It's been ten years since Sleep Paralysis was published. A lot has changed in a decade so I'm happy to announce the Updated and Revised 2nd edition of Sleep Paralysis: A guide to hypnagogic visions and visitors of the night. Sleep paralysis, at its … [Read more...] about Sleep Paralysis 2nd Edition now in Print
Visitation Dreams
Why Ghosts Won’t go Away
Happy Halloween! And if you read this on Saturday (thanks to the magical slowness of my RSS feeder), happy Day of the Dead! The veil is thin and once again the News Authorities are briefly letting in some discourse about spirits in the modern … [Read more...] about Why Ghosts Won’t go Away
The Ecstasy of Lucy Liu: Erotic Encounters in Hypnagogia
In 1999, actress Lucy Liu had sex with a heavenly figure. Or so she claimed in an interview with US Weekly. She's not shy about what happened, either. She was laying down on the couch for a nap, and felt an unknown presence on top of her. What … [Read more...] about The Ecstasy of Lucy Liu: Erotic Encounters in Hypnagogia
Shadows within us: Dreaming of Osama bin Laden
This is a guest post by Kevin Kovelant. The world is a-buzz over the death of Osama bin Laden. The thing is... I feel absolutely nothing. Other than a twinge of sadness. Sadness that it has gone on this long. Has it really been almost 10 years?! … [Read more...] about Shadows within us: Dreaming of Osama bin Laden
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
How Dreams of Bereavement Reach Out to Us
In my last article about dreams of the dead, I gave short shrift to dreams of bereavement, which is a subset of dreams where we are visited by the deceased. Often, all visitation dreams are interpreted to be grief dreams, despite the wide range of … [Read more...] about How Dreams of Bereavement Reach Out to Us