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

She’s joined by Edred, a Legolas-type elven swordsman who was Melinda’s lover in a previous life, and Seng, a floating bald kid who recalls Avatar Aang, drifting in and out of the astral plane.

From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

The label says this greeting-card-quality doodle is made with pastel and colored pens on “imported paper,” which perhaps means the sheet floated in from an astral plane.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2022

The result is an absorbing yarn and yet another lens on that era’s social history that baby boomers are now excavating with frantic enthusiasm before their sources transition to another astral plane.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2020

Adventures on the astral plane beat commutes on the bus.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2019

As has been already remarked, though occasional reflections may be had upon the astral plane, the power to use the mental sense is necessary before any reliable reading can be done.

From Clairvoyance by Leadbeater, C. W. (Charles Webster)