It is good to be back in the profound silence of Eleusis. Somehow the silence here is deep, thick, primeval, connecting one with the chthonic bedrock of being. One can experience how it was that the ancients were in awe not just of the sky and the earth, but of an underworld more powerful that what is seen above. The ancient Greeks made offerings to gods above and below. We hear plenty about the sky gods in myth, and to them sacrifice was made on a high altar with fire, but the gods below were spoken on in hushed tones, it was a risky thing to say their names, and their libations were poured into pits. The sense of earth, sky and depth are all present here, the whole pervaded by a sense of timelessness that is a fine remedy for the soul.
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