Tikkun

Tikkun (Hebrew: תיקון, “repair/rectification”) is the central soteriological concept in Lurianic Kabbalah — the cosmic process of gathering the scattered divine sparks (nitzotzot) trapped within the Qlippothic shells after the Shattering of the Vessels, and restoring them to their proper place within the Sefirotic structure.

The Work of Tikkun

In Lurianic theology, every human action — prayer, ethical conduct, ritual observance, acts of loving-kindness — has the potential to “raise sparks” from the Qlippoth and return them to holiness. Tikkun is thus both a cosmic and a personal endeavor: the individual’s spiritual work contributes directly to the repair of the entire universe.

This maps precisely onto Individuation: the Jungian process of integrating fragmented psychic contents (the “scattered sparks” of the unconscious) into a coherent Self. It is also the Rubedo — the final alchemical synthesis that reconstitutes what Nigredo/Shevirah shattered.

See Also

• Kabbalah — the tradition of Tikkun
• Shevirah — the Shattering that necessitates Tikkun
• Tzimtzum — the contraction preceding the Shattering
• Qlippoth — the shells from which sparks must be extracted
• Shekinah — the exiled feminine presence restored through Tikkun
• Sefirot — the divine structure being repaired
• Individuation — the Jungian parallel: integrating fragmented psyche
• Rubedo — the alchemical parallel: final synthesis after dissolution
• Shadow_Integration — the personal act of reclaiming disowned fragments