spiritual realms
Beyond physical existence
Spiritual realms are dimensions of existence believed to lie beyond the physical world—places where gods, spirits, ancestors, or souls reside.
Religious and mystical traditions describe various realms: heaven, hell, purgatory, the astral plane, or spirit worlds accessible through prayer, meditation, or death.
Shamans claim to journey between spiritual realms.
The concept assumes reality extends beyond what science can measure.
- heavenSky or bliss
- hellUnderworld of suffering
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
- purgatoryPlace of temporary suffering
- other sideContrary position or location
astral plane · astral projection · nirvana · inner peace · Avalon · bardo · transcendentalism · dualism · third eye · idealism · celestial sphere · higher plane · chakra system · lucid dreaming · Zion · Valhalla · veil · near death experience
- afterlifeheaven, hell, paradise, purgatory, limbo
- paradiseparadise, Eden, edenic, Garden of Eden, elysian
- Asian Folkloreyokai, kitsune, oni, tengu, folktales
- theosophydivine wisdom, mahatmas, mahatma, root races, ancient wisdom
spiritual realmsobservable universe
Region light has reached us from
sensory experience · natural phenomena · natural sciences · objective reality · laboratory