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n. (alternative term for: astral body)
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A subtle body is one of a series of psycho-spiritual constituents of living beings, according to various esoteric, occult, and mystical teachings. According to such beliefs each subtle body corresponds to a subtle plane of existence, in a hierarchy or great chain of being that culminates in the physical form.
According to Bhagavad Gita, one of the most sacred texts of Hinduism, the subtle body is composed of mind, intelligence and ego, which controls the gross physical body. It is also known in other different spiritual traditions: "the most sacred body" (wujud al-aqdas) and "true and genuine body" (jism asli haqiqi) in Sufism, "the diamond body" in Taoism and Vajrayana, "the light body" or "rainbow body" in Tibetan Buddhism, "the body of bliss" in Kriya Yoga, and "the immortal body" (soma athanaton) in Hermeticism. The various attributes of the subtle body are frequently described in terms of often obscure symbolism: Tantra features references to the sun and moon as well as various Indian rivers and deities, while Taoist alchemy speaks of cauldrons and cinnabar fields.
Usage examples of "subtle body".
Aille was surprised, as he had given her none of the subtle body clues indicating his readiness for such an action.
Every time I tried to take a step closer to Rosa I felt as if I were pressing against an invisible, intangible barrier, a force field of words and looks and subtle body language.
The man was twenty years her senior, at least, but Crash knew from his subtle body language and from the way he was looking at her that he found her undeniably attractive.
Here was One-Eye, a storyteller who held his little audience rapt with a performance delivered in snaps, grunts, eye rolling and subtle body movements.
She even tried to reach him with the menstruum, but he was a fortress, and her subtle body could only gaze into him, not enter.
The mask-face, the hair-wig, the walk, the gestures, the subtle body signals--Spirit was shaken despite her comprehension of the device.
Elizabeth laughed, not noticing or perhaps not reading the saur's subtle body-language.
Her heart soaring at these words, Jessica saw Mohiam make a subtle body movement, shifting to a barely detectable fighting stance.
Not-so-subtle body language and meaningful drumming of Keller's eyebrows seemed to do nothing to get Bonifay to quit digging a hole.