The Mishna (the first major work of Jewish oral traditions and Rabbinic literature written in the late 2nd century) suggests that one is not ready to access the deep understanding of mystical Kabbalistic study until the age of 40. In my mid thirties I began my studies with The Hebrew Priestess Institute.  I studied Jewish Plant Magic and Ancestral Healing.  I began to attend Kabbalah study groups and became fascinated with the Sefer Yetzira and the cosmic architecture that is the Hebrew Alphabet. Shortly after my 41 st birthday, I received a Divine instruction: 

“If I ever wanted to become a Mystic, I first must become a Hockey Goalie”.  

This is the first of many pieces that explores my journey to spiritual salvation through the fully embodied, deeply meditative and brutal practice of goaltending.