MYSTICS’ ROOM
This is a place with resources for spiritual journeyers and adventurers. Here, you’ll find interviews, articles, poems, and other mysterious doors to open . . . Go where your heart leads you and enjoy!
MY JEWISH LEARNING
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This ancient mystical text introduced many concepts that would be more fully developed by the tradition of Kabbalah.
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The Jewish practice of blessing natural phenomena awakens us to the fact that the earth is a wonder, a witness, and a spiritual mystery.
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What would it mean if we could hear what the plants are saying?
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The blessing traditionally recited after using the restroom reimagined as praise for the inner drumbeat sustaining the body.
MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL
By Rabbi Jill Hammer
FEMINISM & RELIGION
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I have always had a particular fascination with women warriors—particularly ancient and medieval ones. Joan of Arc was a favorite, as was Artemis, Greek goddess of the hunt. My father had a sword from Spain hanging on his wall in his study…
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The liturgy of Yom Kippur states: “On Rosh haShanah it is written, on Yom Kippur it is sealed: who will live and who will die, who by fire and who by water…” This prayer refers to a legend mentioned in the Talmud…
AYIN PRESS
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Have you ever dreamed of a tree? Go back to that image in your mind. What kind of tree was it: big, small, deciduous, coniferous? What did it look like? How did you feel about it? How did you interact with it? What role did it play in your dream?
Kohenet Ketzirah Lesser is a priestess, Jewitch, and sacred artist. In this interview, Rabbi Jill Hammer asks Kohenet Ketzirah about magic, art, portable altars, ritual, and mythological creatures.