astral projection

[ as-truhl pruh-jek-shuhn ]

noun

1. a supernatural phenomenon in which a person’s astral body is said to separate from the physical body and travel to or in a different plane of existence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of astral projection¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The film skirts the more ethereal aspects of this work, at least until the end when the good doctor embarks on what looks like a form of astral projection.

From Los Angeles Times

In it, a child named Moon, struggling with depression, learns to visit the spirit realm through astral projection, discusses the meaning of life with spirits and stars, nearly destroys the realm by trusting the wrong being, and ultimately learns to fight for their rights and love themself.

From New York Times

Conceptually, this qualifies as the brightest lightbulb to appear over his head in a decade, so it’s too bad that everything eventually goes sideways during his 52-minute astral projection into clubland.

From Washington Post

Wouldn't Wanda want to dreamwalk, a kind of astral projection involving a lot of candles, into a moment when her kids might actually need her?

From Salon

The story involves a form of astral projection, from one universe to another, called dream-walking — because dreams, as it turns out, are portals to access our “multiversal selves,” as Stephen puts it.

From Washington Post