Glossary - exWitch Australia (formerly 'Born Again Pagan')

CORD, Silver

An umbilical cord silver in appearance that is attached between the astral body and the physical body that has been reported as being observed by persons during out-of-body experiences (OBEs).

In pioneer research of astral body projection this phenomena seemed common; however, later data tend to show it to be rare. British Para-Psychologist Celia Green reported that 3.5% of her subjects reported seeing the cord, while Australian psychical researcher Peter Picknell reported just 2% of his subjects observed it.

see also: AKA; ASTRAL; ASTRAL BODY; ASTRAL PLANE

PLEASE NOTE:
One of the major problems with 'defining' Paganism and/or its beliefs and practices is that it is an 'organic' movement, in that it is undergoing constant change and re-evaluation from within, and as such any 'one-size-fits-all' approach to understanding Paganism will be found wanting.

Due to the very 'organic' nature of Paganism, and the many differing Paths and Traditions within it, in many cases no one definition may be universally accepted by all Pagans. Therefore, where such cases of possible conflicting and/or contradictory meanings of certain terms occur I have endevoured to give not only the generally accepted meaning, but also any major 'variations' in belief and/or practice.

Christians who believe this difference in meaning of certain key terms, beliefs and practices to be unique to Paganism need to remember that such conflicts also arise within the Body of Christ - the Church. Take for instance the differing practices amongst Christians concerning Baptism and the different attitudes towards women in the clergy.

- Jean-Luc