A term used to describe the process of transcending to a higher plane of existence. Ascension has been accomplished by the Ancients, and a number of other beings they have assisted. One ascended being in particular -- Oma Desala -- has made it a personal quest to help others ascend. KEY EPISODE(S) - Maternal Instinct - SG-1 discovers the world of Kheb, where Oma Desala and another of her kind teach Daniel the powers of ascended beings. Ascension - Samantha Carter is followed home by Orlin, an alien lifeform who is smitten with her -- and who reveals himself to be an unascended being. Meridian - After suffering exposure to a lethal dose of radiation, Daniel Jackson is visited by Oma Desala and taught to ascend. Abyss - Daniel visits Jack in a Goa'uld prison cell, where he tries to convince the colonel that ascension is his only hope of survival. Full Circle - Daniel Jackson realizes that the ascended beings are the Ancients, and is stopped from attacking Anubis -- once ascended himself -- by Oma Desala or the others.  |
