The astral body refers to the concept of a subtle
body which exists alongside the physical body, as a vehicle
of the soul or consciousness. It is usually understood
as being of an emotional nature and, as such, it is equated
to the desire body or emotional body. However, some philosophies
conceive that the astral body is a body made of ether
(the soul body), build by each individual during the current
evolutionary stage
New
Age thought incorporates the concept of subtle bodies
and planes of existence. While there is no consensus
position, the general idea is that the Astral body corresponds
to the astral plane which is sometimes also (ref?) called
the 5th dimension. The astral body is also widely understood
here as the subtle body in which astral projection occurs
This is one of several types of out of body experiences,
or OBEs. The term "light body" is sometimes used in
this context
The Astral Bodyis a sort of psychic or spirit body,
which is the body one exists in during the Out of Body
Experience (OBE) or Astral travelling. This body can
thus separate from the lower bodies and journey to other
worlds and realms, taking the consciousness with it.
After death and separation from the physical body it
is believed that the personality continues to exist
for a time in the astral body
