Energy being

An energy being or astral being is a name given to a group of lifeforms sharing some aspects of their appearance or abilities attributed to the idea that they are composed of pure energy and not made of matter. They appear in myths/legends, paranormal/UFO accounts, and in various works of fiction.

Rather than being literally composed of energy in the physical sense, energy beings are typically rendered as being composed of a translucent glowing fluid, somewhat in common with the representations of ghosts.

The above being common, is not universal. Thanks to fictional representations such as the Q, the distinction between Energy Beings, Elemental spirits, and Cosmic beings is not always distinct. While some such as the Taelons are barely more powerful than mortals, others such as the Q, the Ascended Ancients/Ori from Star Gate SG-1, and the Anodite from Ben Ten Alien Force possess god like powers on par with characters often classified as conceptual or higher dimensional beings, AKA Cosmic beings. Often, but not always, being those races that stand in power between the more limited Elemental spirits and the more cosmically powerful Cosmic beings.

Fictional Energy Beings

• Vorlons (Babylon 5)
• The First One (Babylon 5)
• Organians (Star Trek)
• Prophets and Pah Wraiths (Star Trek)
• The Q (Star Trek)
• Etherials from Marvel Comics
• Ascended Ancients and Ori (Stargate SG-1)
• Drej (Titan A.E.)
• C'tan (Warhammer 40,000)
• Naaru and Ethereals (World of Warcraft)
• The Taelons (Earth: Final Conflict)
• Megawhatt from Ben 10
• Anodite from Ben 10: Alien force
• Tornatron
• Cirronians and possibly Vardians (Tracker)

References

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