BodyEtheric and Astral Bodies
Etheric and Astral Bodies
Also called: Etheric Body · Astral Body · Energy Body · Astral Plane
Invisible, layered bodies said to surround the physical body.In this narrative it is the layer of the body that explains both the heart's energy field and dreams.
Established facts
The etheric body and astral body are concepts formalized in modern Theosophy.Helena Blavatsky in the late 19th century and Charles Webster Leadbeater in the early 20th century systematized this framework.Theosophy holds that a person consists of several layered bodies, including the physical body."Ether" was, until the 19th century, the name for a hypothetical medium believed to carry light.Physics after Einstein confirmed that no such ether is needed.There is no scientific evidence that the etheric or astral body actually exists.
In this narrativeFour layers of the body
The human body is made of four layers: the physical body, the etheric body, the astral body, and the mental body1.The mental plane is a source consisting only of thought1.The astral plane is where emotion and dreams take form1.The etheric plane is the blueprint of the physical plane1.The physical plane is the densest result of all the dimensions1.
In this narrativeEither and ether
Behind the body sit invisible twin bodies, the etheric body and the astral body1.The English word "either" comes from "ether"1.Chakras are sense organs that transmit cosmic energy into the body1.Holding on to a negative thought for too long creates an evil spirit1.
In this narrativeThe heart's energy field
Every cell in the human body gives off an electromagnetic field1.The heart produces a far stronger electrical field than the brain1.That is why one should live by the heart rather than the brain1.Thought is electrical, and emotion is magnetic1.The self is drawn as five concentric layers, from the physical body to the causal body1.
Connected concepts
- Torus Field →The energy field the heart emits is drawn as a donut-shaped torus.
- Lucid Dreaming and DMT →The astral plane is explained as the place where dreams and lucid dreams take form.
- Chakras →Chakras are named as the channel linking the etheric body to the physical body.
- Kundalini →The force that draws energy up above the astral body is kundalini.