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Harvest Time: My New Book and the Equinox

Posted by Ryan Hurd on September 22, 2010 | 9 Comments

I’m pleased to announce that my new book about sleep paralysis is now available on Amazon! So with the first day of autumn, I officially am a published author.

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The Succubus Reconsidered: Sexuality in Sleep Paralysis

Posted by Ryan Hurd on June 25, 2010 | 52 Comments

This piece about sexual spirit encounters and ghost rape is adapted from chapter 6 of my ebook Sleep paralysis: a dreamer’s guide.

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9 Ways to Wake Up From Sleep Paralysis

Posted by Ryan Hurd on April 29, 2010 | 201 Comments

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 [...]

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New Ebook: A Dreamer’s Guide to Sleep Paralysis

Posted by Ryan Hurd on March 29, 2010 | 6 Comments

I’m excited to offer my first 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 [...]

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Sleep Paralysis, Fear, and Spirituality

Posted by Ryan Hurd on February 26, 2010 | 13 Comments

The following is an excerpt from my soon-to-be published ebook, Sleep Paralysis: A Dreamer’s Guide. This section illustrates how sleep paralysis is a complex set of experiences that includes body paralysis, waking hallucinations, and the fear that connects these two strands together, reinforcing the nightmarish aspects of the condition.

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Sleep Paralysis Treatment – Stop Feelings of Being Held Down at Night

Posted by Ryan Hurd on January 22, 2010 | 79 Comments

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.