Point A to Point B search on the Graph View: A "six-degrees of X" type search with a start and endpoint

Use case or problem

When I’m using my Obsidian notes to write something new I will look at the Graph View, mouse-over the node of the idea I want to start with, follow lines to other nodes, and think about how these related ideas could be strung together in prose until I reach an endpoint. This can be a bit disorienting and it’s easy to get lost on the graph.

Proposed solution

It would be amazing if I could run a search of some kind that let me specify where I want to start on the graph and where I want to end on the graph. Then the result could show me the line of notes that take me from Point A to Point B. Like a Google Maps of my second brain. This would be an absolute game-changer. I could then include each note between Point A and Point B when I write.

Current workaround

My only workaround right now is not very clever. I just hover my mouse over each node in the Graph View and navigate around like a maze. I often have a vague idea of where I might end, but it’s often just exploratory.

Maybe this is a feature that already exists and I just know how to search the Graph View properly? If so, I’m happy to be educated.

Thanks for your consideration.

This already exists in plugin form!

Check out the Obsidian Journey plugin. It might do exactly what you’re looking for:

Beautiful! Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction! I will check out the plugin!

Edit: Tried out Journey–it’s EXACTLY what I had in mind. Absolutely stunning. It feels like cheating at thinking. What an amazing community. Thank you!