THE INCREDIBLE HEALING POTENTIAL OF SIBERIEN CEDAR NUT OIL AND RESIN

THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS OF SIBERIAN CEDAR (Pinus Siberica) RESIN

The majority of articles and abstracts about resin point out that it is named “zhivitsa” in Russian thanks to its ability to heal wounds effectively and rapidly (the verb “to heal” in Russian, zazhivit, has the same root). This is, of course, true, but there are other, more substantial reasons for such an evocative name. According to Jack Tresidder’s dictionary of symbols, resin signifies immortality, a symbolism based on the popular belief that resin is the undying spirit of long-living trees.

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MORNING THOUGHTS

Yesterday, I saw clearly the need to have a political voice. Yesterday’s inspiration is not so clear today. I regularly have these inspirations that show me the importance of having a voice that reaches the political class, but the next day that voice goes silent, as if the task was impossible to accomplish. I am not talking about going into politics, but about speaking to the whole population in such a way that politicians have to listen.

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