Astral Projection

"Oh no, this child is having an out-of-body experience. This is very bad for...business."

- Apu (The Simpsons) "Like Mercury, I Slide From My Mortal Self and Dive Into...The Unknown."

- Doctor Strange (Doctor Strange: What's Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen?) The power to separate one's spirit from one's body. Sub-power of Astral Manipulation.

Also Called

 * Astral/Soul/Spirit Form/Mode
 * Astral Transport
 * Astral Travel
 * Descensum
 * Out of Body Travel
 * Soul/Spectral/Spiritual Exiting
 * Spirit Walk

Capabilities
User can separate their spirit from the body by entering a trance, gaining access of travel the Astral Plane. Experienced individuals may control both the Astral and Corporeal presences.

Applications

 * Project your consciousness/soul/astral form outside your body, gaining Spirit Physiology.
 * Travel to Hell, Heaven, or another spiritual realm.

Associations

 * Afterlife Traveling
 * Astral Manipulation
 * Astral Premonition
 * Astral Suggestion
 * Astral Trapping
 * Dream Walking
 * Energy Soul
 * Non-Corporeal Form
 * Possession
 * Soul Removal
 * Unbound Soul

Limitations

 * User's body is essentially dead/in a coma and thus very vulnerable during astral projection:
 * May become possessed while on the Astral Plane.
 * May be killed trapping the user in astral form.
 * May be vulnerable to Astral Trapping.
 * May be unable to control corporeal and astral presences.
 * May require user to be asleep or be in a meditative state while riding the astral plane.
 * Some users may not be immune from those with Astral Manipulation while in spirit form.
 * May be unable to use any other abilities they possess while in astral form.
 * Most users are completely incapable of affecting the physical world in their projected state.
 * Prolonged separation may prove harmful to the user's body or soul.
 * Not returning to the host body in a period of time may render you a spirit forever.

Known Users
See Also: Astral Projection.

Comics
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 * Deadlock (2000 AD)
 * Toa Matoro (BIONICLE); via Kanohi Iden
 * Batman (DC Comics)
 * John Constantine (DC Comics)
 * Doctor Fate (DC Comics)
 * Maxima (DC Comics)
 * Miss Martian (DC Comics)
 * Phantom Stranger (DC Comics)
 * Raven (DC Comics)
 * Spectre (DC Comics)
 * Swamp Thing (DC Comics)
 * Johann Kraus (Hellboy/BPRD)
 * Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics)
 * Emma Frost (Marvel Comics)
 * Jean Grey (Marvel Comics)
 * Nate Grey (Marvel Comics)
 * Hope Abbot (Marvel Comics)
 * Onslaught (Marvel Comics)
 * Psylocke (Marvel Comics)
 * Nathan Summers/Cable (Marvel Comics)
 * Rachel Summers (Marvel Comics)
 * Franklin Richards (Marvel Comics)
 * Adam Warlock (Marvel Comics)
 * Charles Xavier/Professor X (Marvel Comics)
 * The Shadow King (Marvel Comics)
 * Dr. Strange (Marvel Comics)
 * Wiccan (Marvel Comics)
 * Ancient One (Marvel Comics)
 * Trance (Marvel Comics)
 * Ruth Aldine/Blindfold (Marvel Comics)
 * Captain Universe (Marvel Comics)
 * Mantis (Marvel Comics)
 * Colin Phash (Starcraft Frontline)

Anime/Manga

 * Towano Mykage (Aquarion Evol)
 * Schierke (Berserk)
 * Farnese de Vandimion (Berserk)
 * Substitute-Shinigami (Bleach)
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Fuuko (Clannad)
 * Chris (Earth Maiden Arjuna)
 * Mavis Vermillion (Fairy Tail)
 * Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
 * Dhianeila Y Leisha Altoria Ol Yunos (Heroic Age)
 * Ayu Tsukimiya (Kanon)
 * Shiego Kageyama/Mob (Mob Psycho 100)
 * Perona (One Piece); via the Horo Horo no Mi
 * Brook (One Piece); via the Yomi Yomi no Mi
 * Hanzo (Hunter X Hunter)
 * Virgo Gold Saints (Saint Seiya)
 * Athena (Saint Seiya)
 * Poseidon (Saint Seiya)
 * Dran (Sayounara Ryuusei, Konnichiwa Jinsei)
 * Arietta/Phorni (Symphonic Rain)
 * Sumireko Usami (Touhou Project)
 * Yuushi Inaba (Youkai Apartment no Yuuga); after achieving divine inspiration
 * Vandalieu (The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time)}}

Cartoons
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 * Finn (Adventure Time)
 * Sage (All Hail King Julien)
 * Clover (All Hail King Julien)
 * Kaos (Skylanders Academy)
 * Avatars (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
 * Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
 * Korra (The Legend of Korra)
 * Jinora (The Legend of Korra)
 * Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
 * Adwaita (Ben 10)
 * Paul Metcalfe/Captain Scarlet (Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet)
 * Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
 * The Dazzlings/Sirens (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
 * Ninja Tribunal acolytes (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
 * Leonardo
 * Faraji Ngala
 * Adam McKay
 * Joi Reynard
 * Tora Yoshida
 * Nelson Muntz (The Simpson)
 * Mumm-Ra (Thundercats)
 * Steven Universe (Steven Universe)
 * Tye Longshadow (Young Justice)

Literature

 * Laura Leander (Laura and the Secret of Aventerra)
 * Percy Valiant (Laura and the Secret of Aventerra)
 * Marius Leander (Laura and the Secret of Aventerra)
 * Lestat de Lioncourt (The Vampire Chronicles)
 * Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson series)
 * Grace Tempest (Vampirates)
 * Connor Tempest (Vampirates)
 * Darcy (Vampirates)
 * Fanoxean (The Young Guardians)

Video Games

 * Umbra Witches (Bayonetta)
 * Cpt. Xavier Jones (Clive Barker's Jericho)
 * Lucifer (Dante's Inferno)
 * Oryx (Destiny)
 * Kat (DmC: Devil May Cry)
 * Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid)
 * Ermac (Mortal Kombat)
 * Nikolai (Nexus Wars)
 * Mephiles the Dark (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * The Doctor (Paradox Saga)
 * Nicole (Paradox Saga)
 * John Vattic (Second Sight)
 * Kaos (Skylanders)
 * Mae Borowski (Night in the Woods)
 * Zeus (God of War)
 * Athena (God of War)}}

Known Objects

 * Sheep Talisman (Jackie Chan Adventures)
 * Kanohi Iden (Bionicle)