The Succubus Reconsidered: Sexuality in Sleep Paralysis
June 25, 2010 by Ryan Hurd
Filed under sleep paralysis
This piece about sexual spirit encounters and ghost rape is adapted from chapter 6 of my ebook Sleep paralysis: a dreamer’s guide.
The historic fears of succubi and incubi must be reconsidered in light of contemporary psychology. As the medical community disregarded the narratives of sleep paralysis until David Hufford’s ground-breaking work in the 1970s, we would be making the same mistake if we chalk up the old tales of sexual demons to “merely legend.”
9 Ways to Wake Up From Sleep Paralysis
April 29, 2010 by Ryan Hurd
Filed under sleep paralysis
Sleep paralysis is the terrifying feeling of being held down after just waking up or going to sleep. You can’t move or scream, and sometimes this paralysis is accompanied with the certainty that someone –or something — is in the room. Quite simply, sleep paralysis is one of the most horrifying experiences in life, because we know we’re awake but can’t believe what appears to be happening to us.
New Ebook: A Dreamer’s Guide to Sleep Paralysis
March 29, 2010 by Ryan Hurd
Filed under sleep paralysis
I’m excited to offer my second ebook: Sleep Paralysis: A Dreamer’s Guide. This 100+ page manual leads readers through the fear of sleep paralysis nightmares, and teaches how to safely explore the extraordinary dream realms of lucid dreaming, out-of-body experiences, and creative hypnagogia.
This ebook is also the first focused study ever published on how to deal with the Strangers: the creepy hallucinations that often accompany sleep paralysis in the form of ghosts, demons, and horrific monsters.
Sleep Paralysis, Fear, and Spirituality
February 26, 2010 by Ryan Hurd
Filed under sleep paralysis
Image by nima (cc)
Sleep Paralysis Treatment – Dreams of Being Held Down
January 22, 2010 by Ryan Hurd
Filed under sleep paralysis
Sleep Paralysis is a troubling sleep condition that is deeply misunderstood in our culture. Experienced by millions as an incubus attack or being “ridden by a witch,” sleep paralysis (SP) has biological causes that are related to sleep hygiene, stress, and insomnia.
In SP, the dreamer is aware of the body’s paralysis that normally comes with REM (dreaming) sleep. This paralysis is what keeps us from acting out our dreams: a pretty important evolutionary skill that prevents us from injuring ourselves or our sleeping partners when we are dreaming about hunting tigers and bears.
Twitter
Facebook
Sign Up for e-Newsletter