heavenwards

For man can reinforce his own strength by other powers which will urge him on upwards towards the infinite; before him who sleeps is the invisible ladder of Jacob, trodden by angels who call him heavenwards, that is, towards the supernatural life.

Spontaneous Activity in Education Maria Montessori 1911

The God whom Marshal de Villars, rising in his stirrups and pointing his drawn sword heavenwards, thanks on the evening of

Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy Five Essays George Santayana 1907

This is the story of a crusading knight who as God in his court, and where victory is as inevitable as his assurance in ascending heavenwards at his death.

2010 April « The BookBanter Blog 2010

We must then look heavenwards and see mystical significance in the mean orbit of Mercury, which sits "within the orbit of the earth in such a proportion that it fits exactly over the pentagon at the heart of the five-pointed star".

Prepare for the reign of Charles the Meddler | Nick Cohen 2011

When the sun shone he would often sit with his hands held heavenwards.

Boing Boing 2009

This is the story of a crusading knight who as God in his court, and where victory is as inevitable as his assurance in ascending heavenwards at his death.

2010 April 27 « The BookBanter Blog 2010

And as I went along for the always welcoming cup of tea at Neva Cottage, the cat-call of a soaring buzzard turned my head heavenwards.

Country diary: Staffordshire Moorlands Roger Redfern 2010

Yvie was in her usual position just below me, her sweet face tilted heavenwards, almost as if she was trying to keep the tears in her eyes.

The Woman I Was Born to Be Susan Boyle 2010

As a conqueror of matter, a new Icarus, he sets out boldly heavenwards; as the threadbare king of creation he…falls prey to a disease which the simplest precautions would enable him to avoid.

MANUFACTURING DEPRESSION Gary Greenberg 2010

Most of the time, we're good at it ( "though business history is littered with the corpses of corporate Icaruses that rose heavenwards on the wings of creativity only to plunge to the ground").

Robyn O'Brien: The Importance of Being You 2010