In the spiritual cycle, our souls started at being like the Creator. Then they climbed down the ladder, and now we must travel up it and become like Him again.
Crossing the barrier into the spiritual realm is done only through a conscious desire to be like the Creator.
Kabbalah allots 6,000 years for all souls to achieve correction, which can be experienced as a joyous and exciting journey or as an ordeal.
If we want to reach spirituality, we have to choose a spiritually supportive environment made up of friends, books, and all kinds of media.
Everything else is determined by the Reshimot, except for our choice of environment.
