The Journal
Travels, poetry, and reflections on being a body in Nature.
The 8 Greek Medicinal Herbs I Always Have in My Apothecary
These are the Greek medicinal herbs I reach for most often when First Aid or acute health issues arise…
Tsai Tou Vounou: The Quintessential Greek Tea
Oh, the famous “Mountain Tea”; every Greek villager seems to know the power of this herb! Also known in English as Ironwort or in Greek as τσάι του βουνού, this herb is high in antioxidants and is traditionally drunk as a tea to support…
Cypress trees are firebreaks?
As I was doing research for the Cypress materia mythica, I came across these articles…
Evergreen Trees of Greek Mythology
Learn the difference between the most common evergreen conifers of the mythic Greek landscape: the Pine, Spruce, Fir, and Cypress. Then we’ll look at a few other evergreens that you might come across in the Mediterranean (like the Juniper, Strawberry Tree, Yew, and more). And of course, along the way, we’ll touch on the myths, gods, and goddesses that are sacred to each of them.
Do Greek Forests Need Wildfire?
In the summer of 2021, in two weeks alone, wildfires burned over 100,000 hectares of land across Greece, including the island of Evia, areas of Attica, the Peloponnese, and northern Greece. Wildfires of this magnitude seem to be, from the research I’ve been doing, completely avoidable. But are all wildfires "bad"?