CHALICE TO ELEUSIS

Chalice to Eleusis is a monumental art installation created by House of Fabl for Burning Man 2023. As the grounded counterpart to the Unlocking the Mysteries drone show, the Chalice offered an immersive experience that connected sky and earth through sacred storytelling, ritual symbolism, and architectural form.

Inspired by the Eleusinian Mysteries — a 2,000-year-old, women-led psychedelic mystery cult that once formed the spiritual core of ancient Greece and Rome — the Chalice reawakens sacred stories long buried in the sands of history. These mysteries, locked away in underground chambers and forgotten texts, are now re-emerging to illuminate the balance between chaos and cosmos.

The project draws from the groundbreaking research of Brian Muraresku, author of the New York Times bestseller The Immortality Key, which uncovers the lost use of visionary sacraments in early Western spirituality. In creative collaboration with Muraresku and cultural strategist Christiana Musk, House of Fabl translated these ancient traditions into contemporary visual form — imagining the symbolic rebirth of a collective ritual culture nearly 2,000 years after its collapse.

As the Kykeon spills out its truth to the Playa:
“If you die before you die, you won’t die when you die.”

Photos by Noah Ray, Robert Champion, Danny Brown, Drone Shots by Nathan McBride,