Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Astral spirit

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The result was KEEP - nomination withdrawn (non-admin closure). Whpq (talk) 21:27, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Astral spirit

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Fringe nonsense presented non-neutrally. "Astral spirits are beings made of life-energy and exist in a more evolved state of consciousness than physical beings... Astral Spirits share the same time and space as we do....An Astral Spirit typically is not of human origin, however. " Come on, really? Brainy J ~✿~ (talk) 19:39, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Commment: I've completely re-written the article and it no longer reads like it did. However I'm not entirely certain that this should really have its own article separate from the main article for the soul. Most of what I'm finding comments upon the term predominantly in relation to the human soul. There are some mentions of it in relation to witchcraft and black magic, so it wouldn't be a perfect merge or redirect to that article. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 03:53, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I'm finding enough to where this could maybe, maybe have its own article separate. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 04:22, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Excellent rewrite, Tokyogirl79! This is now a well-referenced short article on a real topic in religion and magic. In addition to Tokyogirl79's refs, Astral spirit has an entry in the 1897 Encyclopaedia Britannica, making this topic obviously notable and of enduring interest. A notable topic and a solid rewrite suggest keeping this article. --Mark viking (talk) 04:50, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I guess it seems notable enough now, but I'd support a merge to Soul if people want to go in that direction. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:06, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Wow, Tokyogirl did a hell of a job. I withdraw my nomination, since the neutrality problems are wiped out in the new version.-- Brainy J ~✿~ (talk) 13:09, 15 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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