Astral projection
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Astral projection is a term used in esotericism to describe an intentional out-of-body experience (OBE) that assumes the existence of a subtle body, known as the astral body or body of light, through which consciousness can function separately from the physical body and travel throughout the astral plane.
The ba hovering above the body. This image is based on an original found in The Book of the Dead.
The ikiryō as illustrated by Toriyama Sekien.
Out-of-body experience
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An out-of-body experience is a phenomenon in which a person perceives the world from a location outside their physical body. An OBE is a form of autoscopy, although this term is more commonly used to refer to the pathological condition of seeing a second self, or doppelgänger.
Artist's depiction of the separation stage of an out-of-body experience, which often precedes free movement
A 19th-century illustration of Robert Blair's poem The Grave, depicting the soul leaving the body