The Promethian Adventurer, Scout & Fire Skills
The Scout, need to know the magic and skills of fire. Fire is the Heart and Hearth of the community. We celebrate with Fire. For this is the alchemy, not of the gods, but of human ingenuity. Fire was not stolen from the Gods, it was invented from friction, from the sky (lightning), from flints and pyrites. Catching a spark or ember onto a volatile, portable medium which is made of the flesh of a fungi processed into felt, nettle fibre processed into fluff, Burdock leaves processed into cotton fluff, or old canvas cooked to make char cloth. None of these skills requires a knife; a flint flake and some rough flat stones are enough. The knowledge of making fire with natural tinder and friction, or sparks, even from a modern Ferro-Rod, is the most basic of plant-based learning and nature connection skill development practices. Friction fire is a whole other dimension of plant lore.
The above links connect to my YouTube channel, which is about Deep Nature Connection Skills
My Foraging collection of videos available through my Linktree clearly indicates that the amount of knowledge we need to learn about plants & plant lore would not be possible while trying to survive in a difficualt situation. The SAS survival manual in your backpack is just paper when you are in a fix.
The Promethian skill under learned, or worse, small parts learned without learning the entire skill, will likely lead to the Dunning-Kruger effect. Lack of knowledge through inexperience and arrogance is the common theme that kills even the experienced outdoorsman.
The promethian skill is a gateway to clean water, cooked food, hot water, warmth, insect repellent & safety.
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