Ascension

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The term Ascension may refer to:

• Ascension (mystical), the belief in some religions that there are certain rare individuals that have ascended into Heaven directly without dying first
• Ascension, moving upwards in climbing and mountaineering
• Ascension of Jesus, the bodily ascension of Jesus into heaven
  • Feast of the Ascension, an annual feast commemorating Jesus' ascension; a public holiday in several countries
• The ascension of Muhammad known as Isra and Mi'raj
• Ascension to heaven of Enoch (ancestor of Noah)
• Spiritual enlightenment
  • Ascended master
  • in some New Age teachings the spiritual transformation of the Earth
• Right ascension, in astronomy, a term used to describe positions in the sky

In geography:

• Ascension Island, an island in the southern Atlantic Ocean
• Ascension Parish, Louisiana
• Ascension, Prince Edward Island, Canada

In fiction:

• Ascension, in the Stargate universe, a process to become a noncorporeal entity on a higher plane of existence
• "Ascension" (Stargate SG-1), a Stargate SG-1 episode
• "Ascension" (The X-Files), an episode from season 2 of The X-Files
• Ascension (comics), a comic book series created by David Finch and published by Top Cow Productions
• Ascension, in the Buffyverse, is to become a Pure Demon, see Richard Wilkins (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Ascension, the final episode in the first season of Batman Beyond

In literature:

• Ascension, a novel by Max Overton.
• The Ascension, another title for the Old English poem Christ II

In art:

• Ascension (sculpture), a sculpture by Lucien Wercollier

In games:

• Mage: The Ascension, a role-playing game
• Ultima IX: Ascension, the final part of the computer role-playing game series Ultima
• Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer, a deck-building card game
• NetHack, completing the dungeon-crawling roguelike.
• Call Of Duty: Black Ops, a zombie map "Ascension" in the "First Strike" map pack.
• God of War: Ascension, the next installment in the God of War series

In music:

• albums:
  • Ascension (Jesu album)
  • Ascension (John Coltrane album)
  • Ascension (Misia album)
  • Ascension (Pep Love album)
  • Ascension (Hed PE album)
  • The Ascension (Glenn Branca album)
  • The Ascension (Otep album)
• songs:
  • "The Ascension", an introductory track for the band Manowar's "King of Kings" single
  • "Ascension", a song from John Frusciante's 2005 album, Curtains
  • "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)", a song from Maxwell's 1996 album Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
  • "L'Ascension", an orchestral suite by Olivier Messiaen
• bands/groups:
  • Ascension, a Scottish power metal band.
  • Ascension, an alias used by UK trance music act The Space Brothers

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