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Night Terrors: Sometimes They Come Back

By Ryan Hurd

Here’s how I remember it: I dreamed that a rat got under the covers of my bed and I jumped up to get away from it. As I jumped away I heard my wife scream and then the sound of the scream became louder and louder until it shattered time and space. My … [Read more...] about Night Terrors: Sometimes They Come Back

Filed Under: Nightmares & Dream Terrors Tagged With: dream terror, night terror causes, night terror symptoms, night terrors, pavor nocturnus, screaming at night

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

Can Science Learn from Religion about Dreams?

By Ryan Hurd

Dream scholar Kelly Bulkeley was recently interviewed by the Boston Globe on the subject of dream studies and its implications for science and religion studies. Bulkeley is an unique scholar who is trained in religion studies but often integrates … [Read more...] about Can Science Learn from Religion about Dreams?

Filed Under: Dream & Sleep Research Tagged With: David Lewis-Williams, dreams and neuroscience, Jonah Lehrer, Kelly Bulkeley, night terrors, religion studies

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

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