If you’ve ever woke up and realized you can’t move, or you find yourself sat upon by some foul hag or monster with bad teeth and worse breath, you’ve experienced sleep paralysis. Many sufferers stay up all night to prevent another terrifying episode. … [Read more...] about 10 Ways to Prevent Sleep Paralysis
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3 Techniques for Transforming Sleep Paralysis into a Lucid Dream
Many readers have asked me about specific tactics for turning a sleep paralysis attack into a lucid dream. Because isolated sleep paralysis happens during REM at sleep onset, we're only a hair's breadth away from losing the paralysis sensations and … [Read more...] about 3 Techniques for Transforming Sleep Paralysis into a Lucid Dream
The Ghosts, Goblins and Vampires of Sleep Paralysis
Halloween is almost here, and that means it’s time to indulge in some corn sugar gluttony to protect ourselves from the thin veil between the living and dead. That’s my strategy anyways. This time of year, traditionally known as Last Harvest in … [Read more...] about The Ghosts, Goblins and Vampires of Sleep Paralysis
Sleep Paralysis as a Gateway into Out-of-Body Experiences
A lot of my focus on sleep paralysis and its related night visions has been on how to transform fear into curiosity. Then a reader recently commented, "I can't believe no one's talking about the out-of-body experiences!" So let's open the dialogue, … [Read more...] about Sleep Paralysis as a Gateway into Out-of-Body Experiences
Harvest Time: My New Book and the Equinox
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. Sleep Paralysis: A Guide to Hypnagogic Visions and Visitors of the Night is an updated … [Read more...] about Harvest Time: My New Book and the Equinox
The Succubus Reconsidered: Sexuality in Sleep Paralysis
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 … [Read more...] about The Succubus Reconsidered: Sexuality in Sleep Paralysis