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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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.
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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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