mystic

Strange and complicated rhythm structures and overheated harmonies, along with mystic bird calls in the piano all bespeak the magic of his young love.

The tone feels mystic, mysterious and surreal — a trail of context clues that takes us deeper into Katseye’s universe.

Unlike some of the bolder mystics of medieval Europe, however, she is relatively circumspect about her powers and thus attracts little unwanted attention.

“There was something of a mystic about him, something holy, so gathered, about his manner…. The man was a born teacher, in the truest sense of the word.”

Another man with his hand raised said, “I heard the Persians hired one of those wandering mystic types.”