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In popular culture[edit]

This section is completely unsourced and is as usual bait for more indiscriminate entries. I thought about deleting it, but decided to tag it and open this discussion instead. It's possible that some entries are notable enough and could easily be sourced... Thanks, —Paleo Neonate – 11:26, 26 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The popularity of Marvel Comics now is such that the first thing I thought of was Doctor Strange using the technique. I remembered that from days past when I read actual paper comics. That episode said he was forced to limit his trips to under a couple of minutes because when he was out of body, his body didn't breathe and he would die. 2600:1700:B9C1:20C0:C412:9584:B21:255F (talk) 18:45, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pseudoscience?[edit]

I've never heard Astral projection ever called a science, or ever heard claims that it was somehow scientific. The phenomenon itself is real. Whether or not it entails actually leaving one's body, that's a separate issue and fair game for criticism. People DO experience phenomenon whereby they perceive leaving their bodies during certain phases of sleep (see Out of Body Experience) 139.138.6.121 (talk) 22:55, 31 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Claims of an ability to astral travel great distances and give descriptions of places visited are almost always accompanied by an explanation involving souls, etheric bodies and mysterious energy. That is what is criticized as pseudo scientific. - LuckyLouie (talk) 23:11, 31 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds more like religious experiences (regardless of how real they are) than pseudo-science to me. I'd be disinclined to label, say, speaking in tongues as it occurs in some Christian groups, as 'pseudo-scientific', even if I do dispute it as a truly authentic phenomenon. To be clear: I'm not disputing the use of 'pseudo-science' for detracting from the perceived reality of this phenomenon, but for giving a wrong frame of reference. 82.176.221.176 (talk) 11:24, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@139.138.6.121 I agree. I thought calling it a pseudoscience was odd. Maybe amend the starement to include this point of view? Lunar ether (talk) 14:26, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How can I do that[edit]

How can I do that 41.10.1.18 (talk) 09:26, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It's a secret. -Roxy the dog. wooF 15:59, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

please teach me Danniey2.0 (talk) 15:53, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Put your right arm in, take your right arm out. Put your right arm in, and you shake it all about. Do the Hokey Pokey and you turn yourself around, that’s what it’s all about! Skyerise (talk) 04:22, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with wiki article on "remote-viewing"?[edit]

Both are different names for the same thing. 2600:1700:B9C1:20C0:C412:9584:B21:255F (talk) 18:40, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Remote viewing is not the same as astral projection according to believers, and the descriptions do not describe the same "phenomenononon", so no. -Roxy the grumpy dog. wooF 20:00, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pop culture: X-Files Season 3 episode 7 The Walk.[edit]

The episode is all about a military veteran quadriplegic who kills using astral projection. 23.242.214.23 (talk) 22:17, 11 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]