astral plane

American

[as-truhl pleyn] / ˈæs trəl ˈpleɪn /

Or Astral Plane

noun

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.

Etymology

Origin of astral plane

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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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

The field of their experiences will be limited to the lower regions of the astral plane.

From H. P. Blavatsky A Great Betrayal by Cleather, Alice Leighton

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