astral plane
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- noun
- /ˈæstrəl pleɪn/
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plano astral
- Many believe that through meditation, one can access the astral plane and experience higher states of consciousness.
- travel the astral plane
But then it is from a higher source or the astral plane, the first true spiritual plane that we encounter.
- But then it is from a higher source or the astral plane, the first true spiritual plane that we encounter.
Examples
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The astral environment may also be divided into levels or sub-planes but there are many different views and various traditions concerning the overall structure of the astral planes.
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"I believe they are out there in the astral plane somewhere... just waiting on us positive women... along with all the smart, etc. white guys," I say.
Fiction book (1990) -
I am travelling on the astral plane.
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An astral plane or a spiritual plane.
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It would be weeks before I could travel the astral plane again.
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But then it is from a higher source or the astral plane, the first true spiritual plane that we encounter.
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Jeena does more than anyone to find others who are capable of traveling the astral plane.
Fiction book (1999) -
For a time, anyway, she managed to hold her own in a psychic battle on the astral plane that looks like it was ripped from a Michael Bay and Peter Jackson movie.
Blog text (19) -
Astral projection is often experienced as the spirit or astral body leaving the physical body to travel in the spirit world, or astral plane as an angel would.
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In the Bible, Paul's second epistle to the Corinthians is more generally agreed to refer to the astral planes where he said, I know a man in Christ 14 years ago.
Synonyms
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A place where spirits like ghosts, angels, or ancestors live
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A place beyond the living world where spirits live
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a spiritual or non-physical realm' is directly derivable from combining 'astral' (related to stars or spiritual experiences) with 'plane' (a conceptual level or realm). This compositional pattern (X + plane = a level/realm) is semantically regular and cross-linguistically attested, so a learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Astral plane comes from old stories where astral meant 'from the stars' and plane meant a flat level or world above ours, so people imagined a starry 'other world' where the soul or mind could travel. That's why today astral plane is used for a non-physical place people visit in 'dreams', 'meditation', or after death.