The old man spoke stately with softness, great with power and warm wisdom, which he imparted in his young counterpart and pupil through reciting incantations, not of ancient rite or ritual but of his own tongue, what he uttered and by strength of will turned to mantra, to gospel. He was a prophet detailed like a hippie, wearing a tie dye shirt and scuttering around with a bandana on his head. He and the young man shared likeness.