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Warren Kenton, who wrote and taught

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under his Hebrew name 

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Z’ev ben Shimon Halevi,

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was one of the most profound

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and influential Kabbalist

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in the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Acclaimed author, teacher and mystic.

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He wrote over

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17 books on Kabbalah

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and taught students around the world.

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He developed contemporary methods

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for spiritual development

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and founded a school of the soul.

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He called the Toledano Tradition.

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He also established

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the International Kabbalah Society.

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His prolific writing career spanned

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five decades,

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and his books

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include a Kabbalistic View

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of history of psychology,

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astrology,

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and a book about spiritual groups

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and how they work.

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His books outline

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the divine nature of existence

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and the unique role

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humanity plays in its unfolding.

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He viewed it as his task

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to bring the essence of Kabbalah

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into a modern, contemporary form,

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the tradition of Kabbalah,

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as most people know as scholars know

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there are various opinions.

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It's like a kaleidoscope, but behind that

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is what was originally there.

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It's the paradigm of existence.

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That's the premise of Kabbalah.