Thoughts on elevation

Seeking to spiritual elevate both ourselves and our spirits is one of the key goals of both Sanse and Espiritismo. Within these traditions God is seen as being the most elevated of all spirits and it is He that is the source of all spiritual light and progress. As such it is to Him we turn to when we seek elevation, either on our own behalf or for our spirits.

This inevitable leads to the all important question, what is spiritual elevation and what does it mean to be elevated? To tell you the truth, I don't fully know. Now thats not to say I don't have some of the insights or intellectual knowledge needed to partially understand the subject. But at the same time I don't feel like I am at a spiritual level where I can fully develop my own spin on the matter. As such I wanted to write about some of the ideas i've had about what elevation is and the effect its had on me.


Now at least for me the word elevation brings to mind the same connotations as the the word height. However within Sanse this is not the case, as one of my spiritual brothers once described to me, being more spiritually elevated is more akin to having more spiritual awareness. The more elevated you are, the more spiritual levels you can perceive and interact with.


Over time I formed an analogy that I personally could relate to. This was the idea of climbing a mountain, with the eventual aim being to become as close to the sun (God in this case) as possible. If I was to start at the bottom of the mountain, I might not be able to see much and in fact the sun itself might not actually be visible. However if I was to climb by improving myself spiritually, overcoming obstacles in my life and improving myself with the help of more elevated spirits. The view that I get of the world I might be better, looking back I would understand where I had come from and therefore where I was going. And I might be able to help others to reach a higher point themselves.


Becoming more spiritually elevated can also leads to the development of ones spiritual abilities, this varies from person to person based on their spiritual cudro. Some people develop the ability to astral project, some are clairesentient, clairvoyant, some heal and others can become possessed. Whatever that person's latent abilities, through hard work and practise these abilities can become can unlocked and used to help others.


I've found seeking elevation isn't always easy, sometimes I've had to face painful sides to myself. Alot of the time this isn't just about elevating yourself, but also the more unpleasant spirits that you may attract to yourself. Such as dragging, intranquil and cause spirits. This may be difficult but its necessary in order to overcome the tests and  challenges that God may have given to you.


At the end of the day I believe that looking to elevate yourself is about finding newer and better ways of thinking. Of finding within us the hope, love and faith to work our way towards treating ourselves and each other in better ways. As well as the power to break out of the mental traps we make for ourselves and the self destructive patterns that come from them. It may along the way give us more power and spiritual abilities, but these are nothing without the wisdom that elevation gives us to use them and the acknowledgement that all the elevation we gain in Sanse comes from God and the spirits.