{"id":198,"date":"2014-05-08T03:24:51","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T10:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marleypeifer.com\/dev\/?p=198"},"modified":"2022-04-21T12:08:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T19:08:40","slug":"how-buckeye-changed-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marleypeifer.com\/dev\/uncategorized\/how-buckeye-changed-me\/","title":{"rendered":"How Buckeye Changed Me…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Going to the Buckeye gathering for the first time in 2011 opened up a world for me.<\/p>\n

I thought I had a well-grounded, practical, relatively sustainable and resilient lifestyle and a broadly informed and well-rounded perspective on nature, culture, and the human experience. I had studied cultural anthropology, organic farming, and permaculture, I had traveled and worked extensively in less developed countries, I had lived in simple off-the-grid ways, and I thought I had a relatively deep connection with the natural world.<\/p>\n

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I was wrong…<\/p>\n

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I realized there was a HUGE piece missing from my worldview and my skill-set.<\/strong> Learning primitive skills and meeting the people who practice them blew my mind open in a way I didn\u2019t know was possible. Being introduced to tracking, nature awareness, and bird language added a whole new dimension of meaning and connection to my experience of nature. The level of sophistication, functionality, and beauty behind some of the skills and crafts gave me a renewed appreciation of material culture. And the camaraderie around the night-time fire and the trade blanket gave me a new heartfelt perspective on the potential of community.<\/p>\n

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Primitive skills gatherings, tracking, archery, hunting, and bird language are now all part of my daily perspective and my yearly calendar. The skills I have learned (or at least tried) have all taught me something powerful. The crafts I have created, the feelings I have felt, and the community I have connected to are now all central to who I am. Buckeye has made me a more whole person, more grateful, more humble, and more connected to nature and culture than ever before.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Check out the Buckeye website and these other gatherings:<\/p>\n

Buckeye<\/a><\/p>\n

Acorn<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sharpening Stone<\/a><\/p>\n

Saskatoon Circle<\/a><\/p>\n

Wintercount<\/a><\/p>\n

Rabbit Stick<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photo at top is of Myron practicing hand drill friction fire technique.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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