeist, the spirit of the times, allowing us to make more informed decisions.
And if, say, half the group brings the same seed - maybe something like RFK - to the ritual, it may indicate that there's something particularly potent or significant about that seed, that it's resonating with the times.
This ritual isn't just about sharing, it's about listening and learning from independent thinkers, people who bring in diverse experiences from their unique life paths. The goal isn't to echo each other but to provide mutual value, to enhance each other's understanding of the world.
I like to think of this practice as a way of planting and nurturing a future Golden Age. We're each tending to a metaphorical garden, sowing the seeds of insights that can collectively blossom into a more comprehensive understanding of our shared reality.
I won't claim this to be a novel idea, it's just a new name for an age-old practice. In Benjamin Franklin's time, there were Junto circles, where community leaders would gather and share what they were observing. Seed sharing is in that same vein, it's a tool to foster leadership through shared wisdom. It's about finding and engaging with people you trust and respect, those willing to participate in this shared discovery.
All said and done, it's not just about sharing seeds, it's about growing together.