How To Achieve Personal Ascension – Even If You’re Not a Spiritual Person

You have probably seen me use the word Ascension throughout my essays. If you’re a non-spiritual person, you may fly over this word or think of it as silly. But the truth of the matter is that Ascension is not limited to spiritual individuals. So, to summarize much of what I have been sharing the last little while, let’s dive into how to achieve personal Ascension, even if you’re not spiritual.

What is Ascension In a Non-Spiritual Context?

Ascension, in a non-spiritual context, is a process of personal development where one achieves a higher state of understanding, conscious mindfulness, and self-improvement (emotionally, mentally, and physically). It involves reaching personal excellence, wisdom, and well-being that surpasses ordinary day-to-day existence.

Most importantly, it requires introspection and honest reflection on where one falls short and how one can improve. Ascension is the mastery of the self; you don’t need to believe in anything to achieve it other than seeing the value in becoming better for your personal happiness and abundance — or for the sake of your family, community, or the world.

How Does One Achieve Ascension From An Analytical Perspective?

There isn’t any doubt in my mind that every person wants to be the best version of themselves. I don’t think that if you would ask someone, Would you rather stay as you are or be better? that they would say: naw, I’m fine where I’m at. Everyone wants to master themselves. Everyone wants be their personal best and achieve the highest state of self growth. So, here are some tangible steps to Ascend that don’t require a belief in something greater than yourself or a spiritual path to get there.

Unravel Your Life Theme

Whether you believe in past lives or find the entire thing ridiculous, a careful reflection of your life will bring a theme to the surface. By some odd “coincidence” (I put it in quotations because I don’t believe in them, but this is a popular word used by non-spiritual folks), most of the challenges, stresses, and roadblocks in your life all seem to be trying to teach you the same lesson. Whether that theme is forgiveness, pride, anger, need for validation, patience, gratitude, resilience, or something else, you will find an overarching theme in your life. By unraveling that theme and understanding it carefully, you will lead a far more fulfilled life. To narrow down the theme of your life, ask yourself these questions:

• What was this challenge trying to teach me?
• How did I handle it?
• What could I have done better? If I had the wisdom that I do now, what would I change about my reaction?
• Have I embodied the lesson in my present life?
• How have I repeated a lack of learning of this lesson in my present life? When did this lesson show up again?
• Is this something I am willing to deal with for the rest of my life?
• How do I move past this and ensure it doesn’t appear down the road?

Discovering the theme of the difficulties in your life reveals something about your character that you need to dive deep into and learn or unlearn. By uncovering your theme, you may fall down a rabbit hole that helps you uncover the very root of all your problems. Which leads me to my next point…

Unlearn Your Trauma Behaviours

Trauma does not need to be some big, explosive event in your life. Little traumas are just as impactful and they can add up to carrying big trauma baggage. Whether you faced being ridiculed in public as a kid, had your trust broken by an authority figure, was dumped by the person you thought you would marry, etc., these can all lead to behaviours you hold onto — and project onto others — now. So, it’s time to deal with them.

Unlearning your trauma behaviours is a sign of emotional intelligence and definitely pushes you on a path of Ascension. Why do you act the way you do? Is it really you, or was this a personality trait that you learned from someone else (like an angry father, or an alcoholic mother, etc.)? How does it serve your daily life? How does it hinder it? Is it really something you want to hold onto? Steps towards doing this effectively could include therapy, psychiatric treatment, reading self-help books, talking to someone, or even journaling about it until you learn to release it and be better.

Take a Hard Look At You

No one – absolutely no one – loves absolutely everything about themselves. Anyone who says they do are lying to you, masking an insecurity that they don’t want you to uncover. If they did, they’d say no to a genie willing to grant them any self-improvement wishes, and you know that no one would say no. Not even the person with the greatest pride. We can always be better, and self-reflection is how you work towards that betterment. I wrote all about mastering self-betterment, so have a look at that piece if you want to learn more about how to reflect on yourself and improve.

Make a Greater Effort to Be Wise

Knowledge and wisdom differ greatly. Knowledge is the accumulation of facts, information, and skills acquired through education or experience. It’s the “what” and “how” of understanding. Wisdom, however, transcends mere information. You can have all the university degrees in the world – a bounty of knowledge – but possess no wisdom at all.

Wisdom involves making moral and virtuous decisions and understanding the deeper truths about life and being human. Striving for wisdom means going beyond gathering data; it involves synthesizing knowledge, reflecting on experiences, and cultivating a discerning and profound mindset. Wisdom guides us to live ethically, make thoughtful choices, and navigate life’s complexities with grace and perspective. While knowledge can empower, wisdom enriches and enlightens (and you don’t need to be spiritual to understand the importance of that), leading to a more meaningful and fulfilled existence.

So, how does one become wise? First and foremost, by living a wisdom-filled life. That’s a life where you are mindful and conscious of your impact on the world. You can gain wisdom by reading the words of profound and impactful people who lived before you. You can gain wisdom by traveling and immersing yourself in the cultures of others (not being a tourist). You can gain wisdom through visiting museums and learning about history and all the ways man failed — and how not to fail again.

Wisdom requires looking at your steps and saying, I won’t do that again, and looking at the steps of others and discerning where you could be even better through an empathetic lens. Practice mindfulness. Be open-minded and curious, look at all sides of all coins, and be willing to admit when you were wrong or failed. The greatest wisdom comes from your own humility, so cultivate that consistently.

Live Ethically and With Virtue

What are your core values? These are individual to everyone, and we cannot expect or force people to live according to our core values. Core values are fundamental beliefs and guiding principles that shape your behaviour, decisions, and overall direction in life. They represent what is most important to you, acting as an internal compass influencing your actions and reactions. Core values are deeply ingrained and reflect a sense of right and wrong. These can be shaped from your personal experiences or could be passively projected and taught to you by someone else.

So, your first step is to reflect on the source of your core values and whether that’s a source you’d like to be the compass of your life. The next step is to write them down. Finally, identify whether you’re truly living according to those core values that dominate your life. Perhaps, following this step, you may eliminate a few and decide to add some more to the list that you believe are important.

For example, you cannot state all living things deserve respect as a core value if you are also a meat-eater. That is hypocritical. Subsequently, you cannot say that your core value is everyone should take ownership of their words and actions, but you still haven’t apologized for the secrecy you kept from your partner. Being able to identify where you are living hypocritically according to your own core values is essential to living an Ascended life. It allows you to pivot and adjust who you are and what you stand for, as well as how you govern your decision-making and the lens you view the world in a more meaningful and impactful way. In addition, it opens your eyes to changes you need to make in your character so that you are living according to the belief system you hold dear and true.

Meditate – In Whatever Way You Want

Meditation doesn’t need to be sitting cross-legged on the floor and saying, Om. A daily act can be considered meditative if it’s done mindfully. I consider the way I pick a mug every morning to be a meditative act. Anything you do completely present and with full mindfulness and awareness of the act (or actlessness) can be meditation. If you enjoy exercising, that can be a meditative act. If you like to rest with a book, that can be meditation. If painting is your escape, it’s your meditation session. Your meditation just requires one thing: tuning into yourself and giving yourself and the moment complete attention. It is prayer — even for the non-spiritual person. And you will find this hyper-awareness to be very transformative, I assure you.

How Will You Contribute to the Collective?

The Collective is a word I use to represent the entire world and the human race, but you can interchange it with community if that is more comfortable for you. If we are only living for ourselves, we are simply not living a life that will lead us to Ascension. Human beings are social beings; before we lived in towns and cities, we lived in tribes. You cannot isolate and eliminate yourself entirely from your interaction with the people on this planet. In fact, you shouldn’t. You should contribute something meaningful.

An act of kindness, a compliment, a generous charity donation, simply dropping some coins in the cup of a homeless man on the street corner; all of this will lead you down a path of Ascension. Even the greatest atheists I know believe in the idea of what goes around, comes around (karma). It’s simply a law of physics (every action has an equal and opposite reaction). Your legacy is in the way you contribute to the Collective, because that kind of heart-centered generosity ripples out and impacts so many more people than you know.

Treat The Planet With Respect

Living ethically and responsibly has the greatest impact on the Collective — and on your own self-respect. Be a little more mindful, be more cautious instead of careless, and don’t be lazy. It doesn’t take much to make a difference on this giant round ball we call Earth.

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See? You don’t need to be spiritual to walk a path to Ascension and personal greatness.

In essence, personal Ascension is about striving to be the best version of yourself through continuous self-improvement, emotional intelligence, and mindful living. By embracing these principles, anyone can embark on a journey of growth and fulfillment. It’s not about believing in something greater, but about seeing the value in becoming better for yourself and those around you.

So, take the first step today—reflect, learn, unlearn, heal, and grow. Your path to a higher state of being awaits, and it will enrich your life with greater purpose and meaning in ways you never thought possible.

Ready to Ascend?

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xx C