The concept of the mixed life has some appeal to those with an extratheistic spirituality; in that, it would provide a framework for attending to both spiritual growth and practice, and other aspects of life.

The flight of many birds is swifter than the race of any beasts.

distinctors of gender and number in a language

Sometimes a black flag flickered for a moment above one of the distant bastions ; it was the wing of a raven—the great Icelandic raven that kills and devours the lambs.