Through this, Tikun/Tikkun (תיקון) also has an active meaning, the esoteric Birur/Beirur/Birurim (בירור "Sifting/Clarification") of concealed Nitzotz/Nitzutzei Kodesh/Nitzutzot (ניצוצות "Sparks" of Holiness) exiled in physical creation. This new paradigm in Kabbalah replaced the previous linear description of descent with a dynamic process of spiritual enclothement, where higher "souls" invest inwardly in lower "vessels". Related to the primordial cosmic realms of Tohu-Tikun are two associated spiritual states for interpreting existence, psychological temperaments, or stages in the spiritual development of the individual.