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Primitive Living Skills

"Primitive living is a metaphor we participate in and act out. Life is simplified down to the bare essentials: physical and mental well-being, shelter, warmth, clothing, water, and food. We go on an expedition to meet those needs with little more than our bare hands.

"In our quest we learn to observe, to think, to reach inside ourselves for new resources for dealing with challenging and unfamiliar situations. We build up our personal strengths, and at the same time we interact with and learn about the world around us.

"In a story we can only join a quest in our imaginations. But in primitive living, we physically leave the contemporary world. We journey into the world of stone-age skills, and we return with knowledge, wisdom, and strength to enrich our lives in contemporary society."

--Thomas J. Elpel, Author
Participating in Nature

Check out the K - 12 Earth Skills Education Programs at
Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School, LLC

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Articles by Thomas J. Elpel
Cultural Evolution
Quest for Freedom
Primitive Living as Metaphor
Tire Sandals
The Atlatl and Dart
Artifacts & Ethics
The Art of Nothing
Bear Summer
Nature as Wallpaper
Some Thoughts on Awareness

Thomas J. Elpel in the News
NEW! Renaissance Man
NEW! Wilderness Way Staff Report
NEW! Living off the Land
Surviving Wild
AERO Article about Thomas J. Elpel

Other Articles and Items of Interest
Eat Bugs! Visit the Food Insects Newsletter
Making Horsetail Pan Flute
The Quartz Crystal Handdrill
A Friction Fire Inquiry: Bow Drill (752K)
Storytelling: Painting Pictures With Your Tongue
Primitive Living FAQ's
Primitive Skills Links


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