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'''Astral Projection''' is a magic/mystic practice which allows a character to detach either his soul or his conscious mind ([[Soul Anatomy|the distinction is important]]) from his body and let it wander freely, either [[Invisibility|invisibly]] in the material plane or out in the [[Spirit World]].
 
As, essentially, a living [[Our Ghosts Are Different|ghost]], the character can go just about anywhere, see and hear anything, and potentially engage in [[Invisible Jerkass]] behaviour, depending on whether he can [[Mind Over Matter|move objects telekinetically]]. Also like ghosts, characters who are Astral Projecting may use [[Demonic Possession]] to take over host bodies, though this doesn't necessarily allow them to [[Telepathy|pry into their mind]]. Most victims usually have no idea what happened afterward.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' going out-of-body allows to see other [[Spirit World|Etheric]] entities and magic in colour, over grey shapes of the material world, and even communicate "invisibly" -- unless—unless there's another observer in the same state, of course. Strong reactions translate to the body -- Antimonybody—Antimony and George during the memory-dump didn't move, but wept. Later when Annie saw Lindsay and Bud kissing and when Red was surprised by Annie's trick this reflected in appropriate grimaces on their bodies. At least [[The Lost Woods|Gillitie Wood]] creatures turned humans {{spoiler|can leave their bodies "on autopilot" speed-type the lesson in the real world}} while they fly around and are distracted by something more interesting ("We's don't need our minds to learn dis junk!") and create illusions from memory if they concentrate a little.
 
 
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