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Science and Art Blend Together in New Sleep Paralysis Podcast

By Ryan Hurd

There's a great new podcast by the Guardian's Science Weekly just published on the topic of sleep paralysis. In the studio are sleep paralysis researcher Christopher French and filmmaker Carla MacKinnon discussing the science and cultural history of … [Read more...] about Science and Art Blend Together in New Sleep Paralysis Podcast

Filed Under: Dreamy Movies, sleep paralysis Tagged With: Carla MacKinnon, Christopher French, Devil in the Room, sleep paralysis

10 Ways to Prevent Sleep Paralysis

By Ryan Hurd

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

Filed Under: sleep paralysis Tagged With: ghost oppression, night visitors, preventing sleep paralysis, sleep paralysis

Sleep Paralysis and Spirits

By Ryan Hurd

Are spirits real, or are they just irrational stories meant to explain things that science now explains better? This is the way the question of spirits is framed by many. According to many recent polls, belief in ghosts in the West hovers around … [Read more...] about Sleep Paralysis and Spirits

Filed Under: Nightmares & Dream Terrors, Visitation Dreams Tagged With: bereavement visions, David Hufford, near death experiences, night terrors, old hag, shamanic lucid dreams, sleep paralysis, visionary experiences, Visitation Dreams

Sleep Paralysis Makes Great Art

By Ryan Hurd

Awareness during sleep paralysis often includes the terrifying and realistic sensation of being held down while waking up or going to sleep. Sometimes, it's accompanied by grotesque visions that seem to threaten our most prized possession: our … [Read more...] about Sleep Paralysis Makes Great Art

Filed Under: Dreams & Media, sleep paralysis

Sleep Paralysis 2nd Edition now in Print

By Ryan Hurd

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

Filed Under: Dreams & Media, sleep paralysis, Visitation Dreams Tagged With: held down can't move, hypnagogia, Lucid Dreaming, out of body experience, sleep paralysis, sleep paralysis book, supernatural assault

Nightmares and Sleep Paralysis

By Ryan Hurd

Gyrus from Dreamflesh made this connection between false awakenings and sleep paralysis: in both of these altered states, we feel like we are "awake" and aware of our surroundings. In a false awakening, this certainty of "awakeness" turns out to be a … [Read more...] about Nightmares and Sleep Paralysis

Filed Under: Nightmares & Dream Terrors, Visitation Dreams Tagged With: night terrors, sleep paralysis, the hag effect

Watch the New Sleep Paralysis Documentary “Devil in the Room”

By Ryan Hurd

I've been eager to see Carla MacKinnon's artsy sleep paralysis documentary short for a long time. The eight minute film just won "Best Documentary" Prize at Cineglobe International Film Festival in Geneva and is now available to see for free. The … [Read more...] about Watch the New Sleep Paralysis Documentary “Devil in the Room”

Filed Under: Dreamy Movies, sleep paralysis Tagged With: Carla MacKinnon, Devil in the Room, old hag, sleep paralysis

9 Ways to Wake Up From Sleep Paralysis

By Ryan Hurd

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 … [Read more...] about 9 Ways to Wake Up From Sleep Paralysis

Filed Under: sleep paralysis Tagged With: dream paralysis, sleep paralysis, stop sleep paralysis

Sleep Paralysis, Fear, and Spirituality

By Ryan Hurd

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 … [Read more...] about Sleep Paralysis, Fear, and Spirituality

Filed Under: sleep paralysis Tagged With: faith, lucid nightmares, nightmare, sleep ghost, sleep paralysis, sleep paralysis treatment, spiritual sleep paralysis, spirituality

New Ebook: A Dreamer’s Guide to Sleep Paralysis

By Ryan Hurd

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, … [Read more...] about New Ebook: A Dreamer’s Guide to Sleep Paralysis

Filed Under: sleep paralysis Tagged With: ghost rape, lucid nightmares, sleep paralysis cure, sleep paralysis treatment, spectral sex, spiritual sleep paralysis

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