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Archive 1009 II Astral Body A Wisdom Archive on Astral Body Astral Body Astral body: "Body of the stars." Sometimes known as the emotional body, the ast ral body is the third most dense of the five interpenetrating bodies or sheaths (known in Sanskrit as koshas), through which the soul functions. The five bodies are: physical (annamayakosha), pranic (pranamayakosha), astral (manomayakosha), mental (vijnamayakosha) and causal (anandamayakosha). The astral body functions in the astral plane or Second World (Devaloka). See: Hinduism Glossary related to Astral Body astral body, Astral body - Artistic depictions, Astral body - Later interpretati ons, Astral body - The astral body in Neoplatonism, Astral body - The astral bod y in Theosophy, Astral body - The astral body in generic New Age thought, Astral body - The desire body in Rosicrucianism, Esoteric cosmology, Yoga, Yoga Archiv es, Yoga Philosophy, Meditation, Mudras, Patanjali, Sivananda, Archives on Astral Body Introduction and links to related topics Astral Body - The subtle, nonphysical body (sukshma sharira) in which the soul f unctions in the astral plane, the inner world also called Antarloka. The astral body includes the pranic sheath (pranamaya kosha), the instinctive-intellectual sheath (manomaya kosha) and the cognitive sheath (vijnanamaya kosha) - with the pranic sheath dropping off at the death of the physical body. See: kosha, soul. Astral Body - Astral Body, or Astral "Double". The ethereal counterpart or shado w of man or animal. The Linga Sharira, the "Doppelginger". The reader must not con fuse it with the ASTRAL SOUL, another name for the lower Manas, or Kama-Manas so -called, the reflection of the HIGHER EGO. Astral Travel - separating astral body from physical body to travel in the astra l plane or dreamtime (TRASB) Leaving the physical body and traveling to another location or reality (NAD) Astral Body - subtle or dream body that disengages during sleep/through consciou sness techniques; exact replica of the physical body with a higher frequency of vibration. (NAD) Astral Projection - The ability to separate the "astral body" from the physical

body, allowing it to transcend time and space, to travel great distances or in t ime. * Encyclopedia - Astral body Subtle bodies Causal plane: Causal body Mental plane: Mental body, projection Etheric plane: Etheric body Physical plane: Worlds & the 7 Cosmic Planes The Seven-fold constitution of nstitution of Man Cosmology Sufi cosmology Tanazzulut Ray of hree Centres Five Centres Plane (Dungeons & Dragons) Inner * Astral body - The astral body in Neoplatonism * Astral body - The astral body in Theosophy * Astral body - The desire body in Rosicrucianism * Astral body - Later interpretations * Astral body - The astral body in generic New Age thought * Astral body - Artistic depictions Read more here: Astral body: Encyclopedia - Astral body * NewAge Dictionary on Astral Body Astral Body - N A spiritual body capable of projection from the physical body. The astral body s urvives death. (See also: Astral Body, New Age, Body mind and Soul) For more dictionary entries, see Astral Body Dictionary * Wiccan Pagan Dictionary on ASTRAL BODY ASTRAL BODY - subtle or dream body that disengages during sleep/through consciou sness techniques; exact replica of the physical body with a higher frequency of vibration. (NAD) (See also: ASTRAL BODY, Wiccan, Pagan, Paganism, ) For more dictionary entries, see Astral Body Dictionary * Spiritual Dictionary on Astral body Astral body: The astral body is a composite, made up in varying proportions of a physical (or semiphysical) body and a "spirit" body. During its projection the second body draws "astral material" from the first body through the silver cord that connects the two. Also See: Astral Double body Astral plane: Physical body The 7 Man The Ten-fold co Creation The Laws T Plane ... Including:

 (See also: Astral body, Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca) For more dictionary entries, see Astral Body Dictionary * New Age Spiritual Dictionary on Astral body astral body A non-physical body which is a counterpart of a physical body and one of the sev en layers of the Aura (See also: Astral body, Body Mind and Soul ) For more dictionary entries, see Astral Body Dictionary * Encyclopedia II - Out-of-body experience - Other observations of OBEs Not every OBE has exactly the same aspects, but although there are several diffe rent types of OBEs with different causes and meanings, there are some common ele ments: These people claim they are not "faking" their experiences. They were not , in general, "trying" to have the experience through auto-suggestion, hypnotic trance, etc. Many seemed frightened and/or confused by the experience; some even to the point of doubting their sanity. A belief that they were physically "out of body" is a ... Read more here: Out-of-body experience: Encyclopedia II - Out-of-body experience - Other observations of OBEs * Encyclopedia II - Out-of-body experience - Spontaneous OBEs The following general observations can be made based on a collection[3] of 66 ca se studies of firsthand accounts of "spontaneous" OBEs (those not part of a plan ned program to induce the experience). Out-of-body experience - Initiated during /after sleep Sleep Paralysis. OBEs are often initiated through lucid dreaming, w here one is aware they are dreaming, though other types of initiation are discus sed later. The majority of subjects (55+ of the 66 cases), who claim to have had an OBE, reported being asleep, ... Read more here: Out-of-body experience: Encyclopedia II - Out-of-body experience - Spontaneous OBEs * Encyclopedia II - Out-of-body experience - Possible explanations Opinions regarding the objective reality of OBEs are mixed. An appreciable numbe r of people believe the phenomenon is exactly what it feels like, and that the s oul is leaving the body and exploring. Many OBE accounts are positive that the u sual explanation, that the experience was a dream, is insufficient and often cit e the experience as having a spiritual effect. See examples: "If it was [a dream ], why am I still so affected by it?" "I just don't understand this how can this h appen?" ... Read more here: Out-of-body experience: Encyclopedia II - Out-of-body experience - Possible explanations * Encyclopedia II - Astral plane - The astral plane and astral experience According to occult, Theosophical, and New Age teachings, the astral plane can b

e visited consciously with the astral body through means of meditation and mantr a, lucid dreaming, or other forms of occult training and development. Some peopl e would visit the astral plane by accident, simply by getting out of bed while t he physical body remains sleeping. Unconsciously, the astral plane is the locati on of our consciousness while the vital bod ... Read more here: Astral plane: Encyclopedia II - Astral plane - The astral plane and astral experience Glossary related to Astral Body Home P Home