Mystery Remembered…

A photograph from Morocco, by the late Irving Penn who just passed away.
Aristotle remarks that Kratylus, the disciple of Heraclitus, used to move his finger in silence instead of talking in order to indicate that all things are in constant flux and hence it is impossible to provide any verbal description of the world (Metaphysics XI: [1010.sup.a]12). Accordingly, some of the ancient Greek religious cults demanded absolute secrecy thus the name of one of these cults, `mysterion’ means literally `to close (one’s mouth)’, i.e. to keep the holy truth hidden and unspoken.