Silphium - Blog Posts

After the nativity of Her child Ninush, the goddess Sylvian laid the newborn god upon a bed of flowers, blessing them with her love. It is said that Her grace bestowed upon the blooms a fraction of Her extraordinary powers, giving them Her name - "Sylvium".

Mankind had availed themselves of this flower for as long as we have existed, for it had found many uses in our hands, such as the making of medicine, perfumes, philtres, or even delicious meals. But as great civilizations formed, their demand for this illustrious plant grew to such heights that the supply slowly but surely ran dry, just as the old gods left this world.

Some say that Silphium, as people had come to know the flower in the age of the new gods, can still be found in places forgotten by humanity, where the powers of the old gods remain strong.

I feel the heart is the most aromantic organ. I know what your think but hear me out.

Most people associate the heart with love, and this is mainly because of the love heart shape (which is actually to do with love) has the same name as the organ.

But the shape actually originally comes from the Silphium's seedpod plant which was seen as a herb of love and sex, it was also used as an early form of birth control. The plant was the put on ancient Cyrene money.

Anyway, in reality in the brain controls love. The feeling of love is controlled by three hormones, oxytocin, dopamine, and serotonin. The brain controls the secretion of all hormones, and the glands of all three of these hormones are in the brain (except dopamine which can come from the the hypothalamus, in the brain, and the adrenal glands, above kidneys).

In reality the only effect love has on the heart is that it can speed up your pulse (how fast the heart bets), but that is true for way to many other things for it to be considered a connection, non one every relates being scared, angry or stressed to the heart (unless for medical reasons as lots stress can cause the blood vessel to narrow).

But despite the heart (organ) having nothing to do with love, romance or sex, it is seen as such and those things are forced on it. As an aromantic person I think that’s quite relatable.