arcane vs mystical

arcane

adj
  • Obscure, mysterious. 

  • Understood by only a few. 

  • Extremely old (e.g. interpretation or knowledge), and possibly irrelevant. 

  • Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge to understand. 

mystical

adj
  • Relating to mystics or mysticism. 

  • Having a spiritual or magical significance that transcends human understanding. 

  • Inspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination. 

How often have the words arcane and mystical occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )