In Nature, We are Not Naked – and Not Afraid
You may have viewed the popular series, Naked and Afraid, on the Discovery Chanel. It is a survival /reality show in which a man and a woman have to survive naked, with only two survival items, for 21 days in a wilderness environment. The locations are usually uninhabited, tropical areas in Central America, swamps in Louisiana, or plains in Africa. They must be able find food, and water, be able to make shelter and start, and deal with dangerous animals, snakes and alligators in order to survive. They experience the difficulties of hot temperatures during the day and cold temperatures at night, constant swarms of biting insects, and torrential rains.
They often go hungry for a number of days, getting only a few hundred calories a day to eat. The environment is usually too wet to start a fire, or it will usually go out due to constant rain. They use up most of their energy on getting food, fire and shelter, and usually become exhausted within a few days.
Besides this being a physical challenge, it is also a mental challenge. The couple often get on each other’s nerves, or one tries to dominate the other which leads to conflicts. They are then tired, hungry, irritated, and totally miserable. In order to overcome this, they must be mentally strong and work together. Most couples usually do complete the 21 days, if they are able to obtain at least some food and water over that period.
This challenge is reveals how vulnerable mankind has become once they are placed in tough environmental conditions and must find ways to survive. Even the contestants that were experience hunters or wilderness experts had difficulties. Most people have become so used to living with all our conveniences and would be hard pressed should our environment change abruptly.
We’d have a much better chance of surviving if we learned more about nature and how to live off the land. Do you know how to filter water using gravel, sand and charcoal, start a fire by making a bow drill or make a fish trap? Are you connected to the elements and able to understand the signs in nature? Our ancient ancestors knew these things and survived for thousand of years without all our modern conveniences. They were not naked – and not afraid.
It is time for us to get back to nature and connect with our Earth, instead of separating ourselves from it. The knowledge for surviving in the future lies in our past. Many people are now discovering this and turning their attention to what the ancients knew and learning from them.
Robin MacCanna ,
August 30, 2018
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Robin MacCanna is an Arann Druid, a member of the Ar nDraoicht Fein (ADF), and author of the book “Celtic Rites, -the Magical Path of the Arann Druids”, published July, 2018 by DarkMoon Press. Available at http://www.DarkMoonPress.com http://www.amazon.com and http://www.barnesandnoble.com
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