Ascension - Revision history

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	===Related Concepts===		===Related LP Concepts===

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	==Concept Map==		==Concept Map==

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	'''Ascension''' is term commonly used, in Sufism and the New Age movement for example, to refer to the individual ''process'' of uniting/merging [[Bodily Ego]] and [[Spiritual Ego]].		'''Ascension''' is term commonly used, in Sufism and the New Age movement for example, to refer to the individual ''process'' of uniting/merging [[Bodily Ego]] and [[Spiritual Ego]]. On the LP we use the term [[Integration]] to avoid the conceptual and mystical baggage associated with this term.
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			==Concept Map==

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	Ascension - The body's consciousness, the [[Bodily Ego]], "ascends," connects, and merges with its own [[Highest Self]].		Ascension - The body's consciousness, the [[Bodily Ego]], "ascends," connects, and merges with its own [[Highest Self]].

	Note that this ascension is not just an individual. Ascension also refers to the collective process of evolving societies capable of supporting this unity not just for some privileged "chosen" few, but for all citizens.		Note that this ascension/integration is not just an individual process. Ascension also refers to the collective process of evolving societies capable of supporting this unity not just for some privileged "chosen" few, but for all citizens.

	== Random thoughts ==		=== Random thoughts ===

	In Kabbalistic terms, ascension is described as the [[Descent to the Chariot]]. It could also be described, in cosmological terms, as the process of raising Malkuth (a.k.a. the Kingdom) back up to Kether (a.k.a. the Crown)		In Kabbalistic terms, ascension is described as the [[Descent to the Chariot]]. It could also be described, in cosmological terms, as the process of raising Malkuth (a.k.a. the Kingdom) back up to Kether (a.k.a. the Crown)

Michael at 13:18, 4 October 2024

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	'''Ascension''' ~~refers~~ to the individual ''process'' of uniting/merging [[Bodily Ego]] and [[Spiritual Ego]]<ref>Sosteric. Rocket Scientists’ Guide to Authentic Spirituality. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, Unpublished Draft. https://press.lightningpath.org/product/rocket-scientists-guide-authentic-spirituality/.</ref>Ascension also refers to the collective process of evolving societies capable of supporting this unity not just for some privileged "chosen" few, but for all citizens.		'''Ascension''' is term commonly used, in Sufism and the New Age movement for example, to refer to the individual ''process'' of uniting/merging [[Bodily Ego]] and [[Spiritual Ego]].
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	==Syncretic Terms==		==Syncretic Terms==

	[[~~Ascension~~]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::~~Ascension~~]]}}		[[Integration]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Integration]]}}

	==Related Concepts==		==Related Concepts==

	{{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Ascension]]}}		{{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Ascension]]}}

	~~==LP Connection Framework Focus Points==~~

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	Ascension - The body's consciousness, the [[Bodily Ego]], "ascends," connects, and merges with its own [[Highest Self]].		Ascension - The body's consciousness, the [[Bodily Ego]], "ascends," connects, and merges with its own [[Highest Self]].

	Note that this ascension is not just an individual. ~~Collectively we must create~~ societies ~~that are technologically, economically, politically, and spiritually~~ capable of supporting ~~ascension~~.		Note that this ascension is not just an individual. Ascension also refers to the collective process of evolving societies capable of supporting this unity not just for some privileged "chosen" few, but for all citizens.

			== Random thoughts ==

	~~==== Random thoughts ====~~
	In Kabbalistic terms, ascension is described as the [[Descent to the Chariot]]. It could also be described, in cosmological terms, as the process of raising Malkuth (a.k.a. the Kingdom) back up to Kether (a.k.a. the Crown)		In Kabbalistic terms, ascension is described as the [[Descent to the Chariot]]. It could also be described, in cosmological terms, as the process of raising Malkuth (a.k.a. the Kingdom) back up to Kether (a.k.a. the Crown)

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	* Paul speaks of his "ascension" connection as the destruction of "I" (i.e. little self" and dominance of "Christ" (i.e. Highest Self). "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. " (Galatians 3: 20).		* Paul speaks of his "ascension" connection as the destruction of "I" (i.e. little self" and dominance of "Christ" (i.e. Highest Self). "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. " (Galatians 3: 20).
	* Union, Divine Union, Spiritual Marriage, Spiritual Bethrothal, etc.		* Union, Divine Union, Spiritual Marriage, Spiritual Bethrothal, etc.

	~~The poem "I am/We Are" is a poem about the union between Bodily Ego and Spiritual Ego that occurs as a consequence of connection and ascension which occurs.<ref>Sosteric, Mike. I Am/We Are.” </ref>~~

	The [[Dove Logo]] is a symbol of ascension/connection/descent of the Holy Spirit/Yoga/Union		The [[Dove Logo]] is a symbol of ascension/connection/descent of the Holy Spirit/Yoga/Union
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Michael at 14:23, 12 October 2023

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	'''Ascension''' refers to the ''process'' of ~~union~~/merging ~~between~~ [[Bodily Ego]] and [[Spiritual Ego]] (or some other [[Monad\|monadic]] location within the [[Fabric of Consciousness]],<ref>Sosteric. “Mysticism, Consciousness, Death.” Journal of Consciousness Exploration and Research 7, no. 11 (2016): 1099–1118.</ref> that is facilitated with persistent and consistent [[Connection Practice]].<ref>Sosteric. Rocket Scientists’ Guide to Authentic Spirituality. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, Unpublished Draft. https://press.lightningpath.org/product/rocket-scientists-guide-authentic-spirituality/.</ref>		'''Ascension''' refers to the individual ''process'' of uniting/merging [[Bodily Ego]] and [[Spiritual Ego]]<ref>Sosteric. Rocket Scientists’ Guide to Authentic Spirituality. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, Unpublished Draft. https://press.lightningpath.org/product/rocket-scientists-guide-authentic-spirituality/.</ref>Ascension also refers to the collective process of evolving societies capable of supporting this unity not just for some privileged "chosen" few, but for all citizens.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==

	Ascension - The body's consciousness, the [[Bodily Ego]], "ascends" and merges with its own [[Highest Self]].		Ascension - The body's consciousness, the [[Bodily Ego]], "ascends," connects, and merges with its own [[Highest Self]].

			Note that this ascension is not just an individual. Collectively we must create societies that are technologically, economically, politically, and spiritually capable of supporting ascension.

			==== Random thoughts ====
	In Kabbalistic terms, ascension is described as the [[Descent to the Chariot]]. It could also be described, in cosmological terms, as the process of raising Malkuth (a.k.a. the Kingdom) back up to Kether (a.k.a. the Crown)		In Kabbalistic terms, ascension is described as the [[Descent to the Chariot]]. It could also be described, in cosmological terms, as the process of raising Malkuth (a.k.a. the Kingdom) back up to Kether (a.k.a. the Crown)

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	Sufism places a premium of ascension/ascent to union with God. In Sufism, ascension is often symbolized as a bird's flight to heaven, "who then settles on the celestial tree in paradise and consumes its fruit; he is then transformed with divine knowledge and engages in intimate conversations with God....Powerful visions of ascension were recorded by many other Sufis."<ref>Ernst, Carl W. The Shambhala Guide to Sufism. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1997. https://amzn.to/2SoFmun. p. 48. </ref>		Sufism places a premium of ascension/ascent to union with God. In Sufism, ascension is often symbolized as a bird's flight to heaven, "who then settles on the celestial tree in paradise and consumes its fruit; he is then transformed with divine knowledge and engages in intimate conversations with God....Powerful visions of ascension were recorded by many other Sufis."<ref>Ernst, Carl W. The Shambhala Guide to Sufism. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1997. https://amzn.to/2SoFmun. p. 48. </ref>

	"...the highest aim of a spiritual teaching is communion with God...According to Sufism, this communion is not attained by bringing down God to man in the sense of incarnation, but by man ~~rusing~~ gradually towards God by spiritual progress and the purification of his life from all sensual desires and low motives."<ref>Ikbal, Ali Shah. Islamic Sufism. Tractus Books, 2000. p. 54</ref>		"...the highest aim of a spiritual teaching is communion with God...According to Sufism, this communion is not attained by bringing down God to man in the sense of incarnation, but by man rising gradually towards God by spiritual progress and the purification of his life from all sensual desires and low motives."<ref>Ikbal, Ali Shah. Islamic Sufism. Tractus Books, 2000. p. 54</ref>

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Michael at 17:52, 23 December 2022

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Michael at 18:47, 22 August 2021

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	* Union, Divine Union, Spiritual Marriage, Spiritual Bethrothal, etc.		* Union, Divine Union, Spiritual Marriage, Spiritual Bethrothal, etc.

	The poem ~~[https://www.michaelsharp.org/i-amwe-are/~~ "I am/We Are"] is a poem about the union between Bodily Ego and Spiritual Ego that occurs as a consequence of connection and ascension which occurs.<ref>~~Sharp~~, ~~Michael~~. “I Am/We Are.” ~~Blog of Michael Sharp, 2003. https://www.michaelsharp.org/i-amwe-are/.~~</ref>		The poem "I am/We Are" is a poem about the union between Bodily Ego and Spiritual Ego that occurs as a consequence of connection and ascension which occurs.<ref>Sosteric, Mike. I Am/We Are.” </ref>

	The [[Dove Logo]] is a symbol of ascension/connection/descent of the Holy Spirit/Yoga/Union		The [[Dove Logo]] is a symbol of ascension/connection/descent of the Holy Spirit/Yoga/Union