Seekers

Seekers are individuals who actively pursue something rather than remaining passive. The scope of seeking can be broad, including the search for information, knowledge, truth, resources, or opportunities. In many contexts, seekers engage in a continuous process of inquiry, evaluation, and adjustment of goals based on findings or changing circumstances.

In information science and related disciplines, information-seeking behavior studies how people formulate questions, locate sources, and assess relevance and credibility. Models describe stages such as problem formulation, source selection, retrieval, interpretation, and synthesis, emphasizing the active role of the seeker in knowledge construction.

In religious, philosophical, and spiritual contexts, seekers pursue deeper meaning, enlightenment, or guidance. Practices may include study, meditation, dialogue, and pilgrimages. The concept often implies curiosity, perseverance, and an openness to revision of beliefs in light of new understanding.

In culture and media, "Seekers" appears as a proper name and motif. The Seekers, formed in 1962, are an Australian folk group known for songs such as Georgy Girl and The Carnival Is Over. In speculative fiction, seekers are characters or factions whose task is to locate artifacts, people, or locations that advance a plot or world-building.

See also: quest, search, information-seeking, seeker (disambiguation).