Page 249- 251. The journey of the Neshama down which raises her higher than she was originally ירידה צורך עלי’ה is called “סתר”? Two explanations: A) When the journey begins the עלי’ה is only potential and “hidden” and has it’s work cut out for herself: 1. Elevate the Tohu within the body and animal soul, 2. Then the divine Soul also gets raised to the level of לא אדם which is from Tohu that is higher than תיקון. B) The elevation happens discreetly and suddenly: where the entangled and circuitous journey seems directionless and suddenly it is clear, like climbing a spiral staircase.
