The thought 'bubbles' would be in a 'space' defined by the relationships between the thoughts. Within that space, I don't think that communication can be instantaneous, because that would mean all points are equidistant, in which case the thoughts don't have surfaces, or any other relational dynamics.

The 'space' isn't our physical space though, since those aren't quite the same relationships. So I think there must be a kind of time in that other space, though it's not the same as our time. And it connects or projects to 'physical' time in a way that's not possible to understand if trying to think exclusively in terms of that time.

Psionik, It seems to me that your astral realm would be defined largely by who you are then you are in it. So if you are alive and open in an animal way, then there will be animals in it. But you probably close that part of yourself, because otherwise you don't know how to stay in your 'astral' state without your passions pulling you out of it.

Our 'immortality' thread seems to have been a study in using logic to draw almost arbitrary conclusions from flawed premises. From some of the same logic, for instance, it follows that what is real is only what you're aware of, and destroying something is wrong only if you get caught. No doubt my premises and conclusions here are messed up too, so I can only hope it's a tiny step in the right direction.