Awe: Self-Transcendent Emotions

Is important to know that according to Van Cappellen (2017) in the center of many religious
and spiritual traditions the purpose is to transcend the own self to rich connection with a great power and that can be accomplished for uplifting specific emotions call self-transcendent positive emotions (STPEs).
Awe- The emotional response to perceptually vast stimuli that are grater and beyond current understanding for example panoramic views of nature, childbirth and grate works of art these emotions lead to more stimulus focused attention and reduce awareness to self. Awe seems to tune our attention toward the greater good.
Gratitude is the self-transcendent emotion that has greatened the most attention it is the emotional response to the recognition

that one good fortunes are the results of the intentional good fortune as the result of the intentional good deeds of someone else. Gratitude triggers the desire to reciprocate the good deed. Gratitude is identified as an important mechanism in the formation and maintenance of relationships.

Elevation and Admiration. Elevation is the emotional response to witnessing and exemplar of moral values for example, acts of charity, gratitude, service, or other good deeds elevations and admiration are part of the family of positive emotions that is considered ¨ other-praising admiration is the emotional response to witnessing an exemplar of talent and skill in religious context it may be used with terms such as adoration or reverence. Elevation and Admiration both trigger a desire to get closer and become more like the target. emotions that would merit further consideration in empirical psychological research, such as positive emotions’ communal and behavioral/expressive aspects (Van Cappellen, 2017).