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The veil is thin: When spirits show up in sleep paralysis visions

By Ryan Hurd

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...]

Filed Under: sleep paralysis Tagged With: David Hufford, kanishabari, Lucid Dreaming, sleep paralysis

How to Encourage Sleep Paralysis as a Gateway to Extraordinary Dreaming

By Ryan Hurd

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...]

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, sleep paralysis Tagged With: hypnagogia, Lucid Dreaming, sleep paralysis, WILD

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...]

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

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...]

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

Nexus of Nightmares: Fuseli, Sleep Paralysis, and Horror’s Master Image

By Matt Cardin

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...]

Filed Under: Dreamy Book Reviews, sleep paralysis Tagged With: Henry Fuseli, Mary Shelley, Matt Cardin, nightmare, sleep paralysis, Stan Gooch

New podcast: Borderlands of Consciousness — Sleep paralysis and hypnagogia

By Ryan Hurd

In April, I gave a lecture at Stanford University on sleep paralysis and hypnagogia. The teaching assistants of Dr. William Dement's class were kind enough to record the talk, so I cleaned it up a little and added a creative-commons badge so it can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: sleep paralysis Tagged With: hypnagogia, night-mare, sleep paralysis, succubus

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