Our physical bodies are synchronized with physical reality & thus with each other. This creates a shared experience we call objective reality, meaning that which anyone can observe & verify for themselves regardless of who they are. But without the body, that level of synchronization no longer holds. What people experience in the occult & metaphysical realms (via NDEs, OBEs, mystical experiences, occult & shamanic maneuvers) depends on who they are on the inside, because that’s all there is without the body. *What* beings & phenomena you encounter in those occult/spiritual states is largely a matter of soul resonance, intention, and permission. As Jason Abadi points out below, being in a very dark place internally can lead to finding yourself in very dark situation “externally” in an OBE or NDE state. *How you perceive* what you encounter, that depends on the development/distortions of your etheric sense organs plus the particular symbolic lexicon of your subconscious (the same lexicon used to produce symbolic imagery & themes in your dreams). The objects of ESP perception aren’t physical, thus not optical, but your mind can automatically translate such ESP data into 5-sense representations via the subconscious lexicon. Much of clairvoyance is this. That’s why two psychics viewing the same astral/etheric neg entity may perceive some differences: one sees a floating black eel with a red human-like face, the other a dark red snake with human-like arms. Notice how both share common archetypes, yet render the superficial details differently, like how browser render the same website slightly differently. The archetype then, rather than the apparent visual form, is what constitutes objective reality in realms beyond the physical. This starts moving toward Plato’s idea of “forms.” So a person whose etheric & astral bodies have been severely damaged or atrophied by extended spiritual/emotional self-sabotage, will outside the body be as someone who is deaf, dumb, and blind (or find themselves in the presence of demonic entities who share their soul nature). This all goes to show that material existence really is just a small slice of the experiential superspectrum, the rest being richer & more dependent on consciousness. Now, OBEs & NDEs are little previews of what happens after death. What applies in those, applies even more in the latter. The critical lesson is that those who wish to avoid afterlife deceptions & traps, ought to focus not only on building up lucidity & mindfulness in daily life (ideally also in sleep as proof of progress) but to also build up their moral/spiritual/emotional character. The soul resonance (and karmic) factor is much more decisive as to what happens. Without the physical body, the internals of the soul & spirit are all that remain, and therefore all that matter. Energy is best invested there.