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Pseudo-mysticism seeks to evade reality authentic mysticism wants to live it.

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Vernon Howard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 16
Died: 1992
Died: August 23
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Haverhill
Massachusetts
Evade
Pseudo
Mysticism
Authentic
Seeks
Wants
Reality
Live

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