| 单词 | astral |
| 例句 | Blanca went along with his decision, for she accepted that a good conjunction of planets in her daughter’s astral chart would not provide Alba with everything she needed to get ahead in life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re asking me to invade the embassy of a foreign government because you felt a hole in the astral waves. What kind of evidence is that?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A group of guys started an "astral projection" circle, where they would sit around a card table and concentrate on breaking down all their molecules into subatomic material and drifting through the fences. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Goldfish represented the end of the astral year. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Via mysterious connections available only to initiates, they learned of Clara’s existence, established telepathic contact with her, and immediately realized they were astral sisters. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Werewolves, shape-shifters and ancient evils reveal themselves to the good doctor as perfectly natural phenomena, thanks to his facility with clairvoyance and astral projection. Vintage crime reprints: mysterious tales that never die 2013-06-05T22:27:56Z SpongeBob gains the ability of astral projection and infiltrates his friends’ dreams as if on a safari through the subconscious. SpongeBob at 20: how the pineapple-dwelling fry cook endured 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z And he sings about so many subjects I think are great: California, space and astral planes and different dimensions, the Mariana Trench and the depths of the ocean. Adam Brody Feels All the Feels With Surfing, ‘Avatar’ and Cate Le Bon 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z If anything, it is astral, a reminder that this small Earth and the life on it are spinning through infinite space charged with mystery. Anselm Kiefer Raises History’s Ghosts 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Although separated by the war, the two artists seem to have been working on the same astral plane. 11 Galleries to Visit Now on the Upper East Side and in Harlem 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z The words Her speaks are similarly steeped in earthy prose and astral poetry, sometimes at the same time. Review: ‘Underneath,’ an Embrace of Irish Ghosts 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z With its unhurried piano and slow gurgle of galactic synths that arrive like an extraterrestrial transmission sent from the stars, the track manifests as both earthen and astral bliss. 15 Songs We Almost Missed This Year 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Taylor's already erratic tendencies were exacerbated by an athletic consumption of booze and drugs, which led him to be convinced he had astral connections with alien incursions and Christ. Chris Brown: not the first pop star with a God complex 2013-01-29T16:15:06Z Bad Bunny infuses it with electrifying beat switches, raunchy raps and astral synths. Behind Bad Bunny’s Summery Surprise, ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z A single synth tone, at first bound to the earth, floats 40,000 feet in the air, spiraling into astral fragments. Ambient Music Isn’t a Backdrop. It’s an Invitation to Suspend Time. 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z At that exact moment, another astral baby, the soon to be Metro Man, rocketed through the galaxies from another planet. DreamWorks' 3-D Megamind: That's Incredibles! 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z This quirky rag-trade partnership resonates for sure in the popular culture, which is celebrating its own astral moment. Why Is Fashion Having an Astral Moment? 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Wellness, the 2018 Edition, certainly seems to be catapulting us further into the astral plane. The wellness revolution has reached its shamans-for-hire stage 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z On a higher musical if not astral plane, Todd S. Purdum’s “Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution” lives up to its title. 17 Refreshing Books to Read This Summer 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z 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? Wanda, the MCU's Instagram boymom of “Doctor Strange” 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z I think I detect a note of pity or motherly concern in her voice, like she’s looking down from the astral plane, feeling sorry that I haven’t found my way back to my goddess roots. What happened when I went to psychic school 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z The Ohio native put out prints with names like astral, cloud and star in a collection inspired by the sky. Designers feeling texture at NY Fashion Week 2011-02-16T21:51:22Z As a punk/alternative kid, noise was what originally pulled me into Sun Ra’s orbit, his use of terrestrial instrumentation to conjure sounds both astral and alien. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Sun Ra 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z It intensified our sense of living on a rich and magical astral object. People of Earth, say cheese! Nasa to take everyone's picture from space 2013-06-19T15:27:19Z In the astral plane, plenty of people can hear you scream, as it turns out. ‘Legion’ Season 1, Episode 7 Recap: Breakthrough 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z And as long as I’m sitting in my foldout chair listening to lectures about Saturn return and astral projections, anything seems possible. In the heart of D.C.’s tony Georgetown, a church that communes with the dead 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Another target of critical scorn was “Deeply Furious,” a second-act song in which Arachne dispatches the Furies, her posse of spider women, from their “astral plane” home to rob shoe stores in Manhattan. A Broadway Superlative for All the Wrong Reasons 2011-03-13T23:28:26Z With so many delicate hands working instruments with grace and deft touch, the band seemed to connect not only instrumentally, but at times astrally. Grateful Dead in Santa Clara, Night 1: Rainbows, dancing bears and bliss 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z The debut album from the rising Nigerian star Asake is both appealingly grounded and aiming for an astral plane. Best Albums of 2022 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z It remains to be seen whether the new film will take us on an astral excursion or send us on a shopping trip. The return of Star Wars: an evil empire in Jedi clothing? 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z He asked whether we might invite dead loved ones or our astral “watchers” to visit — then he began to play. Palm Springs beyond the poolside: lonesome hikes, alien-inspired architecture and a poignant art museum 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z “Since I was 20, 21, I’ve wanted to do a movie about altered states of consciousness and astral projection,” Mr. Noé said. Film: Turn on, Tune in to a Trippy Afterlife 2010-09-19T04:36:00Z "Unlike flying or astral projection, walking through walls is a totally earth-related craft, but a lot more interesting than pot-making or driftwood lamps," he said to the bemused crowd. Tony awards, 2011: Big winners and Northwest connections 2011-06-13T04:29:05Z When we part 90 minutes later, he has wept three times, referenced astral chart movements as though the zodiac were the Dow Jones, and cited various psychics as unimpeachable authorities. RuPaul: ‘Drag is a big f-you to male-dominated culture’ 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z I can say that Lenny has gone on such an insane journey of dying multiple times and being tortured in the astral plane, and she finally gets a chance to be human again. Aubrey Plaza Would Definitely Host the Oscars 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z A flashily cut affair, this makes much of experiences “out in the field”, which seems to be Goop for “in the astral treatment suites of complete charlatans”. Do not adjust your set: Gwyneth Paltrow is spreading Goop all over TV 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z She builds furious astral swarms by repeating patterns. Review: Colleen Focuses on Precision With Fingers and Feet 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z We weren’t there to know exactly what “cosmic sounds, higher dimensions, astral levels and other worlds” the mighty Turiyasangitananda could hear. Perspective | Alice Coltrane is finally heralded as a jazz great. A new reissue doesn’t do her justice. 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z It depicts nearly a dozen black figures who gaze and point at oversized books that float through an astral sky of lush grape purple. Kerry James Marshall Paints for Chicago. His Mural Should Stay There. 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Considering a dimension-hopping, mutant-baiting creature wasn’t enough to sate Plaza’s appetite for strange stories, you suspect that where weirdness is concerned, the astral plane’s not quite the limit. 'It's exhausting not being human' – the weird world of Legion's Aubrey Plaza 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Communication with the Other World then led to “spirit photography,” which purported to show the astral bodies of our dead loved ones hovering near us. Liars, hucksters and fake news are nothing new: a history lesson in hoaxes 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z If you think about this dynamic, it actually goes back to old occult ideas about the "astral plane" and things of that nature. Donald Trump’s “chaos magic”: Author Gary Lachman on the far right’s links to occult phil... 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z So how did an astral voyager manage to claw his way to the top of a cutthroat business? Woody Harrelson, Rogue Number One 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z “I descended from the astral plane with the help of human shoes!” an earth-bound Arachne announced, though that didn’t seem to help audiences much. A Broadway Superlative for All the Wrong Reasons 2011-03-13T23:28:26Z He brought arcane wisdom from afar: on astral projection, past lives and the power of the mind to bend and shape reality. Till Seth Do Us Part 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z But then he begins channelling Pharoah Sanders’s astral voyages with his saxophone, his runs growing increasingly jagged. My Journey with Jazz 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Is this an auditorium or some astral way station? ‘Dreaming Zenzile’ Review: A Tribute to Mama Africa 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Check in with Battles, Gang Gang Dance and Animal Collective.Does avant-rap mean Afrofuturism and astral production, or sinister minimalism and thematic vileness? ArtsBeat: Pitchfork: Measuring the Growing Debate 2011-07-15T18:42:52Z We would be exploring the world beyond our perception — terrestrial and astral — but essentially discarding cynicism to focus on a belief system that sounds as fantastic as the idea that soul mates actually exist. Abandoning Doubt in Sedona, Arizona 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z A take on the Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows" wafts into astral realms, Dave Matthews' voice rendered with lysergic shading backed by a swirl of inscrutable instrumentation. Herbie Hancock takes 'The Imagine Project' to ZooTunes' stage at the Woodland Park Zoo 2010-08-26T20:10:00Z Steinem is softly spoken, unsurprised by anything at this point, and very much gives an impression of occupying her own astral plane. Gloria Steinem meets Gloria Allred: ‘Donald Trump has made us woke’ 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z He sees his paintings as visual-verbal treatises, in which he explores his takes on Eastern and Western philosophy, astrology, alchemy, astral projection, utopianism, time, space, death, psychological archetypes and other concerns. Paul Laffoley ’s ‘Bauharoque ’: deep thoughts, pretty to look at 2013-04-18T21:49:50Z But despite her small, frail-looking body, she is exceedingly strong and agile and when her stomach rumbles, it sounds like astral thunder. ‘Let the Right One In,’ a Stark Vampire Love Story 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z But the supporting cast, which includes a few apprentices from A.C.T.’s MFA acting program, is secondary to the star, astral bodies spinning around a magnificent sun. An actor transcends age: John Douglas Thompson melts away the years to play Hamlet at A.C.T. 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z As the album unfurls, it gets calmer, stranger and more sonorous, its astral feeling more pronounced. Playlist : New Music From Baroness, Rhoda Vincent, Shintaro Sakamoto 2012-07-20T17:18:02Z I think it’s a shift in the collective consciousness — of the voters and the administrators, and it’s a conversation that just kind of took place in the astral plane of sorts. Grammy Nominee Brandi Carlile Has ‘Never Won Anything, Not Even a Karaoke Contest’ 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z As his voice floats toward the foreground, the song becomes a confessional daydream, a yearning for ancestral homeland, an astral projection built atop a drum machine’s devoted pulse. Review | Galcher Lustwerk understands the rhythms of real life 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z He did this for a solid 15 minutes, his band working over an astral funk vamp all the while. Music Review: Drake Performs at PNC Arts Center 2012-06-13T22:02:28Z I’m either being rebirthed into a different astral plane — it does make a certain amount of sense that he would be naked. Justin Theroux on ‘The Leftovers,’ Lustrous Beards and Lego Ninjas 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Dust Disturbed would appear to be an anomaly in Tristram's growing catalogue of songs about "zombies, authors, ships, bicycles, astral travel and fruit". New band of the day ? No 891: Tristram 2010-10-20T16:14:00Z Everything Time is the opener with the seraphic vocals and the house piano that emerges from the astral fog. New band of the day – Picture (No 1,334) 2012-08-20T15:56:02Z In Damien Chazelle’s modern musical “La La Land,” they fall in love in a liminal, unstable Los Angeles that doesn’t know if it’s present or past, sundown or sunup, terrestrial or astral. ‘La La Land’ Is Stuck in Its Own Time 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z It's not just the sogginess: the astral projections and the infinities of the third eye, the violets and the oranges, the levitating the Pentagon and the "I saw God and she's black". Posh 2010-04-17T23:10:00Z You did an astral fight sequence with Benedict Cumberbatch for “Doctor Strange” which was impressively filmed. Will "Avengement" be a breakthrough movie for fan favorite Scott Adkins? 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z The astral print was a mix of large stars and flowers. Designers feeling texture at NY Fashion Week 2011-02-16T21:51:22Z This is the gateway to lucid dreaming and, possibly, astral traveling and divine revelation. Review: The Morbid Anatomy Museum Presents a View From the Subconscious 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z “And it grows from there. It seems James and I talk a lot more about ideas — on ‘Insidious,’ for instance, we talked a whole lot more about astral projection than we did music and sound.” James Wan, a Craftsman of Creepfests, Returns With ‘The Conjuring 2’ 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Celestial bursts of vaporous reds and cobalts float across an astral plane as stylized atoms — one of Mr. McGurr’s persistent motifs — dance and carom. Futura, a King of Graffiti, Returns to His Roots 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Hearing her husband's anxious report of their new houseguest, Ruth accuses Charles of drinking too much; later, she calls him an "astral bigamist." Angela Lansbury keeps spirits high in 'Blithe Spirit' 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z With so many delicate hands working instruments with grace, touch and emotion, the band seemed to connect not only instrumentally but also at times astrally. The Grateful Dead jam in mostly perfect harmony in Santa Clara 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z CI: “Unlike flying or astral projection…’ thus it begins…. ArtsBeat: 'Book of Mormon' and 'War Horse' Win Big at Tonys 2011-06-13T03:23:03Z Hardy's careful log and map table were unreadable with his blood, so Reilley plotted a course home to England from the flight plan and astral navigation. Their plane went down - how this WW2 Canada crew survived 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z There’s a bizarre scene in which the boys annoy Jesus and Ganesh on an astral plane so much that the deities take turns punching the boys. Beavis and Butt-Head return as wonderfully moronic as ever 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z 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. Commentary: A critic does therapy with Phil Stutz, go-to shrink for Jonah Hill and other stars 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Their research suggests the light came from a kilonova, an astral event, thought to be generated as neutron stars and a black hole collide. Remarkable space blast identified as black hole collision 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Jean-Pierre, who was raised in Chicago and teaches at American University, draws from his Haitian roots to represent spiritual aspects of physical existence; among his models are veves — Vodoun symbols designed to summon astral spirits. Review | In the galleries: When words and images intertwine 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The figure toggles between astral heights and glowering depths, never quite able to sit still here, on the surface of the Earth, where Cicognani and I sit together, watching it all unfold. I’m at the hot tub. I’m at the art installation. I’m at the combination hot tub-art installation 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Earlier, an awkward, Florence Pugh-less press conference and footage of Pine “astral projecting” during a joint interview with Styles further cemented that sentiment. Oh, spit! Harry Styles, Chris Pine have 'Don't Worry Darling' premiere awash in gossip 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z In 1892, at age 24, he was named associate professor of astral physics and director of the astronomical observatory at the University of Chicago. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z 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. Review | On his surprising new dance album, Drake steps on his own feet 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z The label says this greeting-card-quality doodle is made with pastel and colored pens on “imported paper,” which perhaps means the sheet floated in from an astral plane. Commentary: 'A train wreck': CSULB's new art exhibition is a disservice to students 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z 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. Review | ‘Doctor Strange’ sequel: Lost in the multiverse 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z It was like an astral projection, you know. In the vastness of the desert, there are so many ways to fly 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Or with astral projection, the more spiritual concept of intentionally creating an out-of-body experience. Inside ‘reality shifting,’ the trend where TikTokers claim they can enter the world of Harry Potter 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Their entanglement is just the tip of the iceberg, as the six-episode series incorporates a suspicious fire, lucid dreams and astral projection into its plot. Perspective | ‘Behind Her Eyes’ and 9 other TV shows with jaw-dropping twists 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z It could also be an astral projection, like the one we saw Doctor Strange use when he was first studying magic. WandaVision finale: where do we go from here? 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z The result is an absorbing yarn and yet another lens on that era’s social history that baby boomers are now excavating with frantic enthusiasm before their sources transition to another astral plane. Review | Timothy Leary’s former lover makes for a fascinating tour guide to the ’60s and ’70s in the documentary ‘My Psychedelic Love Story’ 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, guided by three astral travelers, brave a dangerous journey to an evil planet to save their scientist father. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z She seemed able to astrally project herself from Croydon to Kensington and back again, and to open herself to spirit possession. The housewife, the ghost hunter and the poltergeist 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Blackmore began her career as a parapsychologist, intent on finding evidence for astral projection and extrasensory perception. How to Be a Mystical Materialist 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z "There are those that are called astral sex," she said. Doctor retweeted by President Trump asks Dr. Fauci for urine sample, warns of having sex with demons 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Like a blanket knitted from astral notes that connect us to the metaphysical, his electronic harmonies lend spirituality to the singular project. How Netflix's 'I Lost My Body' turns animation on its head, with the story of a severed hand 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z What made the conference unusual, at least for me, was the emphasis on what were called “exceptional experiences,” involving telepathy, telekinesis, astral projection, past-life recall and mysticism. Can Mysticism Help Us Solve the Mind-Body Problem? 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z A medium could undertake extravagant feats of mobility – astral projection, transfiguration, time travel, levitation – and in doing so escape the constraints of her gender and her class. The housewife, the ghost hunter and the poltergeist 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z His hair, an astral blond, is swept forward in a short bowl and maintained in a permanent state of semi-mussedness. How Brexit Will End 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The otherworldly emissary hails from a place that was once ruled by three benevolent aracana — i.e. divine tarot cards — until “a cursed arcana” crossed the trio on the “astral highways.” Review | ‘Sayonara Wild Hearts’: A bite-sized, pulsating blast This subatomic dance is what gives fluorescents their astral glow. Day-Glo masterpieces are fading. A conservator and her team are racing to save them 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z But materialism serves as a sensible default position, especially given the spottiness of the evidence for astral projection and ghosts. Can Mysticism Help Us Solve the Mind-Body Problem? 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z That show is also set in Earth’s far future, with humans rapidly traveling from planet to planet via astral gates. In Carole & Tuesday, Cowboy Bebop’s director explores AI in music 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z The signs pointing you in the direction of specific departments look almost forgettably normal — until you see fields of research like parapsychology and astral exhibition. Control is an excellent supernatural thriller with hints of Metroid 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z She is virtually unrecognisable here, subsumed by a homogenised 80s sound that leaves you pining for the astral lifelines of her earlier work. Joni Mitchell's albums – ranked! 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Adventures on the astral plane beat commutes on the bus. Ashes 2019: England v Australia second Test, day one start delayed – live! 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z In addition, his apparent enthusiasm for astrology and seeming fondness for such ideas as astral projection and the possibility of abduction by aliens also led his scientific peers to look at him askance. Kary Mullis, unconventional Nobel laureate who unlocked DNA research, dies at 74 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z They all keep the vibe astral with cartoonish dance manoeuvres devoid of inhibition and, in some cases, motor skills. Unleash the sesh gremlins! Sunset Campout, California's clubbing paradise 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z She operates at the nexus of celebrity, pop psychology and potential salvation, where shrewd business acumen and astral planes collide. Newsletter: The uniquely California rise of Marianne Williamson 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z All of which made it easy to snigger, and many did, with all sorts of jokes about essential oils, astral planes and recently ingested edibles. Ignore Marianne Williamson at your peril 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Good different times again if you are simply astral travelling, beyond the plane of time as we understand it in a linear dimension. Ashes 2019: England v Australia second Test, day one start delayed – live! 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z There are "thousands of pages of cryptic scrawl full of astral symbols" and transcribing the whole collection would take another 20 years. Prescribing deer dung and pigeon slippers 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Since I knew that Don was a far-fetched figment on my astral plane, I settled for men whose lives intersected mine less ethereally. Dating at 61 is like a scavenger hunt 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z This musical cut-and-shut of astral grunge and 6Music indie may seem an ungainly chimera, but it is part of a broader trend. Billy Corgan touring with Noel Gallagher: what could possibly go wrong? 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z The answer remains tantalisingly out of reach – perhaps just beyond the bulletproof curtain to the astral dimension. Brownfinger May pulls off ‘le backwards’ in Brussels and heads for Pizza Hut stardom | Marina Hyde 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z In one panel, Dr. Strange’s astral form passes through an airplane, and a passenger asks his companion, “Did you just feel a cold unearthly sensation — like a chill wind wafting by?” The larger-than-life huckster dialogue of Stan Lee 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Mother’s Day is sort of astral, all violins and choirs, fancy brunches and armfuls of flowers. For Father's Day, all we want is a good old game of catch 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z This involved promoting biodiversity in the vineyard, but also burying cow horns and entrails to form cosmic antennas in the soil – “raying back whatever is life-giving and astral”, according to Steiner. Has wine gone bad? 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Doctor Strange can become a permanent resident of the astral plane. What would the MCU look like if Marvel didn’t undo Infinity War? 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Yet for all its ventures into swanky astral planes and various mazes within the mind, the new season of "Legion" has also evolved to become something maybe even more unexpected — topical. The second season of FX's otherworldly 'Legion' finds an unlikely home in Los Angeles this week 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z “May you find peace on the astral plane. May you find serenity with the stars,” her post continued. Rose McGowan breaks silence on former manager's death 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z What exactly can Force ghosts do from beyond the astral plane? Rian Johnson on the evolution of the Force in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' and more spoilers 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Its series of buildings and outdoor walls range across several acres of former farmland, blanketed with vivid paintings of crosses, Buddhist mandalas and astral beings—many with coneheads and multihued complexions. A Surprising Art-Driven Tour in the Deep South 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z "An eclipse is just another astral event, precisely predictable since the day the Babylonians discovered the governing formula." 'Cruel Fate.' Judge Denies Key Witness a Chance to Watch the Eclipse 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Gorman’s initial hallucinations involved astral travel with birds and conversations with snakes. The ayahuasca king: the man who gives jungle 'medicine' to lost souls 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Set against the field’s darkness, the cotton crop is floral in effect, or astral. A Photograph Never Stands Alone 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z “Nevertheless I’m going to take his astral body for an awful beating.” “I.O.U.” 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Mendoza saw the eyes of a sober man roll back in his head in the Apache Nation, a sign an astral self might be roaming. In Navajo Nation, a Basketball Elder Earns Respect 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Perhaps Bessemer limited his exploration to the astral plane, not the canvas one. Ever wondered about the heroic murals in Arlington’s main post office? 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Some charge hundreds of dollars to visit “haunted” properties—either in person, or via astral travel—and “clear” them of unwanted spirits. These Real-Life Ghostbusters Will Help Sell Your Haunted House 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Both Prince and David Bowie took one look at this year and decided it was time to head back to the astral plane, leaving us to struggle alone. Yay, Olympics — but also ewwwww! 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z “You mean,” I demanded quickly, “that you feel his astral presence.” “I.O.U.” 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z The possessions included thousands of burned pages of religious texts describing showdowns between Jesus Christ, astral spirits and demons. Kern County residents struggle with devastation wrought by massive wild fire 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z That didn’t quite work, but by the time closing track The Rhythm Changes finished, the band had got back to what they do best: astral jazz that’s accessible but never dull. Coachella day three: Rihanna brings star power to a muddled Calvin Harris 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z More closely in keeping with Bowie's aesthetic Thursday was not “Space Oddity” but the astral number that preceded it: the Flaming Lips’ rendition of “Life on Mars.” As Cyndi Lauper, Perry Farrell and Michael Stipe sang, David Bowie's spirit hovered 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z She inhabits some far distant astral plane, yet her eyes do something when they meet his, for an instant he seems to register there. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain – extract 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z “I’m going to tell you what you’ve done, and you can’t stop me with all the astral bodies this side of the Rocky Mountains.” “I.O.U.” 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Made of stars, maybe she, too, contained something astral. The Lives They Lived 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z His own music has become more astral and ambient; not long ago he stared at the stars and jammed with his band near an abandoned car on a hill. Joshua Tree's peaceful, easy allure has for decades lured artists, musicians and the pure of heart 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z He enters the Saturday's game on a different astral plane. Stanford's Christian McCaffrey runs with a purpose 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z He’s a visionary zealot with a mind that roams as free as an astral traveler. ‘Steve Jobs’ Review: Good Apple, Slightly Mushy Core 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z After providing their date of birth, participants received a personality description that matched their astral theme. How Come Some People Believe in the Paranormal? 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Healers use herbs and other plants, incense, and chanting in order to learn the cures for illness, seek out lost objects and people, and travel to spiritual or astral dimensions. Traditional Medicine from Southern Mexico Offers Help with Addiction 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z Charles’s plight as an “astral bigamist” becomes more acute as events proceed. A Review of ‘Blithe Spirit’ and ‘Zorro!’ in Cape May 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Like the astral vortex that serves as a recurring nightmare for Qohen, The Zero Theorem asks you to drop into the black hole of ever-deeper interpretation. 'The Zero Theorem' review: nothing for everyone 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Three Days, an epic, 10-minute track off Ritual, covers the distance between the astral metal of Led Zeppelin and the ethereal, ambient drift of the Cocteau Twins. Lollapalooza: a Woodstock for the lost generation 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z In records dating back to the 14th Century it's known variously as star jelly, astral jelly or astromyxin. Weird slime baffles experts 2013-02-19T08:13:45Z Early on Still was tasked with keeping vigil, with recording the death throes of the astral beasts he studied. Cosmic Cliff: An Astrophysicist Searches for Exo-Earths, Black Holes and Funding 2013-01-15T18:45:00.353Z To hear Ms. Roncolato explain it, astral theorizing and scholarly jargon are meaningless if they can’t touch down on the hard turf of workers’ rights. Beliefs: A Scholarly Affair With a Side of Social Activism 2012-11-23T16:28:57Z The astral enthusiast clasped Sylvia’s hand and gazed at her as earnestly as if she had noticed a smut on her nose. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z The sacredness of the number seven is based on the seven planetary deities to whom each day of the week was respectively dedicated, i.e. was astral in origin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z The sub-conscious nature, the brain of the medium, or his astral body, the fluidic mind, the unknown powers latent in sensitive organisms, might we not consider these as the mirror which we have just imagined? Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z The crucifixion being figurative and suggested by an astrological period, we are fully warranted in the hypothesis that the victim likewise was a symbolic personage of an astral character. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z We, unborn when the act was committed, and without choice as to coming into this world amongst the myriad worlds which roll in the vast expanse of solar and astral systems. Theological Essays 2012-03-27T02:00:21.867Z Now isn’t that perfectly discouraging?” complained a lady with an astral reputation in Illinois. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z And then losing no time, I placed my astral lips to the orifice, and took a long pull. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Toby's advancement in the "astral science," also brought him an increasing number of customers,—though the naked condition of his elbows told the fact that this growing knowledge was somewhat profitless in a substantial sense. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z Miriam, the virgin sister of Moses and Aaron, doubtless also an astral character, was secluded seven days while leprous. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z It seemed to be her astral body that was moving through space. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z I should like to talk with a Mahatma about the constitution of the astral body. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Realising the folly of addressing humans in my astral garb, I sat down in my corner and again watched the stage. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The remaining radiations at the two poles of the spindle are the “astral rays.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The grave—the material and astral consciousness, cannot retain the immaculate Mother of God. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z A sort of ethereal mask, enveloping him in astral light, made him appear handsome and gave him a new physiognomy, Apollo-like and triumphant. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The astral body of the gentleman that he is endeavoring to project at his neighbors is not sufficiently materialized for his own imperfect vision. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z "How delicate these contrasts!" hiccoughed my neighbour, and I astrally acquiesced. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The life of all men is nothing else but an astral balsam, a balsamic impression, and a celestial invisible fire, an included air, and a tingeing spirit of salt. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z It is impossible for a spiritually intelligent reader to doubt that these teachings were received from within the astral veil. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z How it would be possible for such a pop-eyed, freckle-faced Piute as you to pack an astral body is more than I can understand. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z Moonbeams thro' the leaves were streaming, And each leaping wave was gleaming With a paly, astral light. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z A quarter of a century ago I visited the Théâtre d'art, in Paris; that is, my astral soul did, for in those times I was a confirmed theosophist. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z If Ryan’s astral guide told him that the Rangers would win only 70 to 75 games, would he fire Jon Daniels or Ron Washington, thereby causing the very future he was trying to avert? Bats: Before the World Series, a Refresher on Ticket Scams 2011-10-18T15:50:27Z It is impossible for a spiritually intelligent reader to doubt that these teachings were received from within the astral veil. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z But the dogma of astral divinity was zealously maintained by the greatest of Greek philosophers. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z The introduction of magic, and of the astral spirits, who have little to do with the catastrophe, was perhaps contrived for the sake of music and scenery. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z I pressed my astral button, and flew homeward, wearily, slowly; I was full of soup and tone, and my ears and nostrils quivered from exhaustion. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z They call it “merely astral”; as for them, their minds soar in higher flights. Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:35.717Z It has been maintained with much show of reason that Swedenborg denied only the reincarnation of the astral soul, not of the true soul; in which case he would be right. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z It had its beginning, so tradition tells us, in the faith of the ancient Babylonians in certain astral deities who exerted an influence upon terrestrial events and human life. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z As for what I have said of astral or a�rial spirits, it is no invention of mine, but taken from those who have written on that subject. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z The room was illuminated with astral lamps, whose silver rays shone out from clusters of blue and purple flowers, and with crystal chandeliers, whose pendent drops sparkled amid festoons of roses. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z For in that it is likely that they, or their astral forms, will haunt your thoughts by day, your dreams by night. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z They touch the astral, but do not enter it. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z On its philosophical side astrology was a system of astral theology developed, not by popular thought, but through the careful observations and speculations of learned priests and scholars. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z The shutters were closed, the fire burning cheerfully, and the astral lamp throwing its soft mellow light upon the crimson drapery and rich furniture of one of the parlors. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z The lower astral plane with all its horrors, then uppermost in his mind, was recalled by my chance remark. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z Of all his visions, those in which he traveled to other astral worlds are not the least curious, and his descriptions are no doubt surprisingly artless in their details. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The next time the ghost appeared he dragged the astral body of Mrs. Jencks down to the other cedar tree on the right-hand side of the gateway. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z To what astral system did the matter of this pebble once belong? The Limits Of Atheism Or, Why should Sceptics be Outlaws? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.300Z For instance, he could speak, as if from his heart out, of "a million astral lamps lighted in the vast and violet dome of God's everlasting mosque." Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z The dog astral or ghost was apparently badly hurt—he could not rise. Occultism and Common-Sense 2011-07-16T02:00:14.303Z Ask to see her; he will tell you that she is wandering through astral worlds. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z According to the ancient doctrines, the soulless elemental spirits were evolved by the ceaseless motion inherent in the astral light. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z He was a firm believer in ghosts and astral bodies, and the prophets of his cult were A.P. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z On Sunday, he told a bemused audience: "Unlike flying or astral projection, walking through walls is a totally earth-related craft, but a lot more interesting than pot-making or driftwood lamps." War Horse scoops five Tony Awards 2011-06-13T08:07:21Z The field of their experiences will be limited to the lower regions of the astral plane. H. P. Blavatsky A Great Betrayal 2011-06-12T02:00:09.327Z This, and the succeeding age, were troubled by the faith of omens, meteors, and of “day-fatality,” combined with the astral influences, malignant witchcraft, and horrible magic. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z They have neither immortal souls nor tangible bodies; only astral forms, which partake, in a distinguishing degree, of the element to which they belong, and also of the ether. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z But this charming young thing was no ghost, no astral projection. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z He looked upward into the astral sky for God's guiding star that Maw Lutts had shown to him. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z The three 'Egos' are MAN in his three aspects on the astral, intellectual or psychic, and Spiritual planes, or states. H. P. Blavatsky A Great Betrayal 2011-06-12T02:00:09.327Z He began to experiment, sending his astral consciousness here and there. Palos of the Dog Star Pack 2011-03-20T02:00:36.067Z The whole astral world is full of illusions. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z He concludes these fossilized bacteria are not Earthly contaminants but are the fossilized remains of living organisms which lived in the parent bodies of these meteors, e.g. comets, moons, and other astral bodies. Dot Earth: NASA Scientist Sees Signs of Life in Meteorites 2011-03-05T21:13:39Z The Magi, on the plains of Chaldea, the astrologers of early Egypt, and the whole ancient world duly acknowledged the power of the astral bodies. Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story 2011-02-25T03:01:12.293Z Doubtless the behaviour of the astral bodies was the outcome of a formally expressed wish of the Society; at least it is well known that certain of its members carry weight in heaven. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z Hence mummies were supposed to contain a certain astral balsam and the consumption of mummy substance gave wonderful vitality to ailing persons. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z The subject of our paper will limit us at present to the aerial, or soul-plane—the next contiguous, or astral world. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z Why ‘astral’? why ‘fourth-dimensional’? why ‘plane’? are questions the answers to which do not matter, and I do not attempt to defend the terms, but you must call it something. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z But the astral doctrine, introduced into the system of Iran from Chaldaea, was a dangerous addition to the creed. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius In discussing the relations of the Fathers towards the astral science, we have already shown how they purged it of some of its grossest errors. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time In the astral theology of Babylonia and Assyria, Anu, Bel and Ea became the three zones of the ecliptic, the northern, middle and southern zone respectively. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" In the astral atmospheres of the spiritual man, there are no clouds, and fear is unknown. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z He shut out the daylight and read by an astral lamp on the table. The Home Life of Poe And the slaughtered bull in the apse of every chapel of Mithra may have aroused in the end visions and mystic emotion which had passed far beyond the sphere of astral symbolism. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius One handsome, dark-eyed maiden looked at him reproachfully as he declined the honour—the astral body of Lady Maria in her severest aspect having luckily presented itself to his startled vision. Glories of Spain The only occult explanation of the catastrophe which befalls him is, that he commits astral suicide by the murderous attack he ignorantly makes upon that which represented to him his own soul. Oscar Wilde: Art and Morality A Defence of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" Consequently, after the death of the external bodies of men and animals, there remain astral remnants which undergo gradual disintegration in the astral atmospheres. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z When the old soul received her sight she looked around the barren astral landscape and was sorely disappointed, for there were no moving pictures there; and she complained bitterly in her disappointment. The Book of Gud The queen smiled when she looked at the astral lamp that stood on the table, and thought of the many expedients that society employed to kill time. On the Heights A Novel Mrs. Carew's candles, in the old candelabra hung with glass prisms, were all lighted; in addition, her astral lamp was shining on a table in the back drawing-room, and near this lamp she was standing. East Angels In former chapters we have noticed that heaven in the popular speech of the Hebrews, as in our own, had different meanings, applying alike to the cloudy, the astral, and the spiritual heavens. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science Besides the Logos, there are innumerable other existences, both spiritual and astral, partaking of this life and living in it. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z There isn't any, unless you believe in black cats or astral influence, or the curse of Shielygh—or something. Where the Pavement Ends If any of our friends back on Earth could see us now in some sort of an astral spectroscope," the big Scot cried, "they'd think themselves crazy. The Golden Amazons of Venus The astral colors are white, pink, emerald green, and black. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 The astral colors are green and russet brown, and the emblematic flower is the poppy. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 Man has also colored the astral world with his own selfish and brutal thoughts, and produced an atmosphere of evil which he himself breathes. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z The astral colors are red, blue, and white. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 The astral colors are red and yellow; the flower, jonquil. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 The astral colors are blue, white, and pink. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 This assumes, of course, that these astral identifications obtained in the Cassite period. Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms They emit poisoned astral currents, from which none are safe but those who are in the positive condition of perfect moral health. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z O my dear simpleton, there must concur besides strange conjunctures, astral influxes, and the favour of a variety of spirits, in order to bring about a work as it should be! The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels Meet me here, three hours hence; I shall then have communed with the astral influences! Olla Podrida The astral spirit which he conceived was not unlike More's and Glanvill's "thin and tenuous substance." A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 The phrase “The divine queen appeared” is usually said of the rising of stars or astral bodies, but the reference here is wholly obscure. Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms The astral was burning brightly on the centre table, and a group of children were around it, studying their lessons. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings There was the center table with the album and three red volumes of Keepsakes and Garlands, a green worsted mat, hopefully designed to imitate moss, and on the depression in its center the astral lamp. Old Crow It is not much comfort to be able to keep your husband's material body in the house evenings, when his astral body keeps wandering off to the club, every few minutes. A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl This the grateful woman agreed to do, and departed invoking blessings on Ahmet, who in return promised to exercise his influence in her behalf for astral intervention. Told in the Coffee House Turkish Tales There's lots about astral bodies and ghosts, ectoplasm, Transcendental Yoga, theosophy, deros, the Great Pyramid, Atlantis, and other such pediculous pets. Occasion for Disaster No astral eyes laugh from these skies, No nightingales sing in the night; A dungeoned curse that villains wrought Rasp each eternal vault and shoal. Betelguese A Trip Through Hell It was exactly like this, she had always imagined, that disembodied spirits or astral forms made their appearances to portend death. The Side Of The Angels A Novel This astral corpse remains near the physical one, and they disintegrate together; clairvoyants see these astral wraiths in churchyards, sometimes showing likeness of the dead body, sometimes as violet mists or lights. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) The basis of this concept was doubtless astral, and at least some early Christians believed that whereas the unbaptized were subject to the inimical decrees of the stars, the regenerate were immune. Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity Theosophy teaches that when the ultimate physical atom is disintegrated its particles become the coarsest matter of the next plane or region above it—the astral plane. Elementary Theosophy It is neither logical nor justifiable to assume that Sex is limited to the physical, or the astral or the psychic, or any other specific planes of consciousness. Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex He is in the astral now, thought Jones, who said: "She will have a much prettier one." The Paliser case Hence I fail to see why Perry should be discommoded for the balance of his life with a companion astral. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 In some of our earlier books it was considered as synonymous with astral light, and in others it was employed to signify any kind of invisible matter, from mûlaprakṛiti down to the physical ether. Clairvoyance As the astral sphere encloses the physical globe, the mental encompasses both, enclosing them and also interpenetrating them to the earth's center. Elementary Theosophy Veronica Terry talked darkly of experiences in the psychic world, of astral bodies, etheric doubles, elemental entities, and nature spirits. The Madcap of the School Thou, breathing they communicable grace Of life into my light Mine astral faces, from thine angel face, Hast inly fed, And flooded me with radiance overmuch From thy pure height. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 Though he was in poor physical shape, the Professor seemed to have an extremely powerful astral; and for some time the spectators despaired of Handlon’s victory. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Indeed this is to a large extent possible to him even without the necessity of moving the astral body at all, as we shall presently see. Clairvoyance All three of these worlds, or planes—the physical, astral and mental—are, then, worlds of matter, of form, of activity, of thought and of enterprise. Elementary Theosophy You concentrate your mind before you go to sleep, and then you’re able to function in the astral body. The Madcap of the School In addition to the astral and agricultural festivals above described there has been the observance of long periods to which a religious significance was sometimes attached. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV It turned tail and fled away from the astral of the Professor, disappearing beyond the outer confines of the nebula. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 The helper may possibly have arranged an "astral current" for the Captain instead, but the former suggestion is more probable. Clairvoyance They are concentric globes, the physical enclosed by the astral, and both physical and astral enclosed by the mental. Elementary Theosophy Veronica ventured the suggestion that the apparition might be an astral body or an elemental entity. The Madcap of the School Such theories have been carried so far sometimes as to explain everything in mythology as a solar or lunar or astral myth. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV As he had anticipated, Handlon had finally given up the attempt to overcome the astral of Kell by force and had made up his mind to accomplish his end by strategy. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Sometimes the "astral current" may be set going by a strong emotional thought at the other end of the line, and this may happen even though the thinker has no such intention in his mind. Clairvoyance Every physical atom is surrounded and permeated by astral and mental matter. Elementary Theosophy “Do you remember the story I told you of the lady whose astral double left her body during sleep, and haunted a friend’s house?” began Veronica darkly. The Madcap of the School The astral element of the theory, based on arbitrary parallelisms carried out without regard to historical conditions, is an unauthorized extension of the generally accepted fact that certain myths are astral. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Almost on the instant that Jimmie’s hand closed on the switch the reporter’s astral again leaped into the field of the nebula. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 But, it may be said, the mere fact that he is using astral sight ought to enable him to see it from all sides at once. Clairvoyance As the atmosphere is invisible and yet is a part of the earth's physical matter, so the invisible astral and mental regions are other parts of the earth. Elementary Theosophy “Some people have capacities for astral vision that others don’t possess,” she said in a lowered voice. The Madcap of the School Winckler's assumption of an astral "system" that obtained throughout the Western world is supported only by unproved assertions of the sort just referred to. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV The astral of Handlon was no longer visible, though hovering in the vicinity. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Every atom and molecule of physical matter has its corresponding astral atoms and molecules, and the mass which is built up out of these is clearly visible to our clairvoyant. Clairvoyance Yet it is gross when compared to the lowest grade of astral matter. Elementary Theosophy Whereby the mastery is obtained over all that is astral and elemental. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts The frogs that have jumped have left their astral bodies behind, in order to show the reader the positions which they originally occupied. The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems Skip Handlon’s astral had appeared within the field of the nebula to fight for possession. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 It is probable, therefore, that occasional glimpses of these astral reflections of the âkâshic records are commoner than the published accounts would lead us to believe. Clairvoyance The matter of the mental world is enormously rarer than the most tenuous matter of the astral world. Elementary Theosophy Guard against the coming storm; Keep our astral bodies warm. Cobwebs from a Library Corner All the gods, great and small, had their places assigned to them in the heavens, and facts, including such as fell within the domain of political history, were interpreted in terms of astral theology. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" At length the moment seemed to arrive which the reporter’s astral had been awaiting. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Such impressions as were made upon the form would in this case be transmitted to the thinker—not along an astral telegraph line, as before, but by sympathetic vibration. Clairvoyance Thought arises as a vibration in it and passes through the astral body into the physical brain. Elementary Theosophy The curves of their astral selves were sweeping inward to a point of contact which Paul knew subconsciously would be electric, odic, illuminating. The Orchard of Tears The influence exerted by the Babylonian-Assyrian religion was particularly profound on the Semites, while the astral theology affected the ancient world in general, including the Greeks and Romans. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Would the speed of condensation of the atoms which comprised the body of Professor Kell serve to shut out the pursuing astral of Kell? Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Another wonderful result which the full enjoyment of astral clairvoyance brings to a man is that he has no longer any break in consciousness. Clairvoyance The astral body is the seat of emotion. Elementary Theosophy And yet, even the Theosophical Society, with all its absurdities of levitation and the astral body, has been compelled to bear some witness to Jesus Christ. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions These astral bodies, therefore, fail to terrify the Buddhists, who know them only as shadows, with no real volition. Humorous Ghost Stories An astral had long since been enveloped within the rapidly accumulating substance. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Undoubtedly clairvoyance, even when confined to the astral plane, is a great boon to the student. Clairvoyance It is composed of the etheric matter of the physical world and connects the astral body with the physical body. Elementary Theosophy At the death of Jesus the seismic, astral, and cosmic disturbances are graphically described, as befitting the death of a god. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology Compelled by I know not what fatal astral attraction, perhaps the subtle affinity of the creature for the creator, the spectral shells, moved by some mysterious mechanics of spiritual being, pursued me with fatuous fury. Humorous Ghost Stories What stellar collisions and conflagrations, what floods and slaughters and enormous efforts has it not cost the Universe to make me—of what astral periods and cosmic processes am I not the crown and wonder? More Trivia They are simply vortices in the matter of the body—vortices through which all the particles pass in turn—points, perhaps, at which the higher force from planes above impinges upon the astral body. Clairvoyance In illness, and other abnormal conditions, the connection between the physical and astral consciousness is much closer. Elementary Theosophy What fates for ballast? by what voices grim And laughters urged, your astral course I mark,-- Warped to what ports remote your hulks shall swim Or anchor silent in what stagnant dark? The Masque of the Elements This astral shape, released from the body at death, remains for a while in its earthly environment, still preserving more or less definitely the imprint of the form which it inhabited. Humorous Ghost Stories The occultist will probably recognize in it many of the properties of the "astral light," which is often spoken of in this connection. Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance We know how universally water is used as a symbol of the astral light, and in this particular case it is a remarkably apt one. Clairvoyance Any person, whether brilliant or stupid, will be much abler and keener on the astral plane than on the physical, because in sleep, and after death, he has lost the limitations imposed by physical matter. Elementary Theosophy At this moment the twinkling light, like a star at dawn, went out; and Mrs. Manlius, rushing off, reappeared with an astral, which turned the somewhat gloomy aspect of affairs into cheerful light. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 The tins once opened and the vapor allowed to dissipate, the original astral body would in time be reconstructed and the warmed-over specter would continue its previous career. Humorous Ghost Stories The modern development of the aerial post is a step towards the universal federation of thought, but it is not comparable with the astral post which carries a thousand miles an hour. Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance In this judgment of character our clairvoyant will be much helped by so much of the person's thought as expresses itself on the astral plane, and consequently comes within his purview. Clairvoyance But looked at from the astral world it is birth, or arrival. Elementary Theosophy Perhaps the roast deer and bilberries had transported my astral self to the deck of a P. and O. liner at Colombo, where the passengers were warmly congratulating me on a successful voyage across Asia. From Paris to New York by Land Less gross than this is the astral body, which, although immaterial, yet lies near to the consistency of matter. Humorous Ghost Stories With my hand-lens focused just beyond mandible reach of the biggest soldier, I leaned forward from my insulated chair, hovering like a great astral eye looking down at this marvelously important business of little lives. Edge of the Jungle Usually the astral of any object projects somewhat beyond the physical part of it, and thus metals, stones and other things are seen surrounded by an astral aura. Clairvoyance But from the astral viewpoint it is a departure and therefore is as logically a "death" there as departure from a physical body is here. Elementary Theosophy She had vanished as completely as if she had been that shadowy astral wraith they had jestingly discussed, and he was not only baffled and perplexed but wounded. The Silver Butterfly Foiled in my first attempt I waited patiently for about a year, and then broke ground again—I will not say whether with Professor Wilson, or some other practitioner of astral science. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis During the dark hours movements on astral and compass bearings were tried and met with uniform success. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula When we come to consider the additional facilities which it offers in the observation of animate objects we see still more clearly the advantages of the astral vision. Clairvoyance It is evidently the plan of nature to have the physical life and the astral life normally separated at our present level of evolution. Elementary Theosophy But, in a general way, it may be said that each person has his or her distinctive astral auric colors, depending upon his or her general character or personality. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers Of course this was Dutch to me, and I watched to see whether the Professor would be taken off his guard by finding he was in presence of one thoroughly posted up in astral science. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis Some theosophists claim that during sleep your spirit leaves your body and seeks the astral plane, but I have never seen anything resembling evidence of this. A Dominie in Doubt Here we can do no more than barely enumerate a few classes only of the vast hosts of astral inhabitants. Clairvoyance The mental body and the astral body remain and they enable him to think and feel. Elementary Theosophy And under certain telescopic aspects, and in some of the astral photographs, they really do appear to be contiguous. Astronomy for Amateurs The outer elements, and the astral world with its visible stars, rule no one, determine no one. Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries In addition to being a solitaire, its surface is almost solidly covered to a depth of several meters with light-gathering layers of crystal which give it the brilliant, astral glow that you saw just now. The Marooner And though, if astral consciousness be not yet developed, these centres may not be available on their own plane, they are still strong enough to stimulate into keener activity the etheric matter which they inter-penetrate. Clairvoyance It is true that death ushers one into a realm of wider consciousness and that in the astral world one can see a little further ahead and take a few more things into consideration. Elementary Theosophy His wife, whose trail was like that of a runaway astral body, was here, there, and everywhere, calling, ordering, laughing. Tutors' Lane She remembered studying medieval witchcraft and thought suddenly of astral bodies. Hex “My kind host,” he said with a courteous gesture, “will you permit that I show to the unbelieving young gentleman an astral body?” Jewel Weed When we come to deal with the astral senses themselves the methods of working are very different. Clairvoyance If he was the unevolved ignoramus here he remains precisely that in the astral world. Elementary Theosophy The next is enlightened by the astral or magnetic light, and it is that of the sidereal body. The Life Radiant Late in the evening, as I insisted on leaving, she ordered her carriage for me, and promised me an astral apparition of herself after I should reach London. The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 Who wouldn’t be gratified at the chance of meeting an astral body—at least in a crowd? Jewel Weed So that there is no permanent association between any one physical particle and that amount of astral matter which happens at any given moment to be acting as its counterpart. Clairvoyance When the physical body dies there is an interval between the loss of consciousness here and the dawning of the astral consciousness. Elementary Theosophy I once thought great men were all ten feet high, but since I have met a few, both in astral form and in the flesh, I have found out differently. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Each portrait was about seven inches high, and if drawn, as I understood, by astral art, it may be hoped the process will remain occult. The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 We are informed that, during the lifetime of the son, his "astral" form had been experimentally separated from his bodily frame on more than one occasion. The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal Now supposing that in addition to this he obtained the sight of the astral plane, what further changes would be observable? Clairvoyance Then peaceful unconsciousness follows, from which the man awakes in the astral world. Elementary Theosophy To this place came a "New Thoughter" who was always in a spiritual sweat about her "astral shape." A Circuit Rider's Wife The circumstances, which were, I believe, considered to amount to strong proof in favor of the astral theory, were published in a paper called Psychic Notes, in Calcutta. The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 It was asserted that, as the days progressed, the encircling cords were one by one snapped, and that the spirit more nearly assumed the astral body facsimile of the earthly body. The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal But for all that the relation of the astral particles one to another is far looser than is the case with their physical correspondences. Clairvoyance We have only to recall the fact that all physical matter is surrounded and permeated with astral matter to realize that the physical plane is duplicated in astral matter. Elementary Theosophy A soft and summery atmosphere, the warmth of which emanated from concealed furnaces, neutralized the chill of an autumnal night, and the mellow chiaro-oscuro of a vast astral diffused its lunar effulgence on all around. Edmond Dantès The Coulomb story is that a pasteboard doll, with half-shrouded head, superimposed on the shoulders of Mr. Coulomb, himself orientally draped, moved about in the dusk at Adyar when an “astral” apparition was wanted. The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 André, however, was seen by him to be a completely developed astral body; and his wife asserted that she too would shortly take her place beside André in her permanent form. The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal Its appearance showed that the physical vehicle was weakened to such a degree that it no longer presented any obstacle in the way of a certain modicum of etheric or astral vision. Clairvoyance Not only the physical body of the human being but, of course, every physical object, has its astral duplicate. Elementary Theosophy The Astral Colors23 Each mental or emotional state has its own astral hue, tint, shade or color. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms Is it not fair to conclude that if the soul or 'astral' or 'etheric double' can act outside the living body, it can live and think and manifest after the dissolution of its material shell? The Shadow World If an astral body of some sort exists, it must occupy space; and, being space-occupying, must, a priori, be material enough to occupy it! The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal Neither have these centres, however, any permanent collection of astral matter connected with them. Clairvoyance The dying man loses consciousness of the physical plane and awakes as from a sleep to the astral consciousness. Elementary Theosophy The astral plane, in the region of a lynching mob, or other body of persons filled with rage, becomes a frightful scene of auric radiation. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms "All of which Bottazzi would explain by his theory of an 'astral arm.'" The Shadow World They invariably assert that there is an astral facsimile, or spiritual replica, of the physical body. The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal In real life, however, development so regular as this is hardly ever known, and many a man has occasional flashes of astral consciousness without any awakening of etheric vision at all. Clairvoyance He sees, too, his friends, for their astral bodies are replicas of their physical forms. Elementary Theosophy The atmosphere of a prison is most depressing and presents a most unpleasant appearance to one possessing the astral vision. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms "Such as—as—direct spirit communication, a knowledge of the astral, the reincarnation of souls, and—and—faith in the upward progression of the self," stammered Brierly, much disturbed. The Shadow World "My astral self has been hovering over you, guarding you, every minute," Sara answered dreamily. Sense from Thought Divide Now all these statements are true, and yet it is quite possible for people who do not normally see astrally to misunderstand them. Clairvoyance It must be remembered that he can not see their physical bodies any more than they can see his astral body. Elementary Theosophy Nature is wise in bestowing the gift of astral vision only gradually and by almost imperceptible stages of advance. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms Suppose the poor naked "astral body" were abroad and a strong light were suddenly turned upon it! The Shadow World "O'Connor wouldn't recognize an astral plane if TWA were putting them into service." Supermind There is a distinct difference between etheric sight and astral sight, and it is the latter which seems to correspond to the fourth dimension. Clairvoyance Under these circumstances it is not strange that the new arrival in the astral world is seized with a feeling of baffling mystery. Elementary Theosophy Remembering, always, the significance of the three primary colors on the astral plane, let us consider the meaning of the combinations, shades, hues, and tints of these colors. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms "Suppose it's all the work of an 'astral' who can't abide the light?" The Shadow World There's lots about astral bodies and ghosts, ectoplasm, Transcendental Yoga, theosophy, deros, the Great Pyramid, Atlantis, Mu, norns, and other such ridiculous pets. Supermind As has been already remarked, though occasional reflections may be had upon the astral plane, the power to use the mental sense is necessary before any reliable reading can be done. Clairvoyance He soon meets others in the astral world who have been there longer and they, sooner or later, succeed in convincing him that he is not having an exceptionally vivid dream. Elementary Theosophy We shall see the part played by it in the astral colors as we proceed. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms But in this final deathly trance she has the power of projecting her astral hands, whatever that may mean, and the production of spirit voices. The Shadow World His heart was as large as his body, and a halo of fancy used to surround him like a poetic astral body which seemed to be his truer image. My Reminiscences The view of a distant scene obtained by means of this "astral current" is in many ways not unlike that seen through a telescope. Clairvoyance The astral world, as explained in a previous chapter, has seven subdivisions and the astral body contains matter belonging to each of them. Elementary Theosophy In the first place, the astral colors are seldom at rest, for all mental and emotional activity is the result of vibration, change, and rhythmic motion. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms Perhaps she has an astral head—" "I don't believe a word of it! The Shadow World Wash the shade of an astral lamp, once a week, and the glass chimney oftener. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School The astral forms of the First Root Race were then gradually enveloped in a more physical casing. The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria While we have the physical body the matter of the astral body is in rapid circulation, every grade of it being constantly represented at the surface. Elementary Theosophy A shade of red, very near to crimson, is the astral color of Love, but the tint and shade varies greatly according to the nature of this form of emotional feeling. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms It certainly seems like a clear case of 'astral.' The Shadow World To raise the wick of an astral lamp, turn it to the right; to lower it, turn it to the left. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School This, as we know, is now a centre solely of astral vision, but at the epoch of which we are speaking it was the chief centre not only of astral but of physical sight. The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria Consequently the consciousness of the man is limited to that subdivision of the astral world represented by the lowest grade of matter which his astral body contains at the time of his death. Elementary Theosophy The greater degree of red in the astral orange color, the greater the connection with the physical or animal nature. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms It seemed a clear case of projection of the astral body. The Shadow World In advanced races, the astral body, being far more developed, brings about distinct consciousness during sleep. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution Receiving acknowledgment from below, he grasped the master blast-off switch and watched the sweeping hand of the astral chronometer. On the Trail of the Space Pirates It is not well to pass into the astral world with strong physical desires. Elementary Theosophy This interesting group of astral colors represents the varying forms and degrees of religious emotion, "spirituality," etc. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms He claims to have been able not merely to cause a hypnotized subject to exteriorize her astral self, but to mould this vapory substance as a sculptor models wax. The Shadow World The present day man possesses four bodies: the visible, the astral, the mental, and the causal. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution Tom glanced at the astral chronometer over the control board of the Polaris and sighed with relief. On the Trail of the Space Pirates Most of that grade of astral matter that is capable of expressing them has slowly disappeared. Elementary Theosophy Black, in the astral colors, stands for hatred, malice, revenge, and "devilishness" generally. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms These varieties would be easily distinguishable one from the other by any one accustomed to use astral vision, but an unpractised person would be quite likely to call them all vaguely "ghosts". The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena This fire burns up the passions and leaves behind only the "germs," which the causal body takes up and bequeaths to the future astral body. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution The young cadet watched the astral chronometer, seeing the red hand sweep the seconds away, and the black minute hand inch around the dial. On the Trail of the Space Pirates Purgatory is a term often applied to the lowest level of the astral world. Elementary Theosophy White is the astral color of Pure Spirit, as we have seen, and its presence raises the degree of the other colors, and renders them clearer. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms As usual in connection with astral phenomena, there are several ways in which such work may have been done, but it will be enough for the moment to hint at four. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena After disincarnation, it generally becomes highly conscious in its astral body, where it passes its purgatorial life; and this latter endures until the soul leaves the astral body. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution Then, glancing at the astral chronometer on the control board, he turned to Strong, and saluting smartly, reported, "Polaris completes space flight at exactly seven fifty-two-O-two!" On the Trail of the Space Pirates In the astral life some people linger long on the lower levels while others know them not at all, but awaken to the blissful consciousness of the higher subdivisions. Elementary Theosophy Now for the meaning of the astral colors—that is, the explanation of the mental or emotional state represented by each. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms With this class we conclude our survey of the inhabitants of the astral plane. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena Between the sleeping physical body and the externalised astral body there is so close a degree of sympathy that the latter is conscious of everything that takes place in the former. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution On the control deck, Strong watched the needle of the astral compass swing around and stop dead on the course he had ordered. On the Trail of the Space Pirates The astral body, the seat of the emotions, is, like the physical body, constantly changing the matter that composes it. Elementary Theosophy Every human being possesses the innate and inherent faculty of sensing the things of this astral plane, by means of an extension or enlargement of the powers of the ordinary senses, so to speak. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms The first point which it is necessary to make clear in describing this astral plane is its absolute reality. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena Proceeding from the most dense, these are: The physical, the astral, the mental, and the causal body. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution "And after you get the bearing I want a course that'll intersect it in"—Coxine paused and glanced at the astral chronometer—"ten minutes!" On the Trail of the Space Pirates An emotion of any kind expresses itself as a vibration in the matter of the astral body. Elementary Theosophy Belonging to the astral plane, and not to the ordinary physical plane, they are perceived only by the senses functioning on the astral plane, and are invisible to the ordinary physical plane sight. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms First of all, then, it must be understood that the astral plane has seven subdivisions, each of which has its corresponding degree of materiality and its corresponding condition of matter. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena This explains why the astral body returns so rapidly to the physical when a noise, light, or any other sensation impresses this latter. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution Coxine looked up at the astral chronometer and walked over to the valve. On the Trail of the Space Pirates If it is a base emotion, such as anger, hatred, lust or cruelty, it throws into vibration the grossest of the astral body's matter, for only in that can it be expressed. Elementary Theosophy The combinations and blending of the astral colors, however, are numberless, and present an almost infinite variety. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms Putting aside for the moment the seventh, we may say that divisions 4, 5 and 6 of the astral plane have for their background the physical world we live in and all its familiar accessories. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena Sleep is characterised by the transfer of consciousness from the physical to the astral body; this transfer seems to take place normally under the influence of bodily fatigue. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution I must now note a curious episode connected with my friend Judge Forbes, whose astral influence I had traced clinging to the rooms he once occupied in Cambridge. Seen and Unseen If it is an exalted emotion, such as love, sympathy, devotion, courage or benevolence, it affects only the rarer grades of astral matter, for in them only can such feeling be expressed. Elementary Theosophy Pride and love of power over others, has much red in its astral color, while love of intellectual mastery has much less red in its composition. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms It may be said in passing that communication is limited on the astral plane by the knowledge of the entity, just as it is here. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena Walter Scott remembered nothing, because Ivanhoe was the fruit of the astral consciousness impressed upon a brain which fever had rendered temporarily receptive to the higher vibrations. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution You need practically to be pressed back to what you know of consciousness on the physical plane, before you can thoroughly follow its manifestations on the astral and on the mental. London Lectures of 1907 It must not be assumed that every person dying with considerable matter belonging to the lower astral level still within his emotional body will necessarily pass through such experiences. Elementary Theosophy But, nevertheless, he will find that, from the knowledge of the auric or astral colors given in this little book, he will be able to obtain quite satisfactory and marked results in his practice. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms The entities which manifest on the astral plane during physical life may be subdivided into four classes: 1. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena The astral character of Ishtar dominates the latter half of the story in its present form. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Some of you who are students of Theosophical literature will remember that H.P.B. has spoken of all of us as working in the astral consciousness. London Lectures of 1907 Some people on the lowest astral level are wholly unconscious of their surroundings. Elementary Theosophy Chapter V. The Aura Kaleidoscope39 What the astral body is composed of. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms In deep slumber the higher principles in their astral vehicle almost invariably withdraw from the body, and hover in its immediate neighbourhood, practically almost as much asleep as the latter. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena She thanked me; and seating herself at a little table, on which an astral lamp was burning, she began to turn the leaves of a Bible, which always lay there. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author What is important to you is simply this for the moment: that being surrounded by the astral and mental worlds, contacts from these are continually touching you, continually causing changes in your consciousness. London Lectures of 1907 All states of astral consciousness are reactions from previous good or evil conduct and are, moreover, temporary conditions that will in time be left behind. Elementary Theosophy In this book, I speak of the human aura, and its colors, as being perceived by astral or clairvoyant vision, for this is the way in which it is perceived and studied by the occultist. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms The names usually given to these planes, taking them in order of materiality, rising from the denser to the finer, are the physical, the astral, the devachanic, the sushuptic, and the nirvânic. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena When I awoke, the silver lustre of an astral lamp, shaded by a screen, glimmered in the apartment and quivered like moonbeams in the white drapery that curtained the bed. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author If your astral body were thoroughly organised like your physical, the impressions made would be clear and sharp like the physical. London Lectures of 1907 In a different way and at a higher level there may be suffering on the astral plane that is purifying the nature. Elementary Theosophy The term "astral," so frequently employed by all occultists, is difficult to explain or define except to those who have pursued a regular course of study in occult science. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms But to see these the pupil must have developed something more than mere astral vision. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena This astral camera, to which "future things unfolded lie," also retains the imperishable image of all past events. Real Ghost Stories Slowly and gradually they become organised, and strenuous thinking is the method for the astral body, and the working of the pure reason is the method for the mental body. London Lectures of 1907 A desire of a refined type strongly built up upon the physical plane lives with an intenser vitality on the astral plane after the physical body can no longer gratify it. Elementary Theosophy The ordinary physical plane person is simply "color blind" to the astral colors—that's all. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms We must not, however, allow ourselves to follow these fascinating bye-paths, but must resume our endeavour to give a general idea of the appearance of the astral plane. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena We have not yet mastered the conditions of the astral camera. Real Ghost Stories In the astral body are all the centres of your senses. London Lectures of 1907 Each of them is likely to suffer on account of it during the astral life. Elementary Theosophy The brown group of astral colors represents desire for gain and accumulation, ranging from the clear brown of industrious accumulation, to the murky dull browns of miserliness, greed and avarice. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms The Ordinary Person—that is, the person without any psychic development—floating about in his astral body in a more or less unconscious condition. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena There are astral counterparts to all our garments. Real Ghost Stories The true astral sight is an entirely different thing. London Lectures of 1907 There could be no distress because of hunger, for the astral body is not, like the physical body, renewed and maintained by what it consumes. Elementary Theosophy It may be sensed, ordinarily, only on the astral plane, which is its own particular plane of activity. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms Far more frequently he has to wait on the astral plane, as mentioned before, until the opportunity of a fitting birth presents itself. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena An old friend of mine, a lady who bears a well-known name, was once haunted for months by an astral. Real Ghost Stories It has to be created from the mental body, as the organ of the physical was from the astral. London Lectures of 1907 The suffering that results could hardly be judged by what would follow on the physical plane when desire is thwarted, for in the astral life emotion expresses itself much more intensely. Elementary Theosophy Likewise the astral atmosphere of an abode of vice and passion, becomes really physically nauseating to the occultist of high ideals and taste. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms The chela awaiting reincarnation is by no means one of the common objects of the astral plane, but still he may be met with occasionally, and therefore he forms one of our classes. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena But it was rather ghastly when the astral began to decay. Real Ghost Stories The centre of that sight will be in the mental body and not in the astral, and only the organ of it in the astral body. London Lectures of 1907 All of the suffering in the astral world, of whatever type, is the natural result of the thoughts, emotions and acts during the life on the physical plane. Elementary Theosophy The astral plane presents a wonderful scene of color by reason of this and similar causes. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms But just as when he dies to this plane he leaves his physical body behind him, so when he dies to the astral plane he leaves his Kâmarûpa behind him. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena The lowest astral body taken in itself is without conscience, will, or intelligence. Real Ghost Stories But it does not make one scrap of difference whether it goes out to physical, astral, or mental objects: it is all the objective consciousness, and therefore the very reverse of the spiritual. London Lectures of 1907 The astral world is that part of the mechanism for man's evolution that brings him up with a sharp turn when he is moving in the wrong direction. Elementary Theosophy A "thought form" is a peculiar manifestation of mental activity on the astral plane. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms But nevertheless pictures of all kinds of past events are constantly being reproduced on the astral plane, and form an important part of the surroundings of the investigator there. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena I have been reading lately a book on Immortality, the leading idea of which seems to be a sort of astral body for people—people who are worthy of it. The Voice of the Machines An Introduction to the Twentieth Century It seems strange when one sees the same person exalting the psychic on the physical plane and denouncing it on the astral and mental. London Lectures of 1907 It is in the reaction in the astral life of the forces he has generated here that he gets the lesson that forces in upon his consciousness the horror inseparable from murder. Elementary Theosophy And so on, each color tends to produce emotional vibrations similar to those which manifest that particular color in the astral aura of the person. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms Having sketched in, however slightly, the background of our picture, we must now attempt to fill in the figures—to describe the inhabitants of the astral plane. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena Presently the small side-door opened, and Sylva entered, bearing an astral lamp and a few light pieces of kindling wood. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems You will not find yourself in the absurdly illogical position of declaring it a good thing to train the physical plane consciousness, while it is dangerous to cultivate the astral and mental plane consciousness. London Lectures of 1907 If he escapes the physical plane consequences of his deed he will nevertheless come into contact in the astral world with conditions sufficiently horrible. Elementary Theosophy On the astral plane each shade of mental or emotional state has its corresponding astral color, the latter manifesting when the form appears. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms He will appear always in the astral body, since by the hypothesis he does not know how to form the Mâyâvirûpa. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena Even as he stood there the hall door flew open and a bright beam from the astral lamp within shot athwart the road. Under Fire Let us consider with regard to this, whether there is any other way of bringing the astral body and mental body into activity. London Lectures of 1907 All this is reproduced in the astral life, repeatedly. Elementary Theosophy A clear understanding of the key of the astral colors is often an aid in the development of astral sight. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms An account of the scenery of the astral plane would be incomplete without mention of what are commonly called the Records of the Astral Light, the photographic representation of all that has ever happened. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena Always, especially when the heather moon tried to give us its golden blessing, an invisible presence seemed to stand between us, as if Somerled had sent his astral body to keep us apart. The Heather-Moon They do stimulate the centre of physical sight, but not the astral; and that is why they cannot go very far. London Lectures of 1907 The truth of the matter is that people who live clean, moderate lives, and refrain from generating forces that are injurious to others, will know nothing whatever of the unfortunate side of astral existence. Elementary Theosophy If persons could see their own astral colors accompanying these undesirable mental states, the sight would perhaps so disgust them with such states as to work a cure. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms |
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