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 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

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

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

A person who has lived here seventy years may have thirty or forty years on the astral plane.

From Elementary Theosophy by Rogers, L. W. (Louis William)

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