Not so new age! Mystic is someone who seeks absolute truth beyond their own or mankind's intellect. Since mankind's intellect is most of the time in direct contradiction to the imperical truth of scripture, it takes someone who is totally immersed in faith to surrender themselves to the deity of God - the Only God, the God of Israel. In effect, we're all mystics if we believe in Scripture. I believe in the total and complete historical relevance of the OT, for instance. I don't think it's poetic language, I don't think it's literature, I think it's an histoical account. That's contrary to the science of evolution and earth aging. Sooo, Ziiii - welcome and stick to your guns!