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Nightmares & Dream Terrors

How to Cure Nightmares and Self Heal with Lucid Dreaming

By Kristen LaMarca

Here’s an exclusive peek inside the new book of Kristen LaMarca, PhD, 'Learn to Lucid Dream: Powerful Techniques for Awakening Creativity and Consciousness." This methodical introduction teaches you both the science and spirituality of lucid … [Read more...] about How to Cure Nightmares and Self Heal with Lucid Dreaming

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, Nightmares & Dream Terrors

Mapping the Intruder and the Incubus from Sleep Paralysis visions

By Ryan Hurd

The creatures of sleep paralysis: creepy, sometimes horrifying, and yet, predictable.  Even given the horrific variety of shapes that the entities take, they do behave in some reliable ways. Mapping their characteristics is an important step for … [Read more...] about Mapping the Intruder and the Incubus from Sleep Paralysis visions

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The terrifying variety of sleep paralysis creatures seen around the world

By Ryan Hurd

As the days grow shorter here in the Northern hemisphere, and pumpkin spice is forever wafting through the air, we are once again allowed to speak of the ghosts, monsters and demons that haunt our collective imagination. When the veil is gets … [Read more...] about The terrifying variety of sleep paralysis creatures seen around the world

Filed Under: sleep paralysis Tagged With: entities, hat man, hypnagogia, Kanashibari, real ghost stories, sleep paralysis

The veil is thin: When spirits show up in sleep paralysis visions

By Ryan Hurd

The veil gets thinner as we approach Halloween and Day of the Dead. This time of year, harvest feasts and remembrance festivals are common around the world, as they have been for thousands of years. The end of October is a cross-quarter day--the … [Read more...] about The veil is thin: When spirits show up in sleep paralysis visions

Filed Under: sleep paralysis Tagged With: David Hufford, kanishabari, Lucid Dreaming, sleep paralysis

The Secret History of Sleep Paralysis

By Ryan Hurd

It was accidental. I was in my local theological library, rooting around in the dusty stacks for images of talisman and magical objects from the Middle Ages. The history of talisman is amazing and would make for one sweet coffee table book. … [Read more...] about The Secret History of Sleep Paralysis

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Listen and Watch: Sleep Paralysis Shadow Figures Inspire Creepy Music

By Ryan Hurd

A wonderfully haunted new single is out by indie songwriter Chelsea Wolfe, who is often described as having a style of "doom-drenched folk." The song "Carrion Flowers" is directly inspired by and recreates the emotional geography of her sleep … [Read more...] about Listen and Watch: Sleep Paralysis Shadow Figures Inspire Creepy Music

Filed Under: Dreams & Media, sleep paralysis Tagged With: chelsea wolfe, gabriel bruce

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