As I was recently cited in D.W. Pasulka's book Encounters: Experiences with nonhuman intelligences for my work with sleep paralysis, it's time for me to clarify my current position on the overlap between altered states of consciousness and … [Read more...] about Abduction encounters, sleep paralysis and the extraordinary
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How to Encourage Sleep Paralysis as a Gateway to Extraordinary Dreaming
Say what, you want to know how to induce sleep paralysis? Most people I meet are looking for ways to eradicate sleep paralysis (SP) from their lives, but some lucky and courageous dreamers have discovered that sleep paralysis also makes for a … [Read more...] about How to Encourage Sleep Paralysis as a Gateway to Extraordinary Dreaming
The terrifying variety of sleep paralysis creatures seen around the world
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
The veil is thin: When spirits show up in sleep paralysis visions
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
Listen and Watch: Sleep Paralysis Shadow Figures Inspire Creepy Music
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
Mapping the Intruder and the Incubus from Sleep Paralysis visions
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
Nexus of Nightmares: Fuseli, Sleep Paralysis, and Horror’s Master Image
A guest post by author Matt Cardin. When I first started experiencing sleep paralysis attacks accompanied by visionary assaults from a shadowy demonic presence in the early 1990s, I was already a long-time fan and student of supernatural horror. I … [Read more...] about Nexus of Nightmares: Fuseli, Sleep Paralysis, and Horror’s Master Image
Guarding the Threshold: the Use of Amulets and Liminal Objects for Sleep Paralysis Night-mares
As most of my readers know, I have “suffered” from sleep paralysis night-mares since I was a teenager. I say suffer in quotes because these chilling episodes have also come to include some of my most transcendent experiences in the … [Read more...] about Guarding the Threshold: the Use of Amulets and Liminal Objects for Sleep Paralysis Night-mares
Let’s All Sleep Together
Today is World Sleep Day! That means today is perhaps the one day this year you can safely brag about how much sleep you're getting without being judged as a sleep slut. So sleep in! Take a nap! Sleep around without impunity and tell everyone about … [Read more...] about Let’s All Sleep Together
Sleep On It — You’ve got Nothing to Lose
I was in college when I learned that if I crammed for a test and then got a couple hours sleep, that crammed info would still be in my head the next morning. It was a great discovery -- I have always been a fan of getting my sleep. Now a group of … [Read more...] about Sleep On It — You’ve got Nothing to Lose