Clinging to the wreckage of Civilization.
Meaning: Hidden offering, silent sanctity, honor without name
Not every rite bears a name.
Some are whispered only to the soul.
This is the day of the quiet vow—where silence honors more than song.
The altar to the Unknown God still stands, unseen but unforgotten.
Do something sacred today—and tell no one.
Do not record it. Do not explain it.
Let the act rise like incense.
Even Odysseus poured wine to the dead before he dared to speak.
Write a word, then burn it.
The offering is not the thing—but the release of it.
The name you do not speak becomes a name that endures.
Such was the wisdom hidden behind the veil at Eleusis.
Tonight, stand under the open sky.
Say nothing.
Bow your head to the mystery.
The flame that hides is still flame.