What is "it"?

[Jenny]

welcome mountaindew.....

I think the First Stanza and the title of the book, The Thrill of the Chase, sets it up to be our Chase.....

So it could be simply, the Chase in the beginning Stanzas....

Begin the Chase, Take the Chase, from there the Chase is no place for the meek.....

After the Chase ceases maybe it is something else?

[thrillchaser]

the chase can fit the its. the word that is key for me is warm, home, or brown. all of them really. forrest said one will help more than the others, but don't exclude any.

[davebakedpotato]

Feb 2, 2020 13:11:07 GMT -5 mountaindew said:

Armchair searcher here. 

I've felt that the wording of "it" in the poem is strange. For a poem that was worked on over a period of years, with Forrest looking up words in the dictionary, etc, it seems out of place to just say "Begin it..." and "Take it...". 

Why not just word it something like this: "Begin your search where warm waters halt" or "Begin the trail where warm waters halt"?

Could Forrest have used "it" to make the poem more vague? Maybe he didn't want to give too much away with a more descriptive word? Or maybe "it" is the word that is key?

Thoughts?

It is strangely worded, it reads to me like the start of a crossword clue.

[astree]

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I think determining “it” is part of the puzzle, so purposeful on forrests part.

[johnwayne11]

Feb 4, 2020 5:58:02 GMT -5 astree said:

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I think determining “it” is part of the puzzle, so purposeful on forrests part.

Yep, I agree.
It seems to me that "it" is part of the word,
part of the puzzle,
and part of the solution.

[flyjack]

"it" is the means to determine the location of the blaze based on the "keyword"

[me9]

The key word is contentment. If you can find it, everything else has already fallen in place.

mysteriouswritings.com/six-questions-with-forrest-fenn-author-of-the-thrill-of-the-chase/

[Jenny]

'IT' is a many layered code word for Forrest's varied thoughts......

[dalby2020]

Forrest noted that children might have an advantage in solving the poem because they don't think the same as an adult.

My guess is that if you asked a child to read the poem and then tell you what "it" is, they would answer "why".
"Why is it". It says so right there on line 17.

[jdiggins]

Feb 2, 2020 13:11:07 GMT -5 mountaindew said:

Armchair searcher here. 

I've felt that the wording of "it" in the poem is strange. For a poem that was worked on over a period of years, with Forrest looking up words in the dictionary, etc, it seems out of place to just say "Begin it..." and "Take it...". 

Why not just word it something like this: "Begin your search where warm waters halt" or "Begin the trail where warm waters halt"?

Could Forrest have used "it" to make the poem more vague? Maybe he didn't want to give too much away with a more descriptive word? Or maybe "it" is the word that is key?

Thoughts?

"It", I believe is explained in each individual context it is presented; it has multiple meanings.

[dalby2020]

I agree on the multiple meanings.

I'm trying to work through how or why it is used in the context of "I've done it tired".
Done what tired?

[Deleted]

It = The thing named or in question. You begin it where warm waters halt AND you TAKE IT (the thing named or in question) into the canyon down. You take warm waters halt with you into the canyon down. This is one of its meanings. The literal one.

[Deleted]

I've based it as being the book.

My book alone is enough to lead the average person to the treasure f.

[Deleted]

Mar 29, 2020 14:02:56 GMT -5 @thirdeyefirst said:

I've based it as being the book.

My book alone is enough to lead the average person to the treasure f.

ThirdEye, please don’t take this as being overconfident but I believe I know exactly what “it” is and it’s driving me crazy! It's too specific or else I would just say it. If someone has a solve, I believe they first have to do the FF knock out quote & comment check. Basically, you just compare every segment of your solve up against every quote or comment FF has ever said or written about. I also believe that your solve should make every section of the poem crystal clear and it should have an element of thrill and humor, FF wouldn’t make the solve boring, he’ to smart and witty. FF said, "there isn't a human trail in very close proximity to where I hid the treasure", this can't be overlooked.

[me9]

15)Is all we have to do is work out what your words mean and follow them? Like walk from place to place like a scavenger hunt or what?
Yes, and take your map with you

mysteriouswritings.com/featured-questions-and-answers-on-the-thrill-of-the-chase-treasure-hunt-with-forrest-fenn-%ef%bb%bf/