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as·tral

astral

pronunciation:
ae strl
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: of, concerning, emanating from, or resembling the stars; stellar.
There was no moon, and only astral light permeated the dark night sky.
similar words:
celestial, stellar
definition 2: pertaining to spiritual existence, esp. to a human being's existence outside of his or her body.
astral projectionastral plane
derivation: astrally (adv.)