Exercise 3: Invent a sensory word

Exercise 3: Invent a sensory word

Goal: Warm up the imagination by inventing a new word for a sensation that doesn’t exist in human language.

Instructions

Pick a card or spin the wheel

→ Use the Sensory Channels Deck of Cards or the Physico-Ecological Axes Wheel to get inspired by a non-human way of sensing.

Imagine a specific sensation → Think of a moment, feeling, or perception that might exist through that sensory channel — even if it doesn’t make sense for humans.

Invent a name for it → Just make up a word! It can sound like an emotion, a noise, or something alien.

Write a short definition → What does this word mean? Who uses it? When?

Example:

“Flenjor” — the subtle pull sensed when underground roots change direction. Used by fungal networks to anticipate drought.





More Than Human Lens Toolkit Fraga Pérez, P. and Prado Casanova, M. (2024) Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Cite: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20626432








More Than Human Lens Toolkit Fraga Pérez, P. and Prado Casanova, M. (2024) Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Cite: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20626432








More Than Human Lens Toolkit Fraga Pérez, P. and Prado Casanova, M. (2024) Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Cite: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20626432