I'm not all the way through the game yet, so it may be I'm suggesting something that already exists. I've built the idol and restored the temple. I see that I can cause villagers to pick flowers from the garden and "honor" both. I think it would be great if there were a simple visual (glow, etc.) that would show how the "spiritual energy" was building up by the villagers doing this honoring. That is, as in other aspects of the game, this is filling up a big "bucket" that then tips over once you have done it enough (metaphorically) and creates a window of opportunity in the game -- for example extra fertility odds, a new kind of crop if the farmers are working, another magical item that can be gathered or found for the period of time the energy exists.

Can't wait for the next one and I'm not even done with this one!