If we can meditate on the situation we can imagine that there is a vibratory level of the soul. In Kabbalah the soul has five levels. The two lowest levels are most closely associated with the physical body. There are three higher levels of soul, the highest being union, which is continuously attached to the Source. We have a belief in the West that one can commit acts that corrupt a soul.
Some teachings say the black mark can be so bad the one can burn in hell forever.
This idea is not something that the Jewish mystics agree with. They believe that an aspect of one's soul is always connected to the light no matter what one does in life. Rabbi David A. Cooper studied mystical Judaism in Jerusalem for eight years and has authored several books on meditation, spiritual retreats, and Jewish mystical practice. He has recorded the bestselling audiotape series, The Mystical Kabbalah, and, with his wife, directs the Heart of Stillness Hermitage near Boulder, Colorado.