Sleep Paralysis & Spiritual Experiences

What is sleep paralysis according to science and academic literature? What's the relationship between alien abductions, out-of-body experiences and astral travel? Demon and spirit encounters and sleep paralysis are explained.

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Denis, D., French, C. C. and Gregory, A. M. (2018) ‘A systematic review of variables associated with sleep paralysis’, Sleep Medicine Reviews, vol. 38, pp. 141–157 [Online]. DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2017.05.005.

Hufford, D. J. (2005) ‘Sleep Paralysis as Spiritual Experience’, Transcultural Psychiatry, SAGE Publications Ltd, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 11–45 [Online]. DOI: 10.1177/1363461505050709.

Mainieri, G., Maranci, J.-B., Champetier, P., Leu, -Semenescu Smaranda, Gales, A., Dodet, P. and Arnulf, I. (2021) ‘Are sleep paralysis and false awakenings different from REM sleep and from lucid REM sleep? A spectral EEG analysis’, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 719–727 [Online]. DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9056.

Sharpless, B. A. and Barber, J. P. (2011) ‘Lifetime prevalence rates of sleep paralysis: A systematic review’, Sleep Medicine Reviews, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 311–315 [Online]. DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2011.01.007.

00:00 Introduction: Sleep Paralysis & Support the Symposium

02:11 Academic research on sleep paralysis

04:22 Misconceptions surrounding sleep paralysis

05:17 Cultural differences

08:44 A case study

10:16 The relationship between sleep paralysis and out-of-body experiences

11:38 The connection to alien abduction reports

14:02 The mental health stigma that hinders reporting

14:44 The conclusion

16:27 Support Angela’s Symposium

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