Isaac Luria (1534–1572), the Ari, taught in Safed for only two years, but his teaching, written down by Ḥayyim Vital, transformed Kabbalah. Its myth of tzimtzum, the breaking of the vessels and tikkun gave meaning to exile and made each Jew a participant in cosmic redemption.
Lurianic Kabbalah
The Kabbalah of Isaac Luria of Safed: contraction, the breaking of the vessels and repair.
Also: Lurianic