The Shrine of Clean

The Shrine of Clean interior

"This is a Shrine of Clean, a place of worship for The Cycle. The Cycle praises the many ways that one can clean clothes, objects, and selves! Inside you will find the various ways The Cycle expresses this love of cleanliness."
The Shrine of Clean features ten functional tumble washing machines, each filled with unique art. The washers (not dryers – The Cycle very explicity does not believe in the "evils" of electric drying) can be made to spin either backward or forward at the push of a button. The content of each machine varies; one is filled with teeth, while another is packed with mop bristles.

The laundromat also has a facade of a coin-operated soap machine that opens to reveal a secret door leading to the Inner Sanctum of Saint Itized. This compact room is filled with intricate, occult-inspired imagery ingeniously reimagined through the lens of laundry symbols. The room's four walls each present a different aspect: care for fabrics, the alchemical purification process of clothes, stain treatment techniques, and a comprehensive symbol translation guide.

## The Stations of The Fold

Mounted directly above the washers are a series of images related to The Cycle. While these do not represent the Book of Clean, they are most likely to be *The Algeean Stations of The Fold* mentioned on the The Shrine of Clean's All-in-1 Alcohol-Scented Degerminating Hand Liquid dispensers located around C Street.

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### Out of Universe

The name 'Stations of the Fold' is a reference to the "Stations of the Cross" which are series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion.

## Video Loop

Adding to the cryptic ambiance of the shrine, a TV in the hallway displays a cult-like video, described by the Meow Wolf website as "a guide to the four tenets of clean."

### Transcript

*(bell tolls)*
*(water flowing)*

**Narrator**: At first, everything was nothing. Vast, colorless, clean. Then the great clapping of hands and from the center of this the first atom.

**Man and Woman**: Return to the fold. *(bell tolls)*

**Narrator**: In the loneliness, the atom pulled itself apart igniting the great expansion. The void filled with infinities. They began to bond, form clouds of being. A universe was born and with it, mess. Colliding continued, things break apart, back to atoms to start the process anew. The Cycle was born. Clean then dirty then clean again.

*(water flowing)*

Time echoed and the rules governing the cosmos formed The Way forward. The Way is The Cycle, The Cycle is life, never ending. Things become other things, are reborn. And again.

*(bell tolls)*

Return to the fold.

**Woman**: Return to the fold.

**Man**: Return to the fold.

**Woman**: The Way is a path of dirt and cleansing. Things will soil, must be cleaned.

**Man and Woman**: We push the universe forward. *(bell tolls)*

We push the universe forward. *(bell tolls)*

We push the universe forward. *(bell tolls)*

We push the universe forward. *(bell tolls)*

**Man:** In it's Cycle of renewal.

**Narrator:** The Way is The Cycle, The Cycle is life, never ending. Things become other things, are reborn and again.

**Man and Woman:** Return to the fold.

**Man:** The Way is The Cycle. The Cycle is life, never ending. Things become other things, are reborn and again.

**Man and Woman:** Return to the fold.

**Woman:** The Way is The Cycle. The Cycle is life, never ending. Things become other things, are reborn and again.

**Man and Woman:** Return to the fold. *(bell tolls)*

*(water flowing)*

**Man:** The four tenants of Clean are:

One: In all things Clean. Self, Others, Multiverse.

Two: All things possess cleanness. Each thing threads to every other thing. Individual threads must be preserved.

Three: Manage chaos. Feel peace. Find wrinkles, iron them.

Four:

**Man and Woman:** Return to the fold. *(bell tolls)*

**Man:** Return to the fold.

**Woman:** Return to the fold.

**Man and Woman:** The Way is The Cycle. The Cycle is life, never ending. Return to the fold. *(bell tolls)*

The Way is The Cycle. The Cycle is life, never ending. Return to the fold. *(bell tolls)*

The Way is The Cycle. The Cycle is life, never ending. Return to the fold. *(bell tolls)*

*(water flowing)*

## References

1. ↑ https://credits.meowwolf.com/convergence-station/c-street/the-shrine-of-clean