- "When you gain higher consciousness, your consciousness becomes universal and you become ageless, endless, and universal."
- ― Debasish Mridha
The ability to gain a new state of development in consciousness. Not to be confused with Mass Consciousness.
Also Called
- Advanced Consciousness
- Ascended/Collective/Cosmic/Objective Consciousness
- Spiritual Ascension/Evolution
Capabilities
Users are able to denote their natural consciousness and reach a higher level of development. Through this, users obtain refined mindfulness and become detached from their baser instincts. They can achieve a grand refinement, allowing them to self-manage, awaken, and develop the hidden potential that has laid dormant within them.
Applications
- Answer Intuition: Understand the meaning of different concepts and know of their secrets
- Calm State/Tranquil Emotions/Tranquil State: Maintain a great calmness and immense self-control.
- Cosmic Awareness/Hyper-Cosmic Awareness: Obtain a mind that is one with the universe & beyond (Buddhaic Plane).
- Extrasensory Perception: Gain extra senses by tapping into the planes of Mind, Emotion etc.
- Inner Being: Unleash the inner being/self that lies within.
- Inner Power: Unlock a hidden power that has laid dormant within.
- Mental Continuation: Live on even after death in a different way.
- Self Transcendence: Exceed one's own limitations.
- Spiritual Meditation: Achieve spiritual essence as well their mind, making them able to develop a high level consciousness over bodily processes.
- True-Self Recognition: Find your true self.
Techniques
- Astral Projection: Out of body experience.
- Ascended Physiology: Ascend to a state of higher existence.
- Empathy: Truly understand how others really feel.
- Inner Reading: Read and understand one's own inner status.
- Mind's Eye: Access the eye of consciousness.
- Omni-Perception: To perceive everything.
- Supreme Observation: To see and perceive everything in existence.
- Reality Perception: Become aware of the ultimate reality.
- Reality Clarification: Have complete clarity of reality and the beyond.
- State of Mind: Ultimate grasp of inner/outer knowing.
- Clear Mind: Possess free of all unnecessary thoughts.
- Potential Realization: Realize what you and others are really capable of.
- True-Self Projection: Personify your greatest self externally realized.
Associations
- Enlightenment: Awakening, both spiritually and mentally.
- Existential Plane Manipulation
- Knowledge Ascendancy
- Mental Evolution
- Nigh Omniscience
- Spiritual Meditation: Higher consciousness is brought by the application of spiritual focus.
- Supernatural Detection
- Yoga
Limitations
- This ability is difficult to obtain, requiring years of discipline.
- User is unable compete with that of higher beings.
- Consciousness Grounding
Known Users
- Users of Imago Interrogation power (AD&D)
- Sousuke Aizen (Bleach)
- Hospital Staff (Childrens Hospital)
- Brainiac (DC Comics)
- Poo (Earthbound)
- Asura (Asura's Wrath)
- Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series)
- Factol Rhys (Planescape)
- Gouken (Street Fighter series); via the Power of Nothingness
- Ryu (Street Fighter series); via the Power of Nothingness
- Ancients (Stargate)
- Daniel Jackson (Stargate)
- Avatars (Avatar: The Last Airbender/Legend of Korra)
- Zaheer (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
- Laghima (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
- Grand Master/Tam Sung (Samurai Jack)
- Kyle Broflovski (South Park); temporarily
- Users of the Var Dohr Sacred Ritual (Underworld)
Gallery
Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series) possesses a great amount of knowledge of spiritual arts. His work in meditation has allowed him to become more in tune with his spiritual side and manipulate his ninpo for various uses.
By detaching himself form all emotion, Ryu (Street Fighter) is able to shun the Satsui no Hado and gain access to the Power of Nothingness. With this, Ryu enters an alternate state of consciousness in which he has complete control over his mind and body.
Laghima (Avatar: The Legend of Korra) was an airbending master who attained complete spiritual freedom, unlocking the secret airbending powers of flight.
Vampires (Underworld) who undergo the Var Dohr Sacred Ritual reach the "Sacred World", a parallel plane of higher consciousness where they achieve inner clarity and a greater perception of things that even transcends death itself.
Monk undergoing meditation to attain tranquility of the mind and soul.