Back in April 2013, Forrest Fenn was interviewed on a radio program in New Zealand. At the time, two people had figured out the first clue, but had walked past the other seven. In that interview, Fenn noted that the first clue IS "where warm waters halt"!
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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
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Thursday, June 15, 2017
Put in below the home of Brown
Put in below the home of Brown.
One sentence, short and sweet - what is it telling us to do?
There are a few ways to read the sentence:
"Put in___below" as a phrase "put in" then "below", telling us to do something at the "home of Brown"
"Put___in___below" as three separate words directing us to do something at the "home of Brown"
"Put in" "below" = a place located below "the home of Brown" that requires nothing more than noting the location of the "put in"
PUT = position, frame, assign, place, commit, invest, cause to undergo something, adapt, arrange, set-up, order, pose, cause to be in a certain state
IN = inch, Indiana, direction, inward, currently fashionable, to, toward, toward the inside, there
PUT IN = insert, enclose, introduce, lay aside for future use, devote time, store away, break in, install, boat ramp, entrance, set-up, submit, inject, throw in, access point
BELOW = under, beneath, at a lower level, downstairs, down, at a lower place, lower floor, under
One sentence, short and sweet - what is it telling us to do?
There are a few ways to read the sentence:
"Put in___below" as a phrase "put in" then "below", telling us to do something at the "home of Brown"
"Put___in___below" as three separate words directing us to do something at the "home of Brown"
"Put in" "below" = a place located below "the home of Brown" that requires nothing more than noting the location of the "put in"
PUT = position, frame, assign, place, commit, invest, cause to undergo something, adapt, arrange, set-up, order, pose, cause to be in a certain state
IN = inch, Indiana, direction, inward, currently fashionable, to, toward, toward the inside, there
PUT IN = insert, enclose, introduce, lay aside for future use, devote time, store away, break in, install, boat ramp, entrance, set-up, submit, inject, throw in, access point
BELOW = under, beneath, at a lower level, downstairs, down, at a lower place, lower floor, under
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Just...
It's amazing how many synonyms some of the words in the poem have. Take "just" for a moment...here are some of the words to consider:
Good, holy, accurate, distinct, detailed, correct, specific, true, unmistakable, definitive, definite, exact, explicit, fair, logical, likely, justifiable, all, totally, exactly, entirely, well-suited, desired, relevant, generous, lavish, bountiful, straight forward, honest, befitting, germane, happy, balanced, proportional, symmetrical, uniform, evened, candid, objective, upfront, upright, plain, impartial, equal, blunt, fortunate, stone, rarely, flawless, pure, common, self-ruling, laid-back, aloof, cool, poker-faced, due, rightful, fitting, earned, ethical, even-handed, inspired, telling, applicable, fit, wise, worthy, fitting, not quite, with trouble, scantly, little.
So what do you think "just" means in "Just take the chest and go in peace"?
Good, holy, accurate, distinct, detailed, correct, specific, true, unmistakable, definitive, definite, exact, explicit, fair, logical, likely, justifiable, all, totally, exactly, entirely, well-suited, desired, relevant, generous, lavish, bountiful, straight forward, honest, befitting, germane, happy, balanced, proportional, symmetrical, uniform, evened, candid, objective, upfront, upright, plain, impartial, equal, blunt, fortunate, stone, rarely, flawless, pure, common, self-ruling, laid-back, aloof, cool, poker-faced, due, rightful, fitting, earned, ethical, even-handed, inspired, telling, applicable, fit, wise, worthy, fitting, not quite, with trouble, scantly, little.
So what do you think "just" means in "Just take the chest and go in peace"?
Monday, June 12, 2017
Who-Why-What-When-Where and How
Who, Why, What, Where, When and How are the basics of writing - readers want each answered throughout a story, otherwise the story is difficult to follow. The story can be fiction or non-fiction, the elements are the same where it's a mystery novel or a newspaper article.
As we read The Thrill of the Chase, we learn the "who" (Fenn), the "what" (hidden treasure), "when" (79 or 80 years old, or 2009-2010), and perhaps some "why" (he was going to die and wanted to take it with him, on his own terms). Fenn does tell us though that he tells the truth, but not all the truth.
What the story told in the book lacks is the "where" and the "how" and the fully truthful "why" (which you'll understand why I say that when you solve it).
It seems many search diligently for the "where" but not so much on the "how" in the poem. IMO, the "why" in the poem becomes self-evident as you solve it, so you don't have to specifically look to figure that out, just understand it when it does come to light as you solve the where and how.
As we read The Thrill of the Chase, we learn the "who" (Fenn), the "what" (hidden treasure), "when" (79 or 80 years old, or 2009-2010), and perhaps some "why" (he was going to die and wanted to take it with him, on his own terms). Fenn does tell us though that he tells the truth, but not all the truth.
What the story told in the book lacks is the "where" and the "how" and the fully truthful "why" (which you'll understand why I say that when you solve it).
It seems many search diligently for the "where" but not so much on the "how" in the poem. IMO, the "why" in the poem becomes self-evident as you solve it, so you don't have to specifically look to figure that out, just understand it when it does come to light as you solve the where and how.
And Hint of Riches New and Old
To me, this is a very interesting line in the poem.....
And hint of riches new and old
And hint of riches new and old
And hint of riches new and old
And hint of riches new and old
And hint of riches new and old
where, and hint of riches new and old
where, and hint of riches new and old
And hint of riches new and old
secret where, and hint of riches new and old
where, and hint of riches new and old
Each of the above groupings of words works out to different potential meaning.....
Hint
cue, key, nod, coax, dash, help, fish, idea, look, mark, open, salt, seek, show, sign, tint, vein, wind, wink, angle, flash, gleam, infer, point, press, refer, sauce, savor, spark, taste, taint, token, touch, track, whiff, denote, gossip, naming, pepper, prompt, shadow, bid fair, caution, key word, marking, mention, pointer, promise, signify, suppose, symptom, warning, whisper, allude to, disclose, associate, inference, penetrate, symbolism, ultimatum, undertone, allegorical, disclosure, expression, foreshadow, make likely, scattering, smattering, sprinkle, etc.
And hint of riches new and old
And hint of riches new and old
And hint of riches new and old
And hint of riches new and old
And hint of riches new and old
where, and hint of riches new and old
where, and hint of riches new and old
And hint of riches new and old
secret where, and hint of riches new and old
where, and hint of riches new and old
Each of the above groupings of words works out to different potential meaning.....
Hint
cue, key, nod, coax, dash, help, fish, idea, look, mark, open, salt, seek, show, sign, tint, vein, wind, wink, angle, flash, gleam, infer, point, press, refer, sauce, savor, spark, taste, taint, token, touch, track, whiff, denote, gossip, naming, pepper, prompt, shadow, bid fair, caution, key word, marking, mention, pointer, promise, signify, suppose, symptom, warning, whisper, allude to, disclose, associate, inference, penetrate, symbolism, ultimatum, undertone, allegorical, disclosure, expression, foreshadow, make likely, scattering, smattering, sprinkle, etc.
Friday, June 9, 2017
Do the Sentences Change Our View?
The poem can be viewed in two ways - as either stanzas, or as sentences. I think both need to be considered when we're solving the poem.
Case in point:
Begin it where warm waters halt
And take it in the canyon down,
Not far, but too far to walk.
Put in below the home of Brown.
As a stanza it appears we're to find a place where warm waters halt, then take something in the canyon down, then go a distance that is not far, but too far to walk, then put in below the home of Brown.
If instead we view the stanza in the sentences that are complete, and structurally sound - that is grammatically correct, we get:
Begin it where warm waters halt and take it in the canyon down, not far, but too far to walk. Put in below the home of Brown.
The sentences, read this way, tell us that we are going to begin "it" where warm waters halt and take "it" in the canyon down, not far, but too far to walk.
Can you see the difference? Do you think it matters?
Case in point:
Begin it where warm waters halt
And take it in the canyon down,
Not far, but too far to walk.
Put in below the home of Brown.
As a stanza it appears we're to find a place where warm waters halt, then take something in the canyon down, then go a distance that is not far, but too far to walk, then put in below the home of Brown.
If instead we view the stanza in the sentences that are complete, and structurally sound - that is grammatically correct, we get:
Begin it where warm waters halt and take it in the canyon down, not far, but too far to walk. Put in below the home of Brown.
The sentences, read this way, tell us that we are going to begin "it" where warm waters halt and take "it" in the canyon down, not far, but too far to walk.
Can you see the difference? Do you think it matters?
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Is the Book a Requirement?
"If you're really serious about looking for the treasure, get TTOTC and read it, and then go back and read the poem over and over and over again, and then go back and read the book again but slowly, looking an..looking at every little abstract thing that might catch up in your brain, that might be a hint to help you with the clues. Any part of some is better than no part of any. f"
In this, Fenn makes it clear - at least to me - that if you are serious about solving the poem and looking for the treasure, you absolutely must have the book, The Thrill of the Chase.
I believe now that there are reasons why he's repeatedly said similar - to read the poem, read the book, go back to the poem, etc.
The book helps you understand HOW to solve the clues in the poem.
For example, in the book, Fenn gives a lot of different ways to understand the word "brown" - from browning pies in the oven, to the color of the stain on his pants when he slid down the fire escape. This helps us understand the roll of synonyms and word usage in the poem because a word like "brown" can means many things; our job is to tease out what it means in the poem, and the book gives us examples of not only what brown can mean, but also how Fenn uses it in different contexts.
So, is the book a requirement to solve the poem?
At this point, I do believe it is required to solve the poem; it's available from Collected Works in Santa Fe, NM.
In this, Fenn makes it clear - at least to me - that if you are serious about solving the poem and looking for the treasure, you absolutely must have the book, The Thrill of the Chase.
I believe now that there are reasons why he's repeatedly said similar - to read the poem, read the book, go back to the poem, etc.
The book helps you understand HOW to solve the clues in the poem.
For example, in the book, Fenn gives a lot of different ways to understand the word "brown" - from browning pies in the oven, to the color of the stain on his pants when he slid down the fire escape. This helps us understand the roll of synonyms and word usage in the poem because a word like "brown" can means many things; our job is to tease out what it means in the poem, and the book gives us examples of not only what brown can mean, but also how Fenn uses it in different contexts.
So, is the book a requirement to solve the poem?
At this point, I do believe it is required to solve the poem; it's available from Collected Works in Santa Fe, NM.
Adjusting the View of the Nine Clues
CLUE 1:
As I have gone alone in there and with my treasures bold, I can keep my secret where, and hint of riches new and old.
CLUE 2:
Begin it where warm waters halt and take it in the canyon down,
CLUE 3:
Not far, but too far to walk.
CLUE 4:
Put in below the home of Brown.
CLUE 5:
From there it's [it is, it has] no place for the meek, the end is ever drawing nigh; There'll [there will, there shall] be no paddle up your creek, just heavy loads and water high.
CLUE 6:
If you've [you have] been wise and found the blaze, look quickly down, your quest to cease, but tarry scant with marvel gaze, just take the chest and go in peace.
CLUE 7:
So why is it that I must go and leave my trove for all to seek? The answers I already know, I've [I have] done it tired, and now I'm [I am] weak.
CLUE 8:
So hear me all and listen good, your effort will be worth the cold.
CLUE 9:
If you are brave and in the wood I give you title to the gold.
Over time I may continue to adjust how the clues line up as I continue to solve the poem, but for now, that is the nine clues as I am seeing them.
As I have gone alone in there and with my treasures bold, I can keep my secret where, and hint of riches new and old.
CLUE 2:
Begin it where warm waters halt and take it in the canyon down,
CLUE 3:
Not far, but too far to walk.
CLUE 4:
Put in below the home of Brown.
CLUE 5:
From there it's [it is, it has] no place for the meek, the end is ever drawing nigh; There'll [there will, there shall] be no paddle up your creek, just heavy loads and water high.
CLUE 6:
If you've [you have] been wise and found the blaze, look quickly down, your quest to cease, but tarry scant with marvel gaze, just take the chest and go in peace.
CLUE 7:
So why is it that I must go and leave my trove for all to seek? The answers I already know, I've [I have] done it tired, and now I'm [I am] weak.
CLUE 8:
So hear me all and listen good, your effort will be worth the cold.
CLUE 9:
If you are brave and in the wood I give you title to the gold.
Over time I may continue to adjust how the clues line up as I continue to solve the poem, but for now, that is the nine clues as I am seeing them.
A Word that is Key
In Jenny's six questions on Feb. 4, 2014:
"It is interesting to know that a great number of people are out there searching. Many are giving serious thought to the clues in my poem, but only a few are in tight focus with a word that is key. The treasure may be discovered sooner than I anticipated."
A word that is key.
Key.
It turns out there are nine (9) synonyms for "key" in the poem:
As I have gone alone in there
And with my treasures bold,
I can keep my secret where,
And hint of riches new and old.
Begin it where warm waters halt
And take it in the canyon down,
Not far, but too far to walk.
Put in below the home of Brown.
From there it’s no place for the meek,
The end is ever drawing nigh;
There’ll be no paddle up your creek,
Just heavy loads and water high.
If you’ve been wise and found the blaze,
Look quickly down, your quest to cease,
But tarry scant with marvel gaze,
Just take the chest and go in peace.
So why is it that I must go
And leave my trove for all to seek?
The answers I already know,
I’ve done it tired, and now I’m weak.
So hear me all and listen good,
Your effort will be worth the cold.
If you are brave and in the wood
I give you title to the gold.
NINE WORDS THAT ARE "KEY"
Secret + hint + put in + draw + heavy + load + answers + hear + cold
Secret hint put in drawing heavy load answers hear cold.
The drawing with no connection within the book, The Thrill of the Chase:
"It is interesting to know that a great number of people are out there searching. Many are giving serious thought to the clues in my poem, but only a few are in tight focus with a word that is key. The treasure may be discovered sooner than I anticipated."
A word that is key.
Key.
It turns out there are nine (9) synonyms for "key" in the poem:
As I have gone alone in there
And with my treasures bold,
I can keep my secret where,
And hint of riches new and old.
Begin it where warm waters halt
And take it in the canyon down,
Not far, but too far to walk.
Put in below the home of Brown.
From there it’s no place for the meek,
The end is ever drawing nigh;
There’ll be no paddle up your creek,
Just heavy loads and water high.
If you’ve been wise and found the blaze,
Look quickly down, your quest to cease,
But tarry scant with marvel gaze,
Just take the chest and go in peace.
So why is it that I must go
And leave my trove for all to seek?
The answers I already know,
I’ve done it tired, and now I’m weak.
So hear me all and listen good,
Your effort will be worth the cold.
If you are brave and in the wood
I give you title to the gold.
NINE WORDS THAT ARE "KEY"
Secret + hint + put in + draw + heavy + load + answers + hear + cold
Secret hint put in drawing heavy load answers hear cold.
The drawing with no connection within the book, The Thrill of the Chase:
Saturday, June 3, 2017
It
Clue 1 is what it is
Clue 2 is where it is
Clue 3 is where you begin it (where warm waters halt) and you take it in the canyon down
There are also five instances of it in the poem:
Begin it where warm waters halt
Take it in the canyon down
From there it's no place for the meek
So why is it that I must go
I've done it tired
Clue 2 is where it is
Clue 3 is where you begin it (where warm waters halt) and you take it in the canyon down
There are also five instances of it in the poem:
Begin it where warm waters halt
Take it in the canyon down
From there it's no place for the meek
So why is it that I must go
I've done it tired
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