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

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

This week’s Saturday Night Live, hosted by Nick Jonas, took a look at these modern-day gateways to the astral plane.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 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

I can say that Lenny has gone on such an insane journey of dying multiple times and being tortured in the astral plane, and she finally gets a chance to be human again.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2019

Now supposing that in addition to this he obtained the sight of the astral plane, what further changes would be observable?

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