By David Biello — 2007
By providing wrong but matching views and feelings, scientists mentally "teleport" people outside their own bodies.
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A popular “club drug” promises to open a scientific window on the strange world of out-of-body experiences, researchers say.
Astral projection refers to an out-of-body-experience (OBE) during which the astral body leaves the physical body and travels to the astral plane.
An out-of-body experience occurs when a person temporarily feels like their spirit or soul has left their physical body. It’s often the unintentional result of an accident or near-death experience.
It's like having a lucid dream while you're awake.
Many people claim to have had some kind of out-of-body experience. However, there's no evidence that people who think they've experienced astral travel have actually gone anywhere.
Believers say astral projection is an out-of-body experience you can control.
Some camera work, some stroking, and next thing you know you're out of your own body.