Anagogy, from a Greek word meaning leading up, is the interpretation of a text or symbol as pointing to divine and eternal realities. Dionysius described the whole hierarchy of creation as anagogical, raising the mind to God. Abbot Suger used the idea for Gothic light and architecture.
Anagogy
The upward-leading sense of scripture or symbol, pointing to heavenly realities and the soul’s ascent.
Also: anagogical sense