We hear the word ‘ascension’ quite a bit in the spiritual arena. However, it’s not really all that clear what the term means. When I hear the word ascension, I visualize someone rising up in the air and going to who knows where. Like Christ did after the resurrection.

Ascension

What is the definition of ascension?

ascension: the act of rising to an important position or a higher level.

Then there’s the religious definition: the ascent of Christ into heaven on the fortieth day after the Resurrection.

Next there’s the New Age concept of ascension: choosing the path to walk/work so you can ascend to a higher level of consciousness.

Therefore, ascension is not something that just ‘happens’ to us. It’s a conscious decision.

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Remember in Star Trek the wording, “to boldly go where no man has gone before”? I believe that’s what we’re looking at with the word ascension. I think this word is one that I don’t want to use. It’s vague in its imagery. There’s not a clear concept about what’s really going on. And then, there’s the ‘holier than thou’ feeling with the word.

Ascension is a process, that sounds like a lot of work doesn’t it? For instance, one is aligning with Higher Consciousness one step at a time. Ascension is not only a spiritual process, but a physical and mental undertaking. Sounds like an enormous amount of energy is needed. This is a total transformation to enlightenment.

In addition to this transformation, one has to awaken! To awaken to the ‘truth’ is to have understanding of higher realms and having a different perspective of awarenesses. I guess we’ve been oblivious to what’s going on around us. Above all, who’s to say what the truth is? One person’s truth may not be another’s truth. That doesn’t mean one person is right and one is wrong. Think about it!

After that, you have to clear out lower energies, ground yourself and balance one’s self as well. I don’t know about you, but, this is making me tired.

I know I sound like I’m being condescending, I’m really not. However, my thoughts are, more simple. Last night, I was told life is complicated. In other words, there are things going on that we can’t understand or comprehend. There may be things going on and we may not have all the information, but it doesn’t mean it’s complicated. I guess I must be simple minded. Seeing past the illusions has always been easy for me.

Evolution

Evolution has a few definitions, but one is more in line with this topic. I like the description of a pattern of movements or maneuvers. After that, my other choices are growth, development, unfolding and change to name a few.

Let me start to tie all this together for you. Ascension seems a little pompous to me. You know, the better than thou attitude. Evolution is letting life unfold to allow one to grow and learn in a natural way.

Another concept of evolution in the spiritual sense is:

Spiritual evolution is the philosophical, theological, esoteric or spiritual idea that nature and human beings evolve: either from an established cosmological pattern (ascent), or in accordance with certain pre-established potentials. (Wikipedia)

It really doesn’t have to be this complicated! To evolve, is to grow. Learning a different way of looking at things. Opening one’s mind to the possibilities!

In summary

Jesus once said to reach the kingdom of heaven, we have to become like little children. A child is pure and open to seeing the truth in the matter. A child senses beyond the logical and feels into a situation. As a result, a child is in tune with what’s going on around them. They may not have the words to describe what’s happening, but they ‘know’.

In this ‘knowing’, one is able to see clearly. Life really isn’t complicated. We make it that way by trying to read things into a situation that’s not there.

In other words, become like a child and clearly see beyond the illusions.