灵魂投射（或者星光投射、太空投射）是一种以存在着“星光体”离开物理体而能够出体旅行的假定所诠释的出体体验。超自然学说声称魂魄是肉体的复制品（只是更为精细），是所谓的在死后安息的那个物体。更进一步说，在特殊的情境下，魂魄能随意地从肉体中分离出来。如在睡梦中、出神状态或昏迷中、麻醉剂或毒品的影响下，或者是在遭遇意外伤害时，它还能无意识地从肉体中分离出来。

超自然现象研究者把“在两地同时出现”的概念与“魂灵投射”联系在了一起。“在两地同时出现”意味着同时出现在两个地方的能力。由于一个人不可能同时出现在两个地方，因此对于这种情况的可能解释就是，物质身体在一个地方，而魂魄在另一个地方。将死之人的魂魄常常会在肉体死亡几个月前被投射到其所爱之人面前。这种现象据称是产生于将死之人想要见到某人或被某人看到的强烈愿望。一些人认为，在主观试验中，随意地投射魂魄是可能的。但是，魂魄的存在还没有得到主流科学的证实。

Astral projection (or astral travel) is an interpretation of an out-of-body experience (OBE) that assumes the existence of an "astral body" separate from the physical body and capable of travelling outside it. Astral projection or travel denotes the astral body leaving the physical body to travel in an astral plane. The idea of astral travel is rooted in common worldwide religious accounts of the afterlife in which the consciousness' or soul's journey, or "ascent", is described in such terms as "an... out-of-body experience, wherein the spiritual traveller leaves the physical body and travels in his/her subtle body (or "dreambody", or "astral body") into ‘higher’ realms." It is frequently reported in association with dreams, and forms of meditation.