Astral body (disambiguation)
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The astral body is a syncretic concept in Theosophy and its derivatives, one of four or seven divisions of the Theosophical subtle body.
Astral body may also refer to:
- Body of light, a concept in Western esotericism, once synonymous with 'astral body'
- Illusory body, a concept in Vajrayana Buddhism, equivalent to 'astral body'
- Subtle body, a concept in Eastern esotericism, which includes the 'sheathe' later dubbed 'astral body' by Theosophy