Thursday Oct 24, 2024

Nightmares: Sleep Paralysis or Demons?

Ever wondered why you wake up in the middle of the night, terrorized by a nightmare? What's the reason for these scary dreams? Your Sirens investigate the folklore tales on why nightmares happens and how to deal with them.

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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

Links to research:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_(folklore)

https://ericwedwards.wordpress.com/2013/10/16/the-folkore-of-the-nightmare/

https://sleepopolis.com/education/causes-of-dreams-and-nightmares-mythology/

https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/the-oneiroi.html#google_vignette

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_(folklore)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesanta https://compendiumiberica.wordpress.com/2020/05/09/pesanta-and-dip/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocnitsa#:~:text=According%20to%20some%20folklore%2C%20night%20hags%20are%20made%20of%20shadow,the%20hypnagogic%20state%20of%20sleep.

https://www.stjo.org/native-american-culture/lakota-legends/dreamcatcher-legend/#:~:text=The%20Dreamcatcher%20Legend,in%20the%20light%20of%20dawn.

https://www.healthline.com/health/sleep/common-nightmares-that-are-actually-warnings#statistics

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/dreams/dream-interpretation/teeth-falling-out

https://www.sleep.com/sleep-health/sleep-paralysis-demon

https://www.farmersalmanac.com/halloween-herbal-folklore

https://www.centraltexasgardener.org/resource/dream-pillows/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baku_(mythology)#:~:text=Baku%20(%E7%8D%8F%20or%20%E8%B2%98)%20are,finished%20creating%20all%20other%20animals.

Nightmares: Sleep Paralysis or Demons?

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