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 Fora...