Astral projection
Ancient Egyptian
### Ancient Egyptian

[thumb\|The ba hovering above the body. This image is based on an original found in [The Book of the Dead](/wiki/The_Book_of_the_Dead "The Book of the Dead").Similar](/wiki/File:BD_Mummy_and_Ba.jpg "BD Mummy and Ba.jpg") concepts of soul travel appear in various other religious traditions. For example, [ancient Egyptian](/wiki/Ancient_Egypt "Ancient Egypt") teachings present the soul (*ba*) as having the ability to hover outside the physical body via the *[ka](/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_concept_of_the_soul%23Ka_.28vital_spark.29 "Ancient Egyptian concept of the soul#Ka .28vital spark.29")*, or subtle body.


How do ancient Egyptians believe the soul interacts with the physical body?