Astral Projection
by Water_Wind_
Astral Projection lets a player leave their body in the Overworld and move through a greyscale mirror dimension called Astral, a place where the physical body stays behind and can be lost.
What it does
While meditating, a player projects a spirit out of the body and enters the Astral dimension to scout structures and dodge hazards, marked by particle auras and fractal-shaped effects. A player who dies in Astral loses the body for good, and anyone who breaks into it can steal it, so leaving it undefended carries real risk.
Bending abilities are tied to biome and terrain conditions: Airbenders need a mountain biome, Waterbenders need a cold biome at 0.2 temperature or an ocean, Earthbenders must be below y=42, and Firebenders need a fire source such as a campfire, soul campfire, soul fire or lava. The mod runs on Fabric and is installed on both the client and the server, so the server and every player need it. Bending is disabled while projected and restored on return, and the mod skips these checks when Fractal Bending is installed. The project is published for 26.2 only, under All rights reserved, and is not open source.
Key features
Astral dimension
A greyscale mirror world where the projected spirit can scout structures and move while the body waits in the Overworld.
Meditating Body
The body stays behind as an entity that can be found, possessed or stolen by another player, and it cannot roam more than 800 blocks from its spot.
Possession
A player who gets within 3 blocks of another meditating body can take it over, swapping inventories, skins and game modes until the possession ends.
Return and recovery
Returning to the body is done by flying back within 3 blocks of it, and players are reminded of their body's coordinates.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Scouting structures
A player projects into Astral to look over structures and terrain before walking there in the Overworld.
Risky body play
Players can leave their body in a dangerous place, accepting that another player may reach it first.
Who it’s for: Players who want an alternate-world mechanic built around bending and risk, and server owners who want a possession system on Fabric.
Questions
Does Astral Projection need to be installed on the server?
What happens if the spirit dies in Astral?
Which game versions does Astral Projection support?
In the catalog
Astral Projection is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Project into a eerie greyscale mirror world, scout structures through particle auras, dodge fractal entities, and — if you're daring — steal another player's body. But leave your own body undefended at your peril... Your body is left behind at your current position in the Overworld as a Meditating Body entity.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ap-astral
- Owner
- Water_Wind_
- Published
- 2026-07-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15