VIRTUAL BANALITY, PART 2

Since writing ‘Virtual Banality’ (below), about low-strangeness paranormal experiences, our occasional columnist The Pelican has drawn to my attention an incident described in his column published in Magonia 98, September 2008.🔻

CONFRONTING THE OLD HAG

Ryan Hurd. Sleep Paralysis: A Guide to Hypnagogic Visions and Visitors of the Night. Hyena Press, 2011.

This short book is based on the author's own experiences of what used to be called 'aware sleep paralysis' and is now called 'isolated sleep paralysis'. It gives some of the basic background, tips on how to avoid it, and for the more adventurous, tips on how to induce and exploit it for psychological development.
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ENCOUNTERS WITH THE OLD HAG

Louis Proud. Dark Intrusions; An Investigation into the Paranormal Nature of Sleep Paralysis Experiences. Anomalist Books, 2009.

One of the most important books about ufology, or indeed any kind of visionary experience, is David Hufford’s The Terror That Comes in the Night. Peter Rogerson reviewed it in Magonia when it was first published, and you can read his review HERE. I suggest you click and read it, then come back here.

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