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Lurianic Kabbalists believed they could magically repair the broken universe just by praying intensely

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The ultimate god-complex wrapped in humility. This 16th-century mystical sect taught that the cosmos literally shattered during creation, and the only way to piece the infinite shards of God back together was to meditate extremely hard while performing basic daily chores.

Lurianic Kabbalists believed they could magically repair the broken universe just by praying intensely
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