| The astral body is basically spiritual in nature which | | | | under medications or under the influence of drugs or in |
| means that though it is referred to as a body it does | | | | case of accidents, the astral body is separated from |
| not have any physical aspect to it. It is ether like | | | | the flesh body and this separation also separates the |
| substance that acts as a counterpart for our flesh | | | | process of sensation to our gross body. Only on its |
| body from which it separates. It is said to be | | | | return does our body feel any form of sensation |
| composed of astral material and is in a way an exact | | | | including smell, pain etc. |
| duplication in terms of energy of the physical body that | | | | During the time the astral self is disjoint from the flesh |
| it represents. | | | | body, though it is an exact copy or replica of the latter, |
| This body of energy is attached to our flesh body | | | | it is more sensitive to thoughts, emotions, aspirations of |
| usually at the navel level through a silver cord. This | | | | the dead etc. It is basically experiencing feelings or |
| astral body that is powered by the mind and thoughts | | | | sensations at a whole new level or plane that is not |
| contained within it is capable of travel to far and distant | | | | possible during the time the body is awake and |
| places and planes and this happens usually when we | | | | connected to the astral being. That is why our dreams |
| sleep. | | | | often seem unreal because we do not experience the |
| According to theosophy, an astral bond denotes a | | | | occurrences in our dreams in the real life. |
| bond between the cosmic reservoir and the nervous | | | | Clairvoyants are said to be having the ability to attain |
| system. Theosophy basically refers to religious | | | | the astral world and also can view the appropriate |
| speculations or speculation about the nature and | | | | body. The astral being is basically in the form of |
| characteristics of the soul based on a mystical insight | | | | different shapes representing the quality of thought |
| into the nature of god. The astral being refers to or is | | | | and each of these thoughts cause vibrations which is |
| basically an instrument of emotions, desires and | | | | seen in the form of colors. Thus clairvoyants are able |
| passion and since it is basically an extension of the | | | | to judge the state and extent of a man's development |
| physical body and stretches beyond it; it becomes the | | | | based on the appearance of his astral being. |
| medium through which these feelings are | | | | An astral body therefore is of high spiritual value and a |
| communicated. | | | | topic many people are interested about. |
| When people actually go to sleep or when they are | | | | |