Julian Summerhayes (@juliansummerhayes.bsky.social)

Into the mystic I start Monday's blog post with Mary Oliver's poem, "Wild Geese." I couldn't think of a better place to start. mystic(adj.) late 14c., mistike, "spiritually allegorical, pertaining to mysteries of faith," from Old French mistique "mysterious, full of mystery" (14c.), or directly…

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Into the mystic I start Monday's blog post with Mary Oliver's poem, "Wild Geese." I couldn't think of a better place to start. mystic(adj.) late 14c., mistike, "spiritually allegorical, pertaining to mysteries of faith," from Old French mistique "mysterious, full of mystery" (14c.), or directly from Latin mysticus "mystical, mystic, of secret rites" (source also of Italian mistico, Spanish mistico), from Greek mystikos "secret, mystic, connected with the mysteries," from mystes "one who has been initiated" (see mystery (n.1)). Meaning "pertaining to occult practices or ancient religions" is recorded by 1610s. https://juliansummerhayes.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/into-the-mystic/