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Preparation For Listening

Begin playing a piece of music.
Notice how your attention responds to the sound itself — not the lyrics, not the memory, but how the music moves you.

Move the sliders according to what you feel.
Do not analyze. Do not correct.
When something settles, reflect.
containedoverflowing
Does the music feel held in, or like it spills outward?
intimatecommunal
Is it meant for you alone, or shared?
structuredloose
Is it tightly held, or allowed to wander?
groundeddriving
Does it sit in place, or push forward?
what these shapes meanwhat this combination tends to do
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Complete the observation

Optional. Attachment and Lens have already been detected from the original listening sliders.

How did understanding move through this listening?
Where did the listening place your attention?
What did the listening seem to orient you toward?
Optional Listening Context

These questions help the Observatory understand how this observation occurred. They do not change the posture itself.

What quality best describes the energy of this moment?
Does this posture feel familiar?
Have you experienced something like this before?
Did this posture mostly happen to you, or did you intentionally choose it?
Were you carried into this experience, or did you consciously move toward it?
calmenergized
How much energy do you feel right now?
changingstable
Does this experience feel settled or still changing?
What influenced this listening?
What happened next?
Write only if something feels worth remembering. Silence is also a complete answer.
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Recursive Listening Questions

These appear only after at least 100 saved listening observations.

Does this feel like a familiar return?
Did you respond differently than you usually would?
This moment felt primarily about…

When the observation feels complete, click Save. Optional fields may be left blank.

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