Do Most People Not Worry about Sleep Paralysis?
Researchers from Pakistan, led by Khan Ahmed Ali, studied sleep paralysis by going to a typical shopping mall and interviewing 350 people. As it turned out, over a third of…
Do Near-Death Experiences Prove That a Human Is Not a Body?
The Greyson Scale includes sixteen signs that a survivor has truly experienced a near-death experience. American researchers Robert and Suzanne Mays believe that seven of them are incidental. These are…
Lucid Dreaming as a Spiritual Practice
Lucid dreaming has been used as a spiritual practice in Tibetan dream yoga, which is thousands of years old. Today, some lucid dreamers perceive the world of lucid dreaming from…
Can Prayer Help with Sleep Paralysis?
Betul Rauf, a researcher from the UK, conducted a series of surveys on sleep paralysis as part of his doctoral dissertation. Half of nearly 7000 participants were familiar with this…
Religious Music Drives Away Sleep Paralysis Demons from Rapper Saweetie
Saweetie (real name: Diamonté Harper) is an American rapper. The young woman’s first album, released in 2017, was met with little enthusiasm from the public. Success came three years later:…
Is Lucid Dreaming a Form of Spontaneous Meditation?
References to lucid dreams (LDs) can be found as far back as Aristotle, and dream yoga has existed for centuries in Tibetan Buddhism. Similar practices exist in Daoism and Hindu…
Are Dying Dreams the Cause of Sleep Paralysis?
Throughout history, different cultures have had their own beliefs about sleep paralysis (SP). Canadian Inuit believed in shaman spells that could paralyze a person and cause hallucinations. The Japanese believed…
Is a Near-Death Experience a Dream, a Malfunction in the Body, or a Meeting with God?
A near-death experience (NDE) is close to a religious. Survivors often talk about mystical encounters with God, angels, or deceased loved ones; the garden of Eden; a flight through a…
The Sleep Paralysis Demon from Ancient Babylon
An Alû demon clothed my body as a garment, Sleep covered me like a net. They were staring, but my eyes could did not see, They were open, but my…
“The Real Housewife of Durban” Ayanda Ncwane Begins Preaching After a Near-Death Experience
Ayanda Ncwane is the widow of singer Sfiso Ncwane. She used to manage her husband’s brand and, after inheriting his wealth, became a successful businesswoman. Thanks to her entrepreneurial spirit…
The Classic Near-Death Experience: Tunnels, Lights, and Spiritual Transformations
Reports of near-death experiences (NDEs) often include stories of flying through a tunnel towards a bright light, meeting deceased relatives, reviewing one’s life, and ultimately gaining a new perspective. People…
Lucid Dreaming Techniques in Tibetan Buddhism
Dream yoga is one of the oldest practices aiming to induce awareness during sleep. Although it combines familiar techniques with religious beliefs, American researcher Michael Sheehy has analyzed the practices…
Are Spiritual People More Likely to Have a Near-Death Experience?
Lucid dream techniques can be trained, but many other phase states, such as sleep paralysis, false awakenings, or near-death experiences (NDEs), occur spontaneously. These are more difficult to track and…
Yoga Nidra—Conscious Entry into Dream
Lucid dreams (LD), in which the sleeper is aware that they are dreaming, have long been a familiar phenomenon in both Western and Eastern cultures. In the Indo-Tibetan traditions, there…
Similarity of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences
For centuries, people of all religions, including Christian mystics, Muslim Sufis, and Jewish Kabbalists, have reported cases of near-death experiences (NDEs). These have often shared elements with mystical or spiritual…
Elvis Presley Sent Greetings Through His Brother’s Near-Death Experience
“I saw heaven, and I saw in heaven, and his message was, ‘Tell my family, my friends, and my fans I love them, I’ll see them when they get here.’…
Sleep Paralysis: At the Junction of Biology and Folklore
Stories about sleep paralysis (SP) have generated a huge number of myths and folklore tales in many countries around the world. Since SP is usually associated with hallucinations, the sleeper…
Philosophers and Religious Scholars On Near-Death Experiences
The number of publications on the topic of near-death experience (NDE) is quite large. In addition, non-profit organizations such as the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) and the Near…
Near-Death Experience Breaks Taboos of Traditional Cultures
Stories about near-death experiences (NDEs) are nothing new. However, in some cultures, this topic remains taboo. For example, in Iran, all supernatural phenomena, including NDEs, are considered forbidden. Alireza Azeri…
Lucid Dreams as a Path to Spirituality
With the help of lucid dreams (LD), you can train skills, heal the body and the psyche, communicate with people who are inaccessible in reality, and just have fun. But…
