I · Greece · The Hellenic Way

Greece. See clearly.

Kings and generals came to Delphi before every great decision. Carved above the door: “Know yourself.”

ἀλήθεια · alētheia · truth, unveiled

In Plato’s cave, people mistake shadows for reality. A true leader turns to the light, then comes back to serve. Alethia is Greek for truth. Literally, the unforgetting.

• Know yourself: see through illusion.
• Balance: order in your life, your company, your world.
• The Orphic Hymns, sung live in the temples.

You walk it in the open retreats, and in the Adyton’s first year.

The sites

• Delphi: the centre of the ancient world, where rulers came to decide.
• Ancient Nemea: the Temple of Zeus, the Nemean Games, Hercules’ first labour.
• Nafplio: modern Greece’s first capital, by the sea.
• Mount Olympus: home of the twelve gods. At its foot, Orpheus was laid to rest.
• Samothrace: the island of the Great Gods, where the Argonauts were initiated.
• Olympia: where the Games began: excellence, held in measure.
• Eleusis: home of the ancient Mysteries, a secret kept for two thousand years.
• Epidaurus: the healing sanctuary, where sleep and dreams were medicine.
• Delos: an island so sacred no one could be born or die there.
• Crete: Knossos, and the caves where Zeus was hidden as a child.
• Sounion: Poseidon’s temple above the sea, at sunset.

Timed by the sky

Each retreat sits near a turning point of the year: an equinox or a solstice. Twelve seats, never more. All experiences and hospitality included; travel not included.