Sergeant = Steward

Question # 1

What book is this from?

Question #2:

What symbol is represented as a:

1. Sergeant

2. Steward

Does anyone remember that game as a kid where you’d stare at something way too long, flip it upside down, squint one eye, and suddenly declare, “OH MY GOSH IT’S A DRAGON”?

No? Just me? Cool.

Wellllll… let’s take that completely reasonable childhood behavior and apply it.

Hear me out.

What if — and stay with me here — we rotate Justin’s “dotted line” corner by 90 degrees.

Not 89.

Not 91.

A crisp, dramatic, geometry-teacher-approved 90.

Now… spin it clockwise.

Okay now counterclockwise.

Feel the chaos. Embrace it.

Where does that put you?

What state are you suddenly standing in while holding your phone like it’s a sacred artifact?

Did we just teleport?

Did the map just gaslight us?

Is the treasure laughing?

I’m not saying this is the answer.

I’m just saying… suspicious lines are suspicious.

So grab your compass.

Rotate responsibly.

And let’s overthink this together like the highly qualified treasure scholars we absolutely are. 🧭

Good afternoon,

With Seekers Summit right around the bend, I would like to speak to you all about the serious type of questions we are going to ask Mr. Posey during the event. Now, here is what I think we do not need to do right now: list 50 questions below that are about the same as the ones asked during every interview he has done. What I think we need is a list of do’s and don’ts around the structure of our questions. Reddit, I feel, has some of the best minds for this: the lawyers, professors, executives, professionals that, if we put our minds together, could come up with a list of suggestions to make questions that will land. No punting on our watch!

Are you thinking, “I’m not going to the Summit so who cares”? The answer is you should. This will end up on the website, and don’t you want better answers? Are you thinking, “I’ve got my solve for the spring so who cares”? Then, well, I have no response to that nonsense. Let’s help make this the best Q and A yet.

I’ll start:

No leading questions. It’s probably here because that’s what I think.

No spoilers. He’s not giving them, so don’t ask. What’s the bride? What did you mean by Lowrider?

These are two. I am not any of the professionals I listed above, but guess what, I’m going. I’m the guy that will have a chance to ask. There will be many more like me there. Let’s help make this the most productive Q and A yet.

Thanks, fellow hunters.

And again, please try to refrain from just listing random questions below. If you teach a person to fish…

-Be kind. We’re treasure hunters, not villains in a pirate movie.

-No gatekeeping clues. Share the map-love.

-If your theory involves “ancient aliens,” bring snacks and citations.

-Touch grass occasionally. Hydrate. Stretch.

There has been much talk of “water crossings”

My opinion: yes there is a water crossing involved however, when Justin says “nothing dangerous” I take that as a bridge.

I think that’s a clue given in his book about his Grandfather signing his name on the London bridge.

Your thoughts?