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The Ascension of Jesus (anglicized from the Vulgate Latin Acts 1:9-11 section title: Ascensio Iesu) is the departure of Christ from Earth into the presence of God. The well-known narrative in Acts 1 it takes place 40 days after the Resurrection: Jesus, in the company of the disciples, is taken up in their sight after warning them to remain in Jerusalem until the coming of the Holy Spirit; as he ascends a cloud hides him from their view, and two men in white appear to tell them that he will return "in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."

Heavenly ascents were fairly common in the time of Jesus, signifying divine approval or the deification of an exceptional man. In the Christian tradition, reflected in the major Christian creeds and confessional statements, the ascension is connected with the exultation of Jesus, meaning that through his ascension Jesus took his seat at the right hand of God: "He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty." The Feast of the Ascension is celebrated on the 40th day of Easter, always a Thursday; the Orthodox tradition has a different calendar up to a month later than in the Western tradition, and while the Anglican communion continues to observe the feast, most Protestant churches have abandoned it. The Ascension of Jesus is an important theme in Christian art, the ascending Jesus often shown blessing an earthly group below him to signify his blessing the entire Church.

The world of the Ascension is a three-part universe with the heavens above, a flat earth centered on Jerusalem in the middle, and the underworld below. Heaven was separated from the earth by the firmament, the visible sky, a solid inverted bowl where God's throne sat "on the vaulted roof of earth."(Isaiah 40:22). Humans looking up from earth saw the floor of heaven, made of clear blue lapis-lazuli (Exodus 24:9-10), as was God's throne (Ezekiel 1:26).

Heavenly ascents were fairly common in the time of Jesus, signifying the means whereby a prophet could attain access to divine secrets, or divine approval granted to an exceptionally righteous individual, or the deification of an exceptional man. Figures familiar to Jews would have included Enoch (from the Book of Genesis and a popular non-Biblical work called 1 Enoch), the 5th century sage Ezra, Baruch the companion of the prophet Jeremiah (from a work called 2 Baruch, in which Baruch is promised he will ascend to heaven after 40 days)), Levi the ancestor of priests, the Teacher of Righteousness from the Qumran community, as well as Elijah and Moses, who was deified on entering heaven, and the children of Job, who according to the Testament of Job ascended heaven following their resurrection from the dead. Non-Jewish readers would have been familiar with the case of the emperor Augustus, whose ascent was witnessed by Senators, Romulus the founder of Rome, who, like Jesus, was taken to heaven in a cloud, the Greek hero Heracles (Hercules), and many others.

There is a broad consensus among scholars that the brief Ascension account in the Gospel of Mark is a later addition to the original version of that gospel.Luke-Acts, a single work from the same anonymous author, provides the only detailed account of the Ascension.Luke 24 tells how Jesus leads the eleven disciples to Bethany, a village on the Mount of Olives not far from Jerusalem, where he instructs them to remain in Jerusalem until the coming of the Holy Spirit and blesses them. "And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy."

Acts 1 describes a meal on the Mount of Olives, where Jesus commands the disciples to await the coming of the Holy Spirit, a cloud takes him upward from sight, and two men in white appear to tell them (the disciples) that he will return "in the same way you have seen him go into heaven." Luke and Acts appear to describe the same event, but present quite different chronologies, Luke placing it on the same day as the Resurrection and Acts forty days afterwards;[20] various proposals have been put forward to resolve the contradiction, but the question remains open.

The Gospel of John has three references to ascension in Jesus' own words: "No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the son of man" (John 3:13); "What if you (the disciples) were to to see the son of man ascending where he was before?" (John 6:62); and to Mary Magdalene after his Resurrection, "Do not hold me, for I not yet ascended to my father..." (John20:17). In the first and second Jesus is claiming to be the apocalyptic "one like a son of man" of Daniel 7; the last has mystified commentators what should Mary be prohibited from touching the risen but not yet ascended Christ, while Thomas is later invited to do so?

Various epistles (Romans 8:34, Ephesians 1:19-20, Colossians 3:1, Philippians 2:9-11, 1 Timothy 3:16, and 1 Peter 3:21-22) also refer to an Ascension, seeming, like Luke-Acts and John, to equate it with the post-resurrection "exultation" of Jesus to the right hand of God.

The common thread linking all the New Testament Ascension references, reflected in the major Christian creeds and confessional statements, is the exultation of Jesus, meaning that through his ascension Jesus took his seat at the right hand of God in Heaven: "He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty." It is interpreted more broadly as the culmination of the Mystery of the Incarnation, marking the completion of Jesus' physical presence among his apostles and consummating the union of God and man, as expressed in the Second Helvetic Confession:

Despite this, the Ascension itself has become an embarrassment. As expressed in a famous statement by theologian Rudolf Bultmann in his essay The New Testament and Mythology: "We no longer believe in the three-storied universe which the creeds take for granted... No one who is old enough to think for himself supposes that God lives in a local heaven ... And if this is so, the story of Christ's ... ascension into heaven is done with." Modern theologians have therefore de-mythologised their theology, abandoning a God who sits enthroned above Jerusalem for a heaven which is "the endless, self-sustaining life of God" and the Ascension "an emblem in space and time of God's eternal life."

The Feast of the Ascension is one of the ecumenical (i.e., universally celebrated) feasts of the Christian liturgical year, along with the Passion, Easter, and Pentecost. Ascension Day is traditionally celebrated on the sixth Thursday after Easter Sunday, the fortieth day from Easter day, although some Roman Catholic provinces have moved the observance to the following Sunday to facilitate the obligation to take Mass. Saint Jerome held that it was of Apostolic origin, but in fact the Ascension was originally part of Pentecost (the coming of the Holy Spirit, and developed as a separate celebration only slowly from the late 4th century onward. In the Catholic tradition it begins with a three-day "rogation" to ask for God's mercy, and the feast itself includes a procession of torches and banners symbolising Christ's journey to the Mount of Olives and entry into heaven, the extinguishing of the Paschal candle, and an all-night vigil; white is the liturgical colour. The orthodox tradition has a slightly different calendar up to a month later than in the Western tradition; the Anglican communion continues to observe the feast, but most Protestant churches have abandoned the traditional Christian calendar of feasts.

The Ascension has been a frequent subject in Christian art. By the 6th century the iconography of the Ascension had been established and by the 9th century Ascension scenes were being depicted on domes of churches. The Rabbula Gospels (c. 586) include some of the earliest images of the Ascension. Many ascension scenes have two parts, an upper (Heavenly) part and a lower (earthly) part. The ascending Christ may be carrying a resurrection banner or make a sign of benediction with his right hand. The blessing gesture by Christ with his right hand is directed towards the earthly group below him and signifies that he is blessing the entire Church. In the left hand, he may be holding a Gospel or a scroll, signifying teaching and preaching.

The Eastern Orthodox portrayal of the Ascension is a major metaphor for the mystical nature of the Church. In many Eastern icons the Virgin Mary is placed at the center of the scene in the earthly part of the depiction, with her hands raised towards Heaven, often accompanied by various Apostles. The upwards-looking depiction of the earthly group matches the Eastern liturgy on the Feast of the Ascension: "Come, let us rise and turn our eyes and thoughts high..."

The traditional site of the Ascension is Mount Olivet (the "Mount of Olives", on which the village of Bethany sits. Before the conversion of Constantine in 312 AD, early Christians honored the Ascension of Christ in a cave on the Mount, and by 384 the Ascension was venerated on the present site, uphill from the cave.[33]

Around the year 390 a wealthy Roman woman named Poimenia financed construction of the original church called "Eleona Basilica" (elaion in Greek means "olive garden", from elaia "olive tree," and has an oft-mentioned similarity to eleos meaning "mercy"). This church was destroyed by Sassanid Persians in 614. It was subsequently rebuilt, destroyed, and rebuilt again by the Crusaders. This final church was later destroyed by Muslims, leaving only a 12x12 meter octagonal structure (called a martyrium"memorial"or "Edicule") that remains to this day.[34] The site was ultimately acquired by two emissaries of Saladin in the year 1198 and has remained in the possession of the Islamic Waqf of Jerusalem ever since.

The Chapel of the Ascension today is a Christian and Muslim holy site now believed to mark the place where Jesus ascended into heaven; in the small round church/mosque is a stone imprinted with the footprints of Jesus.[33] The Russian Orthodox Church also maintains a Convent of the Ascension on the top of the Mount of Olives.

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Our planet is moving out of a lower vibrating reality which is based in fear, hate, greed, confusion, control, manipulation, past, future and "negative" behaviors and belief systems and moving into a higher vibrating reality which is based on freedom, equality, peace, love and the present moment.

This means the "negative" structures and systems based on hate, greed, war, control, blame, etc will collapse and be replaced by new softer structures and systems which support freedom, equality, peace and love. Take a look at the economic collapse upon us.

Our current economy is based on greed, manipulation and control and this cannot exist in the new reality that we are moving into and becoming. This is not meant to be looked at as being personal or judgmental. The lower vibrations are not to be looked at as being bad or negative. They allowed us to learn from them. However, now it is time for us to move into a more free, effortless and peaceful reality.

As the planet moves into the higher vibrations the lower vibrations will naturally collapse and fall away. This is also happening on a personal level. You may feel the lower vibrating structures, beliefs, opinions and ideas of your ego collapsing and this may be why you are reading this in the first place. This can be a scary process at first but it gets easier and easier once you understand and trust whats happening.

There are two different flows going in two different directions currently. One is a material flow which is based on trying, doing, fighting, ownership, control, greed, manipulation, etc. The other is a natural/spiritual flow that is based on being, allowing, accepting, peace, equality and freedom. The planet is in the natural/spiritual flow and it is our ride.

If one chooses to be comfortable here on earth one would allow oneself to flow with the natural/spiritual flow at this time. The good news about this is this means all you need to do is be effortless and peaceful. No thinking or doing is involved, just remaining aware, peaceful and effortless in the present moment In other words "It's up to YOU !"

Be free to feel, live and be natural. This is freedom. Never let others tell you how to feel, live or be. Hey! Who am I to tell you what to do?

Unfortunately we were conditioned and programmed all of our lives to go with the material flow and very few of us know how to stop and simply be natural/spiritual. Society does not encourage a natural/spiritual behavior. So this may be a challenge at first but once you are in the natural/spiritual flow the waters will carry you the rest of the way effortlessly. The material flow is now leaving our planet. Not to worry because I'm sure it will lead those who choose to follow it to where they need to go.

No one is ever where they are not meant to be. Note I had been looking for a simple version of the "Ascension" story which everyone could understand, and would answer the many questions people have -this information was found at TheWeatherMan http://www.nelabooks.webs.com

Untying Yourself from the Game Allow yourself to stop. Be still and know. By stopping you allow balance to occur.

You will naturally balance effortlessly by stopping and become the peace you have always been. Most people believe they are their bodies and or their thoughts, ideas, beliefs and opinions. This is not the case. The body has its own intelligence.

It knows how to breathe, sleep, digest, the heart beats, your eyes blink, etc. You may help the body but for the most part the body is your vehicle. You are the one animating the body. You are not the sensations and feelings in your body. You are the one experiencing/feeling them. You are not your thoughts, opinions and ideas. You are the one having and experiencing them. They are not you.

You are not all of your titles like mom, dad, doctor, happy, sad, loving, friendly good, ugly, etc. You are the one experiencing and playing the role of these titles. You are not events in your life. You were the witness to these events in your life. You are the one experiencing life and experiencing all of the above. You are the awareness in the present moment.

You are here and now and you will always only be the awareness here and now. If you learn to simply live in the here and now without distorting yourself and adding stories to yourself and the events happening in your life then you become effortless. The more you become effortless in the here and now the freer you are.

Drop everything and be awake in each and every moment. Things still occur. Life still goes on but you move through each moment with grace and ease. When you are not living in the here and now and your awareness is caught in the past or future you are adding struggle to your life. Having your awareness caught in the past or future also adds confusion to your life and supports the false beliefs that you are your past, future, titles, events, sensations, thoughts ideas, etc.

The struggle within us is the struggle we see manifested outside us in our lives. The more peaceful, clear and effortless you are on the inside. The smoother your life glides in the natural flow. Take some time to be still and find the One inside who is experiencing the present moment. You may be thinking now but who is seeing or hearing these thoughts? You may have sensations in the body. Who is feeling these sensations in the body? Rest in the One who is experiencing. The peacefulness and effortlessness you find experiencing everything is you. If you are this peace how can you take things personally? If you realize this and apply this and live this way your life will become softer and easier.

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What is Awareness?

Awareness is you. You can describe the amount of awareness you have by using an example of a light bulb. If you are awake and fully aware you are shining at 100%. The more you are caught in your thoughts and confused the less you shine.

Guilt, worry, hate, blame and mind activities like these take away your awareness and decrease your percentage of light. For instance, if you have a piano recital and you are worried, the worried energy can only make you play worse because it is taking away your clarity, peacefulness and effortlessness. The more awake and aware you are the more peaceful you are and the more peace you add your existence and the existence of all things.

How can I get through these changing times/ascension without suffering? Be effortless and live in the present moment. Stop playing all games and wake up.

If I am awake and aware but not worried about anything who will take care of all of the people suffering? Picture a huge boxing ring full of fighting, struggling and suffering. I'm standing on the outside of the ring saying to you. Here's my hand. You can come out here. It's safe, you can get water, you can sit down, there's peace. You are close to getting out of the ring but you are still taking punches and seeing all the blood and you are saying but if I leave who's going to help all of these people?

Well if you leave you will still see the suffering, you will still see the blood but you won't be taking punches. Then if you choose to once you've rested and gotten yourself Awake and Aware enough, you can turn around and put your hand into the ring and yell, "Hey, over here! You don't know to do that!" By you leaving the ring there's is more space/peace in the ring, less people fighting and one less person adding chaos to the situation.

It still helps greatly to leave the ring even if you were just adding a little bit of struggle to the fight. More peace and space is available.

By you leaving the ring we all win. Continue on to "How do I Wake Up?"

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

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Ascension Parish Library is asking children and teens in grades three through 12 to vote for their favorite books in the Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award and Louisiana Teen Readers Choice Award contests.

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The Gonzales Garden club recently named it residential and commercial yard of the month awards.

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Gators edged out by Bears 31-28 in battle of the undefeated

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All seats on the five-member Gonzales City Council are up for grabs on Nov. 8, with a challenger or more for every incumbent, even though all the candidates, save one, are Democrats. The outlier is a Libertarian.

The following people were booked into the Ascension Parish jail Oct. 13-20:

DONALDSONVILLE The Ascension Parish School Board's strategic planning committee recommended that the board replace two architects with other firms recommended by board member Shawn Sevario to work on new 2016 bond projects in the district.

GONZALES A Baton Rouge man who had faced 251 counts of child pornography possession and up to 20 years in prison for each count if convicted has been given a five-year prison sentence after a recent guilty plea.

GONZALES A state district judge found a Prairieville man guilty Tuesday of abducting his estranged wife and driving her against her will to Lake Charles last year but acquitted him of kidnapping the woman's then 2-year-old grandson, prosecutors said.

GALVEZ A bridge on an important north-south highway in Ascension Parish was closed immediately after "structural deficiencies" were found by parish government inspectors, officials said Tuesday.

GONZALES The finances of the city of Gonzales compare favorably with those of like-sized cities, a certified public accountant told council members Monday, following his report of a clean audit with no negative findings for the city's prior

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GONZALES A fourth man wanted in nearly three dozen burglaries in Ascension Parish surrendered Monday evening to sheriff's deputies, the parish sheriff said.

It's the day boys and ghouls wait for all year. Baton Rouge area parishes have announced trick-or-treat hours for Monday, Oct. 31.

The process of lining up architects for new schools and other projects approved by Ascension Parish voters in April has been delayed twice in recent weeks by a school board member's bucking the previously agreed-upon selection process as he tries

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ST. AMANTWindow panes dusted with dirt up to a sharp line of demarcation, two-tone porch screens with a clear line separating the two shades, bits of dark grit on the white columns of a front porch, and sheds and AC units turned on their sides.

Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office reports that Ray Goodrich IV, 34, who was reported missing 12 days ago, was found deceased in his vehicle Friday morning at an undisclosed location in Baton Rouge.

GONZALES First-term Ascension Parish Councilman Aaron Lawler says he's been hearing from constituents about the need for global positioning satellite devices in parish vehicles and is pushing to expand their use.

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Federal prosecutors dropped fraud and conspiracy charges against embattled Sorrento Town Councilman Randy Anny late Thursday shortly after his wife told a federal judge her husband knew nothing of her scheme to defraud the BP oil spill claims fund

Update: 7:15 a.m.: AT&T wireless service was fully restored Friday morning to customers in Ascension Parish who lost it Thursday afternoon after a fiber cable was accidentally cut, a company spokesman said.

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A man accused in a string of Ascension Parish burglaries turned himself into sheriff's deputies and officers of the State Police Fugitive Task Force Thursday morning, Ascension Sheriff's Chief Deputy Bobby Webre said.

Ready for the boucherie bash?

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While the St. Amant High School football team may have won the game on the field, organizers of a weeklong list of fundraisers said both schools came away as winners.

GONZALES - The Ascension Parish School Board's insurance committee is recommending that the school district add properties to its flood insurance coverage, following the catastrophic floods of August.

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GONZALES - Candidates for mayor in Gonzales and Donaldsonville found more to agree on than disagree Wednesday at a forum hosted by the Ascension hospitality industry.

Ascension Christian High School has announced its 2016 homecoming court.

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Paige Joseph was crowned queen and Ross Ponville was named king of the Ascension Catholic High School's homecoming.

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Grace Graugnard was recently crowned Dutchtown High School's homecoming queen.

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East Ascension High School's marching band took home the Festival Grand Champion award Saturday at the Dutchtown High School Marching Festival.

Registration is under way for the Ascension Parish west side youth basketball.

Donaldsonville-area girls can register for a Girl Scout troop at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Donaldsonville branch of the Ascension Parish Library, 500 Mississippi St., Donaldsonville.

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN-ENGLISH CLASSES Registration is openfor Sunday-School, First Communion andFirst Reconciliation! Contact: Sharon Grigar at 503-256-3897 x21 or sgrigar@ascensionpdx.org Sundaysfrom 9am to 10am from September to May Meetings for parents are bi-lingual. Childrens books are bi-lingual. For information, please refer to our bulletin.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN SPANISH CLASSES/ Catecismo para Nios en Espaol y Bilingue Registracion estan abiertas para nios y nias. Los libros y las maestras son biligues. Las clases comenzaran en septiembre y se imparten todos losmartes de las7:00pm a las -8:15pm. Mas informacion en las paginas 5 y 6 de la seccion en espaol de nuestro boletin.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION: Programs vary each year and include Scripture Study, JustFaith and Good News People Graduate Enrichment, Men's Group, Women's Group, Summer Reading Book , Annual Parish Mission and Advent and Lenten Mornings of Reflection.See your bulletin for details.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC? ESTAS INTERESADO EN SER CATOLICO? * RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation) meets October to May. Contact person: Sharon Grigar at extension# 21 or email: sgrigar@ascensionpdx.org

*RICA (Rtito de Iniciacioin Cristiana para Adultos)clases en espanol comenzaran en Octubre. Comunicate con Maria Solis a la extension# 19 o por email a: msolis@ascensionpdx.org

YOUTH MINISTRY:Youth Groups Meetings and Confirmation Make sure to check our bulletin for important dates and times. You can also contact our Youth Minister, Kim Petros at (503)256-3897, extension 16 or youth@ascensionpdx.org

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Question: "What is the meaning and importance of the ascension of Jesus Christ?"

Answer:

Forty days after the resurrection, Jesus and His disciples went to Mount Olivet, near Jerusalem. There, Jesus promised His followers that they would soon receive the Holy Spirit, and He instructed them to remain in Jerusalem until the Spirit had come. Then Jesus blessed them, and as He gave the blessing, He began to ascend into heaven. The account of Jesus' ascension is found in Luke 24:50-51 and Acts 1:9-11.

It is plain from Scripture that Jesus' ascension was a literal, bodily return to heaven. He rose from the ground gradually and visibly, observed by many intent onlookers. As the disciples strained to catch a last glimpse of Jesus, a cloud hid Him from their view, and two angels appeared and promised Christ's return "in just the same way that you have watched Him go" (Acts 1:11).

The Ascension of Jesus Christ is meaningful for several reasons:

1) It signaled the end of His earthly ministry. God the Father had lovingly sent His Son into the world at Bethlehem, and now the Son was returning to the Father. The period of human limitation was at an end.

2) It signified success in His earthly work. All that He had come to do, He had accomplished.

3) It marked the return of His heavenly glory. Jesus' glory had been veiled during His sojourn on earth, with one brief exception at the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-9).

4) It symbolized His exaltation by the Father (Ephesians 1:20-23). The One with whom the Father is well pleased (Matthew 17:5) was received up in honor and given a name above all names (Philippians 2:9).

5) It allowed Him to prepare a place for us (John 14:2).

6) It indicated the beginning of His new work as High Priest (Hebrews 4:14-16) and Mediator of the New Covenant (Hebrews 9:15).

7) It set the pattern for His return. When Jesus comes to set up the Kingdom, He will return just as He left-literally, bodily, and visibly in the clouds (Acts 1:11; Daniel 7:13-14; Matthew 24:30; Revelation 1:7).

Currently, the Lord Jesus is in heaven. The Scriptures frequently picture Him at the right hand of the Father-a position of honor and authority (Psalm 110:1; Ephesians 1:20; Hebrews 8:1). Christ is the Head of the Church (Colossians 1:18), the giver of spiritual gifts (Ephesians 4:7-8), and the One who fills all in all (Ephesians 4:9-10).

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Ascension is a 2014 Canadian/US-American science fiction mystery drama television miniseries which aired on CBC in Canada and Syfy in USA. It consists of six 43 minute episodes. The show was created by Philip Levens and Adrian A. Cruz. The pilot was written and executive produced by Philip Levens, who served as the showrunner.

On July 9, 2014, CBC added Ascension to its fall programming roster. It was originally scheduled to premiere in November 2014.[1] In October 2014, CBC announced that the premiere date had been moved to January 2015.[2] It started airing on CBC on Monday nights starting February 9, 2015.[3] Syfy had originally announced plans to debut the show on November 24, 2014, airing one episode per week for six weeks.[4] Instead the series premiered on December 15, 2014, and aired two episodes each night for three consecutive nights.[5]

The story takes place aboard a generation ship originally launched in the 1960s and now half-way into its 100-year journey to Proxima Centauri. A murder onboard sparks off a series of events that lead the crew to begin second-guessing their real mission.

Ascension is inspired by the real-life Project Orion that existed under the administration of President John F. Kennedy.[6] The show sets up an alternate version of reality beginning in 1963, in which Kennedy and the U.S. government, fearing the Cold War will escalate and lead to the destruction of Earth, launch a spaceship to colonize a planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, assuring the survival of the human race.

The USS Ascension is a massive, self-sustaining generation ship. The journey will take 100 years, so only the children and grandchildren of the original crew of 600 volunteers will be alive when they arrive.[7] The story begins 51 years into their journey (i.e. in the present), as they approach the point of no return. The action begins with the mysterious murder of a young woman the first homicide since the Ascension was launched.[8] The investigation causes the ship's crew to question the true nature of their mission.[9]

It is revealed that the Ascension is in fact not a spaceship and never left Earth; it is actually a psychological experiment being carried out in a mock spaceship inside a secret underground facility. The current director of the project, Dr. Harris Enzmann, is attempting to use the experiment to evolve a superhuman. This appears to be successful in the form of Christa, a young girl born onboard who displays a number of telekinetic powers. Enzmann's mission is opposed by others in the organization, and the murder sparks off a series of events that lead to Enzmann's position being put in jeopardy.[10]

To add to his troubles, an onboard accident results in one of the ship's workers, the prime murder suspect, being ejected from the "ship". He escapes confinement and meets a local reporter who is investigating the organization, along with the help of an investigator hired by the organization to solve the murder.[10]

On March 13, 2014, came the official announcement that Syfy had ordered Ascension as a 6-part miniseries.[25] Syfy billed Ascension as a "6-hour event series".[11]

Ascension is an original sci-fi mystery drama created and written by Philip Levens who serves as executive producer and showrunner.[26] The series is produced in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by Canada-based Sea to Sky Studios in association with U.S.-based Blumhouse Productions. It is co-financed and distributed by U.S.-based Universal Cable Productions and Canada-based Lionsgate Television.[27]

Jason Blum and Mark Stern are executive producers on the project along with Ivan Fecan, Tim Gamble, and Brett Burlock.

On April 30, 2014, Syfy announced that Tricia Helfer would star as Viondra Denninger.[28] On June 3, 2014, Brian Van Holt was announced to star as Captain William Denninger.[29]

On June 24, 2014, Brandon P. Bell, Tiffany Lonsdale, and Jacqueline Byers were announced to co-star alongside Helfer and Van Holt, as First Officer Oren Gault, Chief Astronomer Emily Vanderhaus, and Nora Bryce respectively,[30] and two days later, Andrea Roth and P.J. Boudousque joined the main cast as Dr. Juliet Bryce and James Toback respectively.[31]

On July 7, 2014, Ryan Robbins joined the main cast[26] as Safety Officer Duke Vanderhaus,[32] and two days later, Gil Bellows joined the main cast[26] as Harris Enzmann.[33] Later the same day, Wendy Crewson was announced to guest star in an as yet unspecified role (which was ultimately that of Director Katherine Warren).[32]

The series began shooting on July 7, 2014, in Montreal.[18] Canadian director Stephen Williams directed the first two episodes.[34]

The first promotional teaser-trailer was released on May 15, 2014, at the 2014 NBCUniversal Cable Upfront Presentation.[35] The trailer is available for viewing on the official page of Ascension on Syfy's website.[11]

On July 14, 2014, executive producer and showrunner Phil Levens and executive producer Jason Blum appeared at the Television Critics Association (TCA) summer press tour to talk about the new series bringing along the principal stars of the show, Brian Van Holt and Tricia Helfer, to field questions from the ballroom of critics.[36] (see below: Comments by the cast and crew)

On October 13, 2014, the network announced that instead of airing as a weekly series for six weeks, Ascension would air as a three-night "event" starting on December 15, 2014, with two of the six episodes airing each of three consecutive nights.[5]

Although the show was ordered as a miniseries, it could have potentially run for multiple seasons,[37] similar to the network's popular series Battlestar Galactica.

On March 10, 2015, Syfy announced that they would not be producing any further episodes or seasons of the show, explaining, "We were very happy with Ascension as an event series, but with so much high profile development in the works, we have decided not to pursue a full series."[38]

Tricia Helfer (top) and Brian Van Holt at NBCUniversal's 2014 Summer TCA Tour on July 14, 2014

Upon the official announcement, on March 13, 2014, that Syfy had picked up the miniseries, Bill McGoldrick, Executive Vice President of Original Content for Syfy stated: "Phil Levens has crafted a bold and surprising spin on the space opera. We are equally excited to embark on this journey with our partners at UCP, Sea to Sky, Lionsgate, Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Productions and also with Mark Stern who shepherded this project while at Syfy".[25]

On July 14, 2014, at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, Jason Blum, Tricia Helfer, Philip Levens, and Brian Van Holt commented on the upcoming show.[36]

Executive producer Jason Blum said that:

What piqued [his] interest was the originality of EP Philip Levens' story idea, which was inspired by the Orion military project under JFK. Levens pointed out that Kennedy squashed the development of Orion soon after Bay of Pigs as the military began equipping the spaceship with weapons. He was terrified that they were turning it into a Death Star.[4]

About the starship he said that "it feels like a cruise ship. Essentially the ship is like a time capsule, another civilization that continued for 50 years parallel to our civilization."[39] Blum added that:

The people on the ship, only some of their children, but most of their grandchildren, are the only people who are going to arrive at this new world. A lot of the people who started on this ship have died. It's their children, their children's children, who are going to get to where they're going. And there are a lot of conflicts going on. Should they turn around and go back to Earth, which they've lost touch with? So they have no idea of what Earth even looks like now. Should they continue? Also there's been a murder on the ship, which never happened before. So that's kind of what starts it.[36]

Tricia Helfer said about Viondra that her "manipulative" character considers herself the "mother of the people on the ship, the mother of humanity in one way if Earth did blow itself up".[36] "Brian [Van Holt] and I play a married couple and as the wife, I'm definitely the woman behind the man more than we would see in our society here on Earth today", Helfer added.[39] She explained about the ship's crew that:

Their morals and the values that they're dealing with are still from the '60s. The society on the ship is very hierarchical and uses genetic linking-arranged marriages, basically to sustain human life (three generations will be born during the trip to Proxima). [My] character Viondra started out on the lower decks but rose through the ranks, as did her husband. They're a power couple. Viondra will do anything to stay in power.[8]

Creator Philip Levens said that:

Ascension will explore how technology has evolved on the ship and the way morality is still rooted in an early '60s, pre-Civil Rights Act view [of] humanity. Issues of class the ship is divided into decks, with people in positions of power living on the upper ones will also come into play. There's much more of a sense of obeying your parents because, you know, for the ship to really work, everybody has to cooperate. The murder is kind of the starting of the unravelling, so to speak. And kids start to question choices made by their grandparents. There's a thing on board the ship called "the crisis". It's this existential dilemma that everyone has to go through when they realize that, you know, their life has been circumscribed for them. You know, everybody they ever know or ever will know is already around them. So there's lots of issues like that kind of play [as] a coming of age thing with the kids and their parents.[36]

"Because the series is set on a ship that is self-contained and self-sustained, the people have evolved and developed differently than they would have if they'd remained on Earth. Not only is the technology different, but they think differently, too".[8]

Brian Van Holt described his character as "a man caught in the middle, aware that his legacy as the ship's 'middle route' captain won't probably go down in the record books. The one who launches the ship and the one who lands it will be remembered. No one in the now will be remembered. So he struggles with that".[40] He concluded by saying that "he's a very ambitious character who sought out a leadership role, which was presented to him after an act of heroism on the ship".[8]

Ascension has been met with mixed reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives the show a rating of 65%, based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's critical consensus states, "The characters in Ascension lack the depth that is necessary for its dramatic elements, but its premise may be smart enough to hold the interest of sci-fi fans."[41] On Metacritic, the show has a score of 56 out of 100, based on reviews from 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[42]

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While being a "Helicopter Crew Chief Instructor" there, I'd go to WashingtonDC, with a few buddies almost every weekend. We'd do the Smithsonian andall.On the way back to Ft Eustis (125 miles), we'd often stop for something toeat.One time, it was getting late. We landed in Falls Church, VA.We saw an oldgeneral store that was still open. We walked around on the old creaky floorslooking for Frito's or something? I came across, an old wire frame post cardholder. It was full of WWII post cards...penny a piece !I asked the guy, "How much do you want for the Post Cards?"He said, "Apenny. They have been here ever since I was a kid."I counted them...300 plus.I gave him $4.00, and I got the rack, too.In San Diego, I sold a bunch for $1.00 each. I still have a bunch to handdown.I know some of you are too young to recall these posters and WWII, but theywere a part of my life and others who are now "older than dirt". These aregreat. Pass them along, especially to your older e-mail friends.I wonder whatever happened to this kind of thinking.I got a lump in my throat when I read this. I "grew up" thinking:patriotism, it is the AMERICAN way! I am glad to see that somebody savedthem. The statement at the end says it all! These were our parents.What in God's name have we let happen ?I guess we are the last generation to see, or even remember anything likethese!Whatever happened?

70 years of "progressive" education happened!

Political correctness (or "re-education") happened, Lack of God's name happened, Lack of personal responsibility happened, Lack of personal integrity and honesty happened, Lack of respect and loyalty to our country happened, Lack of being an American happened.

Did all of these things die along with common sense ? I for one am still proud to be an American! If you are too.... Pass this along, so others can show their pride.

In English please! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has itslimits."~Albert Einstein

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...are there ANY logical answers ?

You be the judge......

Here's what I would like to know. If the TRUTH ever comes out and itis decided that Obama was never eligible to be president, what happens toall the laws he signed into being and all the executive orders?

Should they all be null and void?

These simple questions from a reputable attorney...This reallyshould get your "gray matter" to churning, even if you are an Obamafan.For all you "anti-Fox News" folks, none of this information came fromFox. All of it can be verified from legitimate sources (Wikipedia, theKapiolani hospital website itself, and a good history book, as notedherein). It is very easy for someone to check out.

1. Back in 1961 people of color were called 'Negroes'. So how can theObama 'birth certificate' state he is "African-American" when the termwasn't even used at that time ?

2. The birth certificate that the White House released lists Obama'sbirth as August 4, 1961 and Lists Barack Hussein Obama as his father.No big deal, Right? At the time of Obama's birth, it also shows thathis father is aged 25 years old, and that Obama's father was born in "Kenya,East Africa".

This wouldn't seem like anything of concern, except the fact thatKenya did not even exist until 1963, two whole years after Obama'sbirth, and 27 years after his father's birth. How could Obama's fatherhave been born in a country that did not yet Exist ?

Up and until Kenya was formed in 1963, it was known as the "BritishEast Africa Protectorate". (check it below)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_%28http:/en.wikipedia..org/wiki/Kenya%29

3. On the Birth Certificate released by the White House, the listedplace of birth is "Kapi'olani Maternity & Gynecological Hospital".This cannot be, because the hospital(s) in question in 1961 werecalled "KauiKeolani Children's Hospital" and "Kapi'olani MaternityHome", respectively.

The name did not change to Kapi'olani Maternity & GynecologicalHospital until 1978, when these two hospitals merged. How can thisparticular name of the hospital be on a birth certificate dated 1961if this name had not yet been applied to it until 1978?

(CHECK IT BELOW)

(http://www.kapiolani.org/women-and-children/about-us/default.aspx)

Why hasn't this been discussed in the major media?

4. Perhaps a clue comes from Obama's book on his father. He states how proudhe is of his father fighting in WW II. I'm not a math genius, so I may needsome help from you. Barack Obama's "birth certificate" says his father was25 years old in 1961 when Obama was born. That should have put his father'sdate of birth approximately 1936 - if my math holds (Honest! I did thatwithout a calculator!) Now we need a non-revised history book-one thathasn't been altered to satisfy the author's goals-to verify that WW II wasbasically between 1939 and 1945.Just how many 3 year olds fight in Wars? Even in the latest stages of WW IIhis father wouldn't have been no more than 9 years old.Does that mean that Mr. Obama is a liar, or simply chooses to alterthe facts to satisfy his imagination or political purposes ?

Very truly yours,

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"A pen in the hand of this president is far more dangerous than a gun in thehands of 200 million law-abiding citizens.Send this to as many Patriots as you can! Ask your Republicanfriends/representatives in Washington D.C. If they have a backbone ... Whyin the hell can't they use it and get media coverage to explode this acrossour country?

New Republic & GCR

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1. The BRICS system of CIPS has been in force since July 5 2016 with two new satellites in the air. Among other mandates CIPS was designed to process currency exchanges of the Global Currency Reset through AIIB, Bank of China, HSBC, Wells Fargo, TD Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank and in Mexico by HSBC. Rate categories were defined as: International, Market, Contract and Sovereign. The Sovereign Rate, now referred to as the Negotiated Rate, was actually a bond rate designed to be used for Humanitarian Projects.

2. As of July 28 2016 the Paris Climate Treaty had been finalized with the GCR currency exchange hidden in the treaty. There were now 208 countries that recognized the Republic of the United States. A new US Treasury Note would phase out the Petrodollar.

3. On July 31 2016 in Reno certain codes were sent out and test protocols started for the GCR. The next day Aug.1 2016 tests were sucessfully completed around 1 pm. Some SKRs and groups had been made liquid. Call Link

4. Also on Aug 1 2016 and according to The Big Call, Iraqi citizens were said to recieve by mail their new Smart Cards, charged up and ready to go. Last time they were paid on back pay the Dinar rate was $5.31, a possible International Rate. The Iraqi Olympic team of 150-160 plus their support group were said to be on route to Brazil with their Smart cards charged up.

5. Special codes were sent out Aug. 2 afternoon for a GCR GO on Aug. 3 2016. Intel provider Jerzy said that the Chinese Elders released some cash accts which were for reconstruction projects, including projects in the US.

6. On Aug. 3 2016 Typhoon Nadia put a stop to it all even though the RV was considered done. Meetings were held and the RV was rescheduled for the next week. By then major transactions in the quadrillion range had been exchanged at a nominal 1:1 ratio, a practice that would continue for weeks. The public RV was scheduled to follow in an estimated 30 days or less.

7. On that same Aug. 3 2016 the Iraqi Dinar was considered international at a rate of $5.32, although it would fluctuate in value and could not be redeemed in some countries including the US until the full reset took place. Iraqi citizens inside and outside of the country were using their Q cards with various new Dinar rates on them. Initiation of the Dinar on the ISX had been scheduled for the next day on Aug. 4, though didn't make the deadline.

8. By that same Aug. 3 2016 the new US note was accounted for by the new Department of the Treasury: http://inteldinarchronicles.blogspot.com/2016/08/excerpt-of-sheldan-nidles-update-for.html

9. The next day on Aug. 4 2016 the new US Republic was said to be restored in a Situation Report submitted at 5:49 pm EST by DC to Dinar Chronicles (DC is Dinar Chronicles, just to clarify that. ~ DC). Thursday, August 4, 2016. It was reported that USA Inc. publiclysurrenderedat the Pentagon. This was the public announcementneeded for the RV to be solidified. After banks close their doors on Friday on the West Coast, 800#s were expected to be released automatically. "New USN Currency/US Republic Restored" - Anonymous Intel - 8.4.16 "New USN Currency/US Republic Restored" - Anonymous Intel - 8.4.16.

10. On that same Aug. 4 a precursor to the 1987 crash happened on the stock market: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-markets-recent-losing-streak-144956860.html

11. Also on that Aug. 4 2016 Bruce's The Big Call, The Big Call, it was reported that all Paymasters recieved their funds to do exchanges, the Tier 3 group was bond redemption, starting the night before 50,000 SKRs become liquid and by that evening all SKRs should be done. Some of the Tier 4 groups had begun to exchange while a few Dinar calls and websites were being shut down in preparation for the RV.

12. The Aug. 4 2016 Situation Report reported on Recaps.: "The RV has begun in earnest and with actual liquidity payouts here in the United States and Canada! USN wires are arriving to real USN accounts, for spendable usage in real USN currency anywhere in the free world via the new CIPS delivery mechanism. Tier Three paymasters (bonds, SKRs) have been given access codes direct to master hydration accounts at HSBC-Wells Fargo which have been temporarily assigned / provided by the Elders for layout purposes. Since early Wed morning Aug. 3, T3 paymasters have been actively executing master list submitted wire transfers by fulfilling their existing SKR lists--and actually liquidating gold backed funds into pre-existing USA domiciled gold backed bank accounts, with a client's ability to spend gold backed currency. Over 60,000+ T3 SKRs were being liquidated, with an expected completion date of Fri. Aug. 5 2016 sometime before US banks close on the West Coast, or 6pm PDT. Currently we understand paymasters are 25% through their SKR lists as of midnight Thurs. Once the T3 paymaster process achieves a to 95% completion percentage, T4 paymaster (groups including the Internet group) liquidation automatically begins which includes all revalued first basket currency redemptions (IQD, VND, ZIM, AFA, IDR). Meaning, after US banks close their doors on the West Coast, toll free numbers will automatically be released across North America and appear for appointment setting purposes and immediate currency retrieval and conversion. END OF REPORT."

13. The Dinar Chronicles Intel Report of Aug. 5 2016 11:42 am EDT: "Completed Tonight, Released Monday. Right now an important individual is on the way to Reno from Wells Fargo Headquarters in San Francisco." US Note electronic wire transfers began. Major transactions in the quadrillion range began exchanging at a nominal 1:1 ratio. Classified Page - New Intel Added 8-5-16

14. Aug. 5 2016 GCR Update CapnGriff: "Several well known intel providers, websites and chatrooms went dark yesterday morning. The only plausible reason was they were told by those in power that the RV is in progress. SKRs are safe keeping receipts given to highly placed individuals who had traded in their currencies at a certain rate. Their accounts could not be accessed for spending, until yesterday. The estimate was there were 60,000+ such Tier 3 accounts. All were hydrated by the end of the banking day on the west coast yesterday." (Hawaii lags behind us, so their time may have been the actual cutoff.) Update on the RV/GCR as of 2AM MDT by CapnGriff

15. A conference call held Aug. 5 2016 at 11:11 pm EST: Last Night's Conference Call w/ Tank, Bewdah and Yosef 8-5-16

A. The new US Republic began on Aug.4 2016 when China released gold to the new US Treasury. This is about restoring of the US Constitution.

B. Pentagon Chief of Staff and US Republic President Joseph Dunford met with Obama to lay out how this was going to work: they took away Obama's authority.

C. Congress voted to amend the Constitution to eliminate the power of the US Inc. over the Republic of the US.

D. The House returned the US back to a gold standard. Congress has the right to determine what constitutes the value of our money.

E. A great deal of SKRs have been funded. T2 paymasters have concluded their work and are now on to T4 payouts.

16. On Aug. 6 2016 Philip Tilton said a Wells Fargo contact reported that Tier 4 funds went liquid 6:30 pm EST on Aug.6 2016. Philip Tilton - The Problems are being Made Right as of Today

17. On Aug. 6 2016 there were rumors that arrests were made of three Iraqi individuals (1 banker, 2 politicians) thought to be interfering with installation of the new financial system. They were released with a citation and will be charged with treason if they interfere again. Mass arrests may be completed before Aug. 8.

18. On Aug. 7 2017 in Baghdad the Department of Pension Affairs and Social Security dispersed workers their salaries for the months of July and Aug. 2016 in cash and on their Smart Cards.

19. Iraqi bond sales and CBI currency auctions attended by the banks continued to reduce the money supply - that in turn increased the value of the Dinar. They were ridding the US dollar on the streets of Iraq and working to make the Dinar stronger. The new customs and tariff laws were in effect. There had to be an increase in the value of the Dinar in order to compensate for the increase.

20. On Monday Aug. 8 2016 ZAP in Dinar Chronicles stated: "We are entering a significant moment today as the Chinese and Europe royals finalize the major releases for construction projects and shore up the US dollar to ensure stability. The global checkbook opened today."

21. On the Aug. 9 2016 WingIt Call with Gerry Maguire, Art, IKO: Wingit: "It was felt that the RV had to happen soon because Bond markets have crashed, banks are in big trouble and international trading has slowed to a trickle. The only way out would be the Global Currency Reset to gold and asset backed currency. The bonds have been paid. The SKRs are done. Some of the groups have exchanged. Iraqi Dinar shows on the cards at a $3.71 international rate."

22. Also on that Aug. 9 Philip Tilton reported: Philip Tilton - The Waiting Game is Ending, The RV Taking Place

1. The Admiral is at the bank right now & suspected to be obtaining Humanitarian funds.

2. Bankers are renegotiating some contracts - promisary gold notes to other countries.

3. Last night Bloomberg articles said various country's currencies will be revalued.

4. Gold coins will be available for sale this week.

5. Last Thurs. Dong showed 4 cents, some people traded it and made a profit

6. The new rates are appearing on bank screens again.

7. Dinar cards showing $2 - $3.71

8. Rupiah rates have gone up and down this weekend.

9. An individual receiving payments from a Trust would pay taxes on that income.

10. US Treasury bonds going negative - a good sign for us that puts banks under pressure.

11. Allegedly the RV release is on an automatic timer.

23. Bruce's The Big Call on Aug. 9 2016 reported: The Big Call

1. Bruce said that we are there.

2. The new Iraqi stock exchange was rumored to open around 4 EST today, with 3.2 million trades processed on this Day One.

3. The opening of the Iraqi stock exchange confirmed that the Dinar was international with a rate that rose from $3.71 to over $5.00.

4. Individuals (thought to be the Admirals Group) completed their exchange in Reno today.

5. A number of exchanges have taken place starting yesterday with appointments taking them through Sunday night. These are pre-arranged exchange appointments that had pre-negotiated rates (that are thought to be lower rates than what we could be offered).

24. On Aug. 10 2016 DC sent a Situation Report to Dinar Chronicles:

1. Fact: RV performance is an absolute and immanent forthcoming event. Thus it's wise to take some time today to absorb this truth so that you can properly prepare emotionally for a massive change in your life / consciousness.

2. RV related things that appear as "delayed" are not nearly as dramatic or intense for currency holders as they might feel.

3. All banking technical aspects are completed. In fact, private clients within the US, actual currency holders, have been exchanging domestically into USN liquidation via Wells Fargo off site redemption centers since last Sunday--per the approval of the Chinese Elders.

4. However, the US Republic has decided to leverage the Elders own desire to begin on Aug. 8 2016, and are attempting to renegotiate some geopolitical security policy issues between still hostile sovereign nation actors. This list would include sovereign nations such as Israel, Turkey, Ukraine, Syria and Saudi Arabia.

5. It also includes the now defaulted and imploding 4th shadow branch of the old USA Inc government. This negotiation is playing out publicly via the current presidential election.

6. In fact, the US election already has a private resolution that is just waiting to be revealed publicly. Meaning behind the scenes, there's literally no significant drama who is going to run let alone win. Crazy yes, but 100% true as reported months earlier from key sources serving the newly restored Republic government. There's been a meaningful and permanent regime change within our own US government structure.

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Duty of human beings toward creation is to lend it a voice

09/01/16 3:25 pm

(Vatican Radio) Praying for creation or praying with creation? that was the question posed by the preacher of the Papal Household, Fr Raniero Cantalamessa at Vespers on Thursday evening.

Against the majestic backdrop of St Peters Basilica and with Pope Francis looking on, Fr Cantalamessa told those present that God did not program creation as if it were a clock or a computer in which every movement is programmed from the beginning, except, he added, maybe for some periodic updates.

09/01/16 2:35 pm

(Vatican Radio) The program for Popes Francis visit to the Italian hilltop town of Assisi was released in the Vatican on Thursday. During his one-day visit the Pope will be taking part in the closing of an interreligious World Day of Prayer for Peace, organized by the Community of SantEgidio. His latest pilgrimage to Assisi marks the 30th anniversary of the First World Day of Prayer for Peace that St. John Paul convened in the birthplace of St. Francis, back in 1986.

Pope Francis presence at the interreligious prayer summit on September 20th will mark his second visit to the birthplace of his namesake in less than two months.

09/01/16 10:59 am

(Vatican Radio) To mark the September 1st day of prayer for creation, Pope Francis has added a new work of mercy for Catholics to perform: caring for our common home, the planet and all its inhabitants.

At a press conference on Thursday morning, Cardinal Peter Turkson, head of the new Vatican office for Promoting Integral Human Development, and Bishop Brian Farrell from the Council for Christian Unity, introduced the Popes message for this annual observance, together with Irish author Terence Ward.

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The Ascension process and the Signs and Symptoms associated with it are occurring on a personal and planetary level. Ascension involves the acceleration of vibrational energy and the expansion of awareness which creates a shift in consciousness. When a particular life system raises its vibrationary state from one energetic state of being/realm of existence, to another higher one, it is ascending. Put simply, it is like tuning into a particular radio station frequency--you can't hear a particular radio station unless you're tuned in to it's particular frequency.

During the ascension process changes are occuring on all levels of your being. Ascension is a completely natural universal evolutionary process. As one shifts in vibrational frequency and as their awareness expands, symptoms are experienced on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual level. Your system is rebooting, being 'tuned up' or upgraded. Old patterns begin to fall away as one starts to embody much more light.

As one moves through the Ascension process there may be periods where the energy and symptoms become much more intense for several days or weeks at a time; then suddenly these symptoms may abruptly cease altogether for awhile, or symptoms may suddenly change or shift in intensity or frequency. The ascension experience is different for everyone and symptoms can vary according to one's individual degree of awareness, personal vibration, spiritual practice and even individual purpose on the planet.

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You just 'know' or sense that something is happening/changing. You just feel different for reasons you can't explain.

Stomach and digestive issues, IBS, gasto-intestial problems; loss of appetite; periods of unexplained nausea.

Sudden changes in body temperatures; increased sensitivity or intolerance to heat or cold; abnormal heat and/or cold in certain body parts.

Cold or Flu-like symptoms that appear and then dissapear just as suddenly without escalating.

Frequent headaches; head pressure or other unusual sensations in the crown area; warmth, tingling, pinpricks, pulsating energy.

Increase in sensitivity of smell; strange smells from time to time that seem to come out of nowhere; Sinus and allergy issues.

Changes in vision and perception; catching glimpses of shadows, mist or smoke, flashes of light, sparkles, colors and swirling forms of energy.

Changes in hearing or sensitivity to sound; hearing strange sounds, tones and frequencies in your ears; whooshing, buzzing or ear popping/pressure.

Periods where you feel extremely cold for long periods of time or have a chill in your body, cold hands or feet; circulation issues.

Changes in diet, appetite and eating habits; Sudden cravings for or aversions to certain foods; Unexplainable weight gain or loss.

Sudden intolerances/allergies to certain food or other products and chemical sensitivities.

Changes in sleep patterns; waves of extreme fatigue that come and go unexpectedly; periods of restlessness or insomnia; a need for more or less sleep than normal;

Sporadic sleep schedules; repeated waking in the middle of the night especially around 3 am; unusual dreams or more lucid dreams.

Increase in daydreaming, fantasy; flashes of insights and visions; increased creativity and imagination.

Intense waves of heat throughout the body, hot flashes, chills or night sweats; feeling extremely hot or waves or warming energy in various chakra centers.

Increased static electrical charge in the body; energy 'zaps', tingles, itching, pinpricks; muscle spasms or twitches that occur sporadically in certain parts of the body.

General body aches and pains, tension and soreness not caused by injury or exercise.

Clumsiness, lack of coordination at times, bumping into or dropping objects more often; dizziness or feeling ungrounded.

Sporadic bursts of increased energy or inspiration; feeling hyper-active or frantic energy; panic attacks; accelerated mental energy; racing or scattered thoughts.

Unexplainable nervousness or anxiety that comes and goes spontaneously for no apprent reason.

Feeling Intense or unusual vibrations; experiencing pulsating or rushing waves of energy, tingling sensations pressure throughout the body or in specific areas (chakra centers).

Exteme sensitivity; feeling over-emotional; Episodes of crying for no apparent reason or bouts of hysterical laughter for no apparent reason.

Periods of intense frustration, anger or rage, short-tempered or easily agitated or impatient.

Moments where you experience increase in heart rate out of the blue, or unusual sensations in the heart chakra area.

Unusual skin changes that come and go (rashes, hives, itching or tingles).

Changes in hair and nail texture, color or rate of growth. Hair and nails may grow faster than normal.

Feeling more drawn to be in nature and in more serene environments.

A sudden increase in synchronicity (meaningful coincidences); seeing 11:11 or other recurring numbers often.

Abrupt changes with job, friends, hobbies, interests, or living environments or strong urge to relocate.

Physicality may feel 'unreal' at times and external reality appears dreamlike at times.

Increased "self talk" or inner dialogue; issues with voice or speech.

A need for more personal space and alone time; introversion.

Feeling invisible, alienated or detached from from others and/or the world around you.

Feeling lost or a sudden loss of your old 'identity' and a calling to find your true self.

A deep longing to go Home even though you may not know where 'home' is.

Asense of urgency like you are running out of time or that 'something is about to happen'.

Moments of heightened energy where you may receive channeled information ; or automatic writing.

Sudden lack of mental focus and ability to concentrate or comprehend linear information; feeling scattered; brain fog; confusion; forgetting things more often.

Feeling ungrounded at times, scattered or spacey thoughts; feeling detatched or in a dream-like trance.

Time distortions; losing track of time; a sense that time is 'speeding up' or 'slowing down' at various moments;

You begin to see halos of light around people, animals and objects; distorted or blurred vision; sensitivity to bright light; more intense closed-eye visions.

Increased Telepathy with other people and animals; flashes of insight and increased Intuition.

Feeling that you have a Divine purpose on the planet and that you are on a special 'mission'.

Profound feeling of love, peace, understanding and interconnectedness with All things.

Increased psychic awareness and sensitivity, clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, and intuition.

Bizarre or intense dreams; prophetic or precognitive dreams or dreamlike visions occuring more often.

Electronic devices may malfunction often in your presence (lights may flicker or bulbs burn out often).

A feeling that you are not alone or that there is a non-physical presence near you (visits from angelic beings, spirits, e.t's, messengers and guides)

Experiencing sudden inspirations and divine revelations, rushes of energy and flashes of deep insight.

A feeling that something is 'about to happen' or something important is coming, although you don't know what or when.

Remember that not all of these symptoms may be due to the ascension process. Please follow your own inner guidance and consult a health care professional as needed. If you are experiencing a majority of these symptoms it is a good indication that you are experiencing the ascension process more fully or at an accelerated rate. For treating ascension symptoms, more holistic healing methods and natural remedies are always encouraged alongside any other necessary treatment and for overall long term health and healing benefits.

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Ascension Symptoms & Signs of Spiritual Awakening