than simply being a vehicle for astral travel — he writes that it is also the storehouse of all experience. Other uses The term 'body of light' is also used in Tibetan Buddhism, particularly in the Dzogchen and Mahamudra traditions. It is the usual translation of the Tibetan term, ′od lus, also known as the illusory body. Meditation research Western scientists have started to explore the subtle body concept in relation to research on meditation. The subtle body model can be cross-referenced onto modern maps of the central nervous system, and applied in research on meditation. See also Ægypt Assumption of godforms Astrotheology Body in TCM Body of resurrection Jakob Böhme Cake of Light Celestial body Great Work (Alchemy) Great Work (Hermeticism) Great Work (Thelema) Luminous mind Remote viewing Saṃbhogakāya Scrying Spirit body Third eye Notes References Citations Works cited . Further reading Walker, Benjamin, Beyond the Body: The Human Double, Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1974, ; Fitzhenry, Toronto, 1974; Arkana, 1988, . External links Ceremonial magic Esoteric cosmology Light and religion Neoplatonism Thelema Western esotericism