It’s very useful to vet any & all nonphysical beings that contact us including those that present as benevolent, teachers, or guides. I’m highly suspect the being who told you that ‘There are no real astral beings’ was giving you some bogus information. If this was true, what was this being????? You note this, virtually answering your own question, w/, ‘However, for this guy to have even spoken to me in such a way says that there are real beings that reside there...’
The stalled 4D jokers can impersonate any type of being, so it is important to vet all beings that contact us.
Vetting Nonphysical Entities-
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