Silver cord

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Silver cord is in metaphysical literature a term referring to the connection between the physical body, astral body, and Higher Self.

During astral projection many report to see this silver cord connecting them their physical bodies. Projectors claim they can (at will or otherwise) see a silver cord linking their astral form to their physical body. This cord mainly appears to a beginning projector as assurance they will not become lost. However, even experienced projectors find it useful, claiming it is a fast way to return to the body. It is said that if this cord breaks then you die.

The term is derived from Ecclesiastes 12:6-12:7 in the Old Testament, from the KJV:

"Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it."

Or from the NIV:

"Remember him—before the silver cord is severed, or the golden bowl is broken; before the pitcher is shattered at the spring, or the wheel broken at the well, and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it."

All of the above phrases such as "silver cord," "golden bowl," etc., are also metaphors for the human body. The "silver cord" is the spine, and the "golden bowl" the head and so on.