The bridges of Hypnagogia and Hypnopompia
Asleep and awake
Bridges /they transition /across space and time
defining our /waning state /of consciousness
spontaneous experiences /alpha waves /flashes of immortality
Hypnagogia /correlating drop-offs /in alpha commingling
flashes of images /distinctive...unique /compelling
Electrophysiological behavior /subjective characteristics
Spontaneously occurring hypnagogic images
Relaxed wakefulness....Leading to sleep. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hypnopompia /state of consciousness /conflated onset of the state opposed
/to hypnagogia
different in phenomenological characteristics
sleep paralysis /preceded by /hypnagogia and hypnopompia
Consciously aware /unable to move /or speak
Mental experiences /damaging to the psyche
hallucinations /steeped in folklore /nocturnal meanderings
金縛り, かなしばり, Kanashibari \\Japanese...meaning 'bound in gold or metal'...Binding evil spirits
Buddhist esoteric technique /paralyzes the enemy
Fading sleep-full-ness. /Leading into wake-full-ness.
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Musings on a moving train........before one falls asleep!
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Antoni De'Leon
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. (Helen Keller).
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