XM: The Elevation of Awareness
“Awareness is the clear sky above the weather of our life-limiting thoughts.”
By Dr. Edrees Bridges, D.Min., APBCC-FR
Imam, Baytul Sabr Jameel
Founder, SAGE Counseling and Consulting, LLC
There are frequencies that travel across the earth and others that rise above it. AM teaches us how to endure. FM teaches us how to connect. XM, however, is the signal that ascends. It transmits not along the ground nor through the air alone, but beyond the ordinary range of interference. It moves through open sky.
In the world of broadcast, XM represents a satellite transmission, elevated above weather patterns, mountains, and the shifting conditions of the landscape below. Its clarity is not affected by storms. Its signal does not fade by distance. Elevation grants perspective, and perspective grants peace.
Spiritually, XM is the expanded state of consciousness that emerges when the heart aligns with remembrance. It is the awareness of the One who sustains us, the subtle nearness that softens fear and widens perception. It is the soul’s capacity to see beyond the immediate and to recognize the deeper order unfolding beneath the movement of our days.
In the Islamic tradition, this elevation is known as ihsan, spiritual excellence, to worship the Creator as though you see Him, and if you do not see Him, to know with certainty that He sees you. Ihsan is not an emotion. It is a frequency. A way of moving through the world with a heart attuned to the Real.
Satellite transmission begins with ascent. The signal must rise above the environment in order to transmit clearly. Likewise, the soul must rise above the internal weather of resentment, worry, envy, and comparison. These are the static layers that distort perception. When we remain entangled in them, our communication falters. We lose sight of what matters. The signal becomes noise.
To elevate does not mean to escape. It means to see from above. To participate in the world without being confined by it.
The Qur’an reminds us:
“He is the One who made you successors on the earth and lifted some of you above others in degrees, to test you in what He has given you.”
Surah Al-An’am 6:165
Elevation is not superiority. It is responsibility. The higher the frequency, the wider the reach of our compassion.
An expanded mind perceives unity where others see division. It listens with both heart and ear. It recognizes that every interaction is a form of transmission. Every glance holds energy. Every pause contains meaning. Every act has a ripple.
The Qur’an describes those who remember the Divine in all states:
“Those who remember God standing, sitting, and lying on their sides, and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth, saying, Our Lord, You did not create this without purpose.”
Surah Aal Imran 3:191
This remembrance is the XM frequency of the soul. It is a state of continuous awareness that shapes how we move, speak, decide, and relate.
When the heart reaches this clarity, actions become prayer. Movements become devotion. Presence becomes sanctuary.
The elevated frequency is not loud. It is steady. It does not need to announce itself. Its resonance is felt, not forced. It is the quiet confidence of a soul at peace with the One who fashioned it.
When life becomes crowded with noise, when emotion rises like interference, when the internal signal begins to distort, pause. Breathe. Rise above the atmosphere of reaction. Return to remembrance. Let your awareness lift.
AM roots us. FM attunes us. XM elevates us.
This is the frequency of ihsan. The clarity of a heart aligned. The movement of a soul in trust. The life of one who walks upon the earth, while the heart rests in the sky.
May your signal rise. May your awareness expand. May your life become a transmission of compassion that travels farther than you may ever know.
Transmit from above.