Definitions The four facets of a human being The mystical facet in practice Religiosity and mysticism Moderation through knowledge Hubris, mythology, and ordinary experiences Myth as technology Who should encode and decode myths The mystic, which is the person who is involved in mysticism, who has been initiated to the mysteries—the profound knowledge, as we said—is no longer compelled to act on instinct or emotion. To the mystic, religion is not about who is right and who is wrong, but rather presents a corpus of work that can facilitate the development of the mystical facet of a human being.