In Japanese mythology, an ikiryō (Japanese term for “astral
projection”)is a manifestation of the soul of a living person
separately from their body. It is therefore associated with near
death experiences and is also frequently reported as
spontaneously experienced in association with sleep and dreams,
illness, surgical operations, drug experiences,sleep paralysis
and forms of meditation. Side-note: Click the CC icon to enable
the English subtitles. Ikiryo is a manifestation of the soul of
a living person separately from their body. Traditionally, if
someone holds a sufficient grudge against another person, it is
believed that a part or the whole of their soul can temporarily
leave their body and appear before the target of their hate in
order to curse or otherwise harm them, similar to an evil
eye.However, this temporary separation would result in sickness.
If the separation became permanent, the person who held the
grudge would die. The Ikiryo are said to be able to possess
another living person without the