Light body is a term that has become increasingly popular as more people become aware of energy states and the relationship between energy and matter. Although the term astral relates as light, the astral (emotional) body is not the body in question.

The light body is actually the upper four sevenths of the physical body. There are seven discrete parts of the physical body. The first three are the obvious; solid, liquid and gas. The next four are subtle or energetic parts and are not quite easily observed. They are called the four ethers and make up the physical body. The separation of the etheric body from the physical will cause the immediate death of its dense counterpart.

The fourth state of matter, or the first state of physical energy, is the electric ether. This ether is the medium through which electricity flows. It is also the medium for all energy, which consists of subatomic particles, magnetism, and radiated energy of all types.

Since machines also use the electric ether, and at much higher voltage, it can easily interfere with our body’s electrical processes. This is mainly due to the EMF field, which is radiated perpendicular to the electron flow. Science calls the amount of free electrons present in a biological substance "zeta potential" and found that it has a direct relationship to the health providing influence of a food or nutrient and proper functioning of the body.

The fifth state of matter, or the second ether, is called the pranic ether. The word pranic means life energy, vitality, or the energy that animates the life processes of all living tissue. Kirlian photos, energy healing and the level of physical activity that the body can maintain evidence it. The level of life energy also determines how well we can process nutrition and eliminate toxins. It, along with the electric ether determines how much of our DNA needs to be activated to support our current level of consciousness, we also raise the voltage potential across the DNA strand that activates the necessary codons that open us to more vitality and a correspondingly greater life experience. Pranic energy can easily be transferred from one person to another using physical contact or directed thought. Energy follows thought, good or bad.

The sixth state of subtle matter, or the third ether, is called the light ether. It exists in the higher animals that produce their own heat, and also in humans. It is a reflection of our spiritual individuality as it manifests in the physical body. It gives the body its special identity, which is sovern to the soul inhabiting it. The art of Tumo, or the conscious generation of body heat is an example of light ether control.

The seventh state of matter, or the fourth ether, is called the mental reflecting ether. It is the connection between the physical body and the next quantum state, called the astral body. Because of this ether the physical body can experience feelings and thoughts that emanate from the astral body. It also allows more subtle experiences from beyond the astral body to enter the physical experience such as intuition, inspiration, participation in the One Life and an awareness of our own divinity.