astral plane

American  

[as-truhl pleyn] / ˈæs trəl ˈpleɪn /

Or Astral Plane

noun

1. Theosophy. a nonphysical level or realm of being, separate from the physical one but accessible from it by means of one’s astral body or by people with psychic powers: believed to be inhabited by angels and other nonphysical beings, including the souls of people who have died or have yet to be born.

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Etymology

Origin of astral plane

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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astral plane

The final chapter of “Some Kind of Kick” depicts a visitation by Jeffrey Lee Pierce, the troubled frontman of the Gun Club, from the astral plane into Powers’s dreamscape kitchen.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2022

The post-credits scene indicates that Wanda has figured out how to hang in the astral plane, so if the side-jaunt to Salem takes place anywhere other than the land of metaphor, it might be there.

From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2021

Adventures on the astral plane beat commutes on the bus.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2019

Since I knew that Don was a far-fetched figment on my astral plane, I settled for men whose lives intersected mine less ethereally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2019

"They are, I suppose, upon the astral plane?" said Moir.

From The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle