Max Heindel was a Danish American Christian occultist, astrologer, and mystic.
Max Heindel (1865–1919)
Max Heindel, photographed by the Iguazu Falls in Misiones, Argentina
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.