Definition of "astral" []

• Of, relating to, emanating from, or resembling the stars. (adjective)
• Biology Of, relating to, or shaped like the mitotic aster; star-shaped. (adjective)
• Of or relating to a supersensible body believed by theosophists to coexist with and survive the death of the human physical body: an astral body; astral projection. (adjective)

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• "While in astral projecting, one may leave the body in one point of time and send the consciousness to another, there is still a linear traveling from set point A to set point B."
• "One of my friends believed fiercely in astral travel and "operating at a distance" (telekinesis on things outside your visual range; I presume he believed in simple telekinesis as well)."
• "He further believes in astral projection … an a couple of other ummmm … non-scientific ideas."