What are the Astral Bodies

& The Silver Chord

When we die, we leave our physical body, any pain and suffering behind. However, it is said that we have other bodies called the 'Astral & Etheric Bodies' These bodies, move into the Astral Plane after death. Some even believe that when we are asleep, our Astral body moves away from our Physical body into the Astral plane. It is linked to the Physical body by magnetic energy, known as the 'Silver Cord' This cord disintegrate at death, allowing the Etheric bodies to move into another plane and leaving the Physical body behind

info sources:

Astral Projection-Richard Craze