astral body

Ethereal traveling self

An astral body is a subtle, nonphysical counterpart to the physical body, believed in various spiritual traditions to separate during sleep, meditation, or death.

In occult and New Age thought, the astral body travels through an "astral plane" during out-of-body experiences: She felt her astral body rise above the bed.

The concept appears in Theosophy, Hinduism, and Western esotericism.

esoteric

aura

Perceived emanation surrounding someone

chakraSpiritual node in body
theosophyMystical divine knowledge system
occultismBelief in supernatural forces

esotericism · anthroposophy · hermetic · akasha · vital force · prana · qi · energy field · mysticism · doppelgänger

projection

silver cord

Soul's link to body

lucid dreamingSleep state with awareness
remote viewingAlleged psychic distance perception
bilocationSimultaneous presence in two places

near-death experience · dreamwalking · psychonaut · trance · meditation · shamanic journey · disembodiment

celestial

star

Luminous astronomical object

planetStar-orbiting spherical body
cometIcy orbiting body
meteorGlowing atmospheric space rock

nebula · constellation · galaxy · cosmos · orbit · eclipse · lunar · solar · satellite · supernova

Categories

AnthroposophyWaldorf schools
astral projectionOBE, silver cord, disembodiment, phasing, vibrations
Gurdjieffself-observation, movements, Fontainebleau, essence, personality
theosophydivine wisdom, mahatmas, mahatma, root races, ancient wisdom
energy anatomychakras, meridians, prana, chi, qi
intangiblesabstraction, ideas, trust, concept, morale

Opposites

materiality

astral bodyphysical body

Tangible human form

corporeal form · physical form · flesh · flesh and blood · mortal body

Family

body, astronomy, astrology, astronomical, astral, astronomer, astrophysics, astrolabe, astrophysical

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