The Rupture of Being: From the Ontological Abyss to the Presence of the Consecrated Self

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This article analyzes the ‘Rupture of Being’ as an ultimate existential experience triggered by war. The author explores the ontic state where the traumatic past pierces the future, creating a ‘trace of inevitability’ and leading to the radical collapse of a predictable world. Methods. Synthesizing phenomenology and cognitive anthropology, the study examines metaphysical entropy through Stefan Zweig, Zygmunt Bauman, and Jean-Luc Marion’s ‘saturated phenomenon’. It utilizes the concepts of ‘bleeding nationhood’ and the ‘Icon of Nationhood’ (Pokrova). Results. The research conceptualizes a path of initiation: the transition from the paralyzing ‘Idol’ of war to the ‘Living Countenance’ (Epiphany). This encounter triggers a noetic resonance and spiritual smelting. Through this rebirth, the connection to the flesh and land reveals the Living Icon, facilitating existence directly from the epicenter of chaos. Conclusions. Overcoming decay is achieved through spiritual initiation. The process replaces rigid constructs with new architectonics of consciousness and a plastic spirit, creating a bridge to a new Logos.