# Astral travel? Is it real? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 11, 2013, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astral-travel-is-it-real/668565 "2013-09-11T12:19:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astral-travel-is-it-real/668565/41 "2013-09-11T21:22:25Z")
My astral projector’s bulb burnt out, now everybody has to huddle around my aura to see my presentation. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astral-travel-is-it-real/668565/42 "2013-09-11T22:33:31Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Well, _naturally._ If their astral form _had_ been consumed by a soul devouring eldritch horror they wouldn’t wake up to report it, now would they?! Shush, you. Extradimensional entities opposed to all human life need to eat, too. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astral-travel-is-it-real/668565/43 "2013-09-11T22:55:34Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Well, _naturally._ If their astral form _had_ been consumed by a soul devouring eldritch horror they wouldn’t wake up to report it, now would they?! Maybe [the Hmong, Thai, and Filipinos](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudden_unexpected_death_syndrome) are especially adept at astral projection. Doctor: I’m sorry, we tried everything, but we couldn’t save him. It looks like the cause of death was Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome. Grieving Next of Kin: Your diagnosis is _Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome_?!? That’s…that’s not a diagnosis!!! That’s just you saying he died and you have no clue why!!! ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astral-travel-is-it-real/668565/44 "2013-09-11T23:19:52Z")
I traveled astrally _and_ chronologically and got to see the whole history of the planet! First the earth cooled, and then the dinosaurs came, but they got too big and fat, so they all died and they turned into oil. And then the Arabs came and they bought Mercedes Benzes. And Prince Charles started wearing all of Lady Di’s clothes. I couldn’t believe it! ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astral-travel-is-it-real/668565/45 "2013-09-11T23:22:50Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > First the earth cooled, and then the dinosaurs came, but they got too big and fat, so they all died and they turned into oil. And then the Arabs came and they bought Mercedes Benzes. And Prince Charles started wearing all of Lady Di’s clothes. Starting a Barenaked Ladies tribute band? ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astral-travel-is-it-real/668565/46 "2013-09-12T01:12:25Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > And Banana Worms. > > Well, I lied. They’re not real, but they sure are scary. I never forgot about the Banana Worms, but I did forget that you created them! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astral-travel-is-it-real/668565/47 "2013-09-12T04:11:47Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > There’s a monster under the bed? And there’s also an out-of-body monster, separate from the one under the bed and traveling outside it? Now I’m really terrified of going to sleep. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astral-travel-is-it-real/668565.md?page=2)