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Concepts of "soul" travel also appear in various other religious traditions, for example ancient Egyptian teachings where the soul is presented as having the ability to hover outside the physical body in the ''[[ka]]'', or subtle body.<ref name="Gale2" /> A common belief is that the subtle body is attached to the physical body by means of a psychic [[silver cord]].<ref>''Projection of the Astral Body'' by Carrington and Muldoon</ref><ref>''Out of Body Experiences: How to have them and what to expect'' by Robert Peterson (chapters 5, 17, 22)</ref>
Belief that one has had an [[out-of-body experience]], whether spoken of as "astral projection" or otherwise, is common. Surveys have reported percentages among respondents feeling that they have had such an experience at some time in their lives ranging from 8% to as much as 50% in certain groups
[[Image:Cosmicman.jpg|thumb|left|116px|The Subtle body and the cosmic man, Nepal 1600's]]
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