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Hey folks – This is Dave here, writing about the upcoming Personal Safety & Grandfather’s Prophecy online class happening this coming Saturday night.  I was just talking with Tom about the class, and hadn’t realized that Memorial Day weekend was already coming up. To tell the truth, when I’m not behind the keyboard editing audio and video for Tom, I’m usually out in the woods with bad cell service and no thoughts of calenders in my head. It happens to a lot of Tracker folks:) Heck, just ask Tom how hard it is to get a hold of me when I’m not in NJ. Actually, wait – probably better not to remind him…

I think it’s important to take some time this weekend to honor those who have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. It’s not just another holiday – it’s got real meaning behind it. The tradition of honoring fallen soldiers goes way back, far beyond the mere 150 years or so that we’ve been publicly observing Memorial Day in the States. Remember Tom talking about Amaranth as a great grain to know better? (I think it was the Building Safe Villages and Farming online class in particular, though I’ve heard him speak of it a few times.) It’s Amaranth blossoms that decorated the tomb of Achilles in Thessaly as emblems of immortality and friendship in honor of the great warrior. And that’s just one example – throughout history we humans have always thought it important to pay our respects to the dead, to those we loved and to those who gave their lives to defend our societies.  In this age of distraction and disconnection, it’s all too easy to forget what the real meaning is behind so many of our holidays…

So anyway, I know this is a busy weekend for many of you. In light of that, Tom’s fine with having me leave the video links up for the Personal Safety & Grandfather’s Prophecy online class for twice as long as usual – 60 days. Once the class is done on Saturday night, it’ll take me a day or two to get the video links posted for review, so expect them to be active until the end of July. Should be plenty of time to watch the class if you can’t join us for the live broadcast.  And I’m excited about the class – in Tom’s description, the line “…This class is designed to not only put your mind at ease, but to give you the skill and knowledge to remain safe and prepared no matter what the situation dictates…” is what really caught my eye at first.  It’s easy to fill your head with all sorts of doom and gloom about the future – just pick up any random newspaper. And any good scout is going to want to know as much about future possibilities as he or she can, so it’s not like you can honorably do the opposite and just stick your head in the ground. What’s hard is to maintain that level of awareness and knowledge of what difficulties we may face in the future without getting bogged down in apathy or despair.  Keeping an easy mind about things, forewarned and forearmed. I’m looking forward to hearing how Tom goes about that.

No matter what the future holds, I will maintain the presence of mind and integrity of character to remember, at least once a year, to put a flower on the grave of a fallen warrior and say “thank you”.

Hope to see you this weekend,

Dave

Hi Folks,

On May 25th from 8:00 pm to whenever it ends, I am going live on line for an Update/Emergency broadcast.  This is long overdue given the state of the world and the Earth.  Hope you can join me.  Remember that Updates are of no cost to you other than your time. In Medicine, Tom

Hi Folks,

For most of us reading this note Spring is fast upon us.  Of course during this time of the year many small plants are beginning to emerge, pushing their way through the soils, forest litter, and along roadsides and disturbed ground.  This time of year brings us a great opportunity to study our local wild edible and medicinal plants from the earliest part of their birth to fruition.  Often times, even the most experienced of herbalists have a difficult time identifying the first green sprouts and baby leaves of plants subsequently this time of year offers us a way to fully identify plants in all stages of their growth.  When you are out exploring and you come across a newly emerged plant that you can’t identify, mark it with a stick placed in the ground near it, or better yet a popsicle stick that you have written the date and identification number on.  Take a picture of this unknown sprout and then throughout the next several weeks go and visit that plant or plants and take note and pictures of its growth.  In a short time the plant will grow to a form that you will easily recognize and identify in the years to come.  The same technique can be used with tree bark identification.  Here you would select and mark an unknown tree and then when the leaves fully emerge you can identify the tree by its bark from then on.  Rick and I always made scrap books and plant presses to help us with identification but today the camera quickly replaces that form of collecting.  

On another note, all of you who have signed up for Spontaneous Teaching live on line class in June, please start formulating and writing up your questions so that you have them when the class begins.  I may begin to collect these questions from you a few weeks before the class begins so that it gives me an idea of what you are asking and directions the class may take.  By getting your questions early I may also be able to record some “in field” video to use to illustrate an answer to your question.  I am so looking forward to that class because it is my favorite way of teaching.  

Walk Strong my Brothers and Sisters,

Stay very aware,

Tom

Hi Folks,

I just wanted to use the format of my blog to get a few thing out to you that are important.  First, and the most critical, is the frequency and intensity of earthquakes.  Many of you knew very well what I had been talking about in my last two blogs, especially when I wrote that the feeling was deep and visceral.  I am deeply concerned about the way and the cycles that the earthquakes have been taking and though most of them have been to the south and west of the United States it is only a matter of time until we see larger earthquakes especially along the west coast.  We have been warned with a few small quakes that have occurred after a long period of dormancy and this is frightening to say the least.  As I’ve said in previous notes, please become very aware and sensitive to the voices of the Earth. 

On another important note, I had hoped to get a video out to many of you this past week to help further your education in various classes but after recording for nearly 3 hours for some reason the camera didn’t record.  Needless to say that this pissed me off to no end because I really poured a lot of time and effort into that video.  However, Dave is back this week to help me with the “Hidden Secrets of Healing” on line class and hopefully we can either salvage the video that crashed or get a new one out.  

Speaking of the Hidden Secrets of Healing on line class.  All of you who are registered and all of you who intend to register I need you to put together something for the class.  I need you to make a detailed list of all of those in you life, either friends or family, that have chronic illnesses or afflictions, especially those that doctors and medicine have given up on or have had little relief from modern medications.  It is my intention during the class to address this and actually enter the world of wild medicinal plants, oils, soils, clays, etc. and integrate those into the very fabric and teachings of the class.  No doubt that this will be a tremendous enlightenment for all of you because it reveals some of the most powerful and hidden secrets and mysteries of Grandfathers healing philosophy and techniques.  Please do not forget to make up that list of family, friends, and loved ones as this is going to be one of the most important and inspirational parts of the class.

In Medicine, 
Tom

Hi Folks,

I know its odd to get notes back to back from me but I want to make you aware of something.  I’ve had this deep visceral feeling for several days now that something ominous, something horrific and sinister looms on the horizon like a dark cloud.  There is a nervous anticipation, deep and frightening at times, but always there, always nagging at me to be aware and to look close.  Yet as powerful as this feeling is I can’t quite figure out what it is or where it is coming from.  All I know is that there is something very sinister and dark on the horizon for both the Earth and the world.  

The reason I am writing this is to warn you.  Please be careful, be aware, and take extra precautions in everything you do and everywhere you go.  Within the next week I’ll be putting out a video blog and hopefully by then I will have all of this figured out but until then my prayers are with you.  Stay strong, walk strong, my brothers and sisters.  I just don’t like this feeling for it has caused several sleepless nights and dark visionary days.

And to Coyote Thunder and Keepers’ Medicine Society; IT is close and you will get a personal note from me in a few days.  Please pray and pray hard for I believe we still have hope.   

In Medicine, Tom