how the story unfolds
Some pieces are meant to be held briefly.
Others are meant to stay.
Stori is designed as a progression —
not a path you’re required to follow,
but one that’s available when you’re ready.
This guide exists to help you understand
how each collection relates to the next.
THE MOMENTS
before the chapter
Moments are where stories begin.
They arrive quietly —
a knowing, a pause, something held close.
The Moments collection is made up of small ritual candles, each marked with a single symbolic form. These candles are created to honor experiences that arrive before a chapter is named.
They do not ask for permanence.
They do not ask for certainty.
They simply ask to be noticed.
You may begin here if:
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You feel something shifting, but can’t name it yet
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You are waiting, holding, or becoming
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You want to mark a moment without defining it
CHAPTERS
when a moment stays
Some moments pass.
Others remain.
When a moment stays with you —
when it becomes a season, a transformation, a truth —
it may be named as a chapter.
Chapters are longer rituals designed to honor significant life seasons such as pregnancy, motherhood, healing, loss, becoming, or renewal.
Each chapter offers deeper reflection and space for meaning.
You may arrive here when:
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A season in your life has taken shape
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You feel ready to name what you’re living
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A moment has grown into something lasting
THE ARCHIVE
where reflection lives
The Archive is where stories are held.
It is not a journal that demands daily writing.
It is not a record of productivity.
It is a place to reflect —
before, during, and after chapters unfold.
Within the book, moments appear again as prompts —
helping you recognize how a chapter began,
what shaped it,
and how it changed you.
The Archive exists to:
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Hold reflection without urgency
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Connect moments to chapters
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Give language to lived experience
THE DISCS
when a chapter is archived
Not every chapter needs to be archived.
But some do.
Chapter Discs are permanent markers — created to honor chapters that have been fully lived and are ready to be kept as part of your archive.
A disc is not a souvenir.
It is a decision.
Each disc corresponds to a chapter and carries the symbolic language you’ve already come to know through moments and reflection.
Discs are chosen when:
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A chapter has settled
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You want to honor what it was — and what it gave you
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You’re ready to keep it as part of your story
HOW IT ALL CONNECTS
You do not need to move through every collection.
There is no correct order.
But for those who wish to understand the flow:
Moments
↓
Chapters
↓
Archive
↓
Discs
Recognition → Reflection → Archiving
WHERE TO BEGIN
If you are unsure where you belong, begin with this question:
What am I in right now — a moment, or a chapter?
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If it feels new, quiet, or undefined → The Moments
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If it feels ongoing or life-shaping → Chapters
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If it feels complete and worthy of keeping → The Archive
You may move slowly.
You may stay where you are.
The story unfolds in its own time.
Stori is not about documenting life.
It is about honoring it —
one moment, one chapter at a time.